The Hell of August
with prompts inspired by sheer angst, gross bugs & humidity
They Say Poetry is Dead...
Claim: poetry is dead. Response: not today! Subscribe to keep poems alive. Out-of-the-box writing prompts & tips/resources for writing, revising & publishing poetry
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"On finding a needle in Emily Dickinson's collected works"
with poems inspired by the ghost (and poetry!) of Emily Dickinson
“I once was beautiful, now I am myself”
with prompts inspired by some of my favorite Anne Sexton lines
Bird Behavior
with prompts inspired by bird behavior
Abide, Abyss
with prompts inspired by Yiyun Li
Aging when you believe time isn’t real
with prompts inspired by Langston Hughes and Red Hawk
One Day, the Last Time
with prompts inspired by Annie Finch, Kimberly Ann Southwick & Donika Kelly
It’s like the laptops know…
Subscribers—✍️ due to unforeseen circumstances (my laptop breaking in the same week that I am moving), I will not be posting a Substack tomorrow.
"Some Answers May Appear More than Once"
with prompts inspired by Lauren Goodwin Slaughter & Mad Libs
Baring Fruit
with poems by Arah Ko, Edna St. Vincent Millay & Yours Truly