# writing poetry (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover writing poetry. Page: Feed: --- ## [stalking like a shadow among the garbage cans](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/stalking-like-a-shadow-among-the-garbage-cans/) _2026-08-17 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ I have a couple of writing projects I’ve started, and I’m just avoiding them thoroughly. Inching around the file. I can’t get near the page. Much of my avoidance is, I think, due to my overall discouragement with the publishing part, the effort it takes to take a finished product to the reader. It’s a … Continue reading stalking like a shadow among the garbage cans ## [Nature and Memory](https://www.ethicalela.com/nature-and-memory/) _2026-08-17 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month. This August, three of the contributors to an anthology for students, Picture Perfect Poetry, have shared prompts related to … ## [Seeing Anew](https://www.ethicalela.com/seeing-anew/) _2026-08-16 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. Today Patricia Franz, one of the contributors to the anthology for students, Picture Perfect Poetry, is our host. Next month the Open Write will … ## [2-4-6-8! Nature We Appreciate!](https://www.ethicalela.com/2-4-6-8-nature-we-appreciate/) _2026-08-15 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month. This August, three of the contributors to an anthology for students, Picture Perfect Poetry, have shared prompts related to … ## [In the fetid wombs of black air under pines in summer.](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/in-the-fetid-wombs-of-black-air-under-pines-in-summer/) _2026-08-10 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ I ve been thinking a lot about drought. And fire. And rabid animals. Yeah, I m fun at parties. There s been a spate of rabid beavers. This alarms me, as even not-rabid beavers are nothing to trifle with. I saw a video of a guy pulling a beaver off another guy s leg, twice, and flinging it far Continue reading In the fetid wombs of black air under pines in summer. ## [in layers, since layers,](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/in-layers-since-layers/) _2026-08-03 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ When our friend the artist announced she was going to Antarctica with a science research group led by a local scientist for some ridiculously long time, we, her friends, said, um, we want to meet this dude, so we know whether this is a reasonable idea or not. So we made her throw a little Continue reading in layers, since layers, ## [to my one life, when I will finally be wordless. What](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/to-my-one-life-when-i-will-finally-be-wordless-what/) _2026-07-27 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ Occasionally I m oddly undone by a casual comment. A month ago I ran into an old colleague, someone to whom I feel warmly and always enjoy seeing her. But she said two innocuous things that left my brain whirring around and my pie hole flappin soundlessly. She said, You look good. Comments about my looks Continue reading to my one life, when I will finally be wordless. What ## [if I should just calm down about that. I really hope I’m doing this right.](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/if-i-should-just-calm-down-about-that-i-really-hope-im-doing-this-right/) _2026-07-20 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ I attended a concert by highly accomplished students and teachers from a music camp nearby, and I was awestruck by their skill. And envious of their world of music. And grateful too, that I d had some experience through my voice studies of what it s like to settle deeper and deeper into a piece of music, Continue reading if I should just calm down about that. I really hope I m doing this right. ## [Off the Beaten Poem Path: Writing the Clerihew](https://www.ethicalela.com/off-the-beaten-poem-path-writing-the-clerihew/) _2026-07-20 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that … ## [Wave Poem](https://www.ethicalela.com/wave-poem/) _2026-07-19 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that … ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WmpP6TQNKOVu) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Double-Consciousness American Sonnet](https://www.ethicalela.com/double-consciousness-american-sonnet/) _2026-07-18 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month, today through Monday, we’ll be here. The next Open Write will be August 15-17, 2026. Let’s write together. Our … ## [Year and Review](https://www.ethicalela.com/year-and-review/) _2026-07-17 · Sarah J. Donovan, PhD (s/her) · Ethical ELA_ Last week, while I was on sabbatical and thousands of miles from home, I opened my email to find one of the lovely “Reply All” messages from the Ethical ELA community. A month earlier, we had gathered virtually and asynchronously to celebrate StaceyJoy, a California … ## [And I lay quietly on the drawn knees of the mountain](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/and-i-lay-quietly-on-the-drawn-knees-of-the-mountain/) _2026-07-13 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ I have traveled a bit and have, wonderfully, a little mental cabinet of moments; they lie like orbs in the dark until I take them out into my mind s light. One such is evoked by this poem by Lola Ridge. I had arrived after a journey to a hotel on the edge of things in Continue reading And I lay quietly on the drawn knees of the mountain ## [strong, but anxious and discontented amid all that messy beauty](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/strong-but-anxious-and-discontented-amid-all-that-messy-beauty/) _2026-07-06 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ I ve taken a break from submitting my work, to try to break the cycle of anticipation/dejection, to break the spell of maybe. And I ve been on vacation, so freer to consider myself from afar, and think, okay, what are you, and let s do something else with that. Or do the same thing differently. Or do Continue reading strong, but anxious and discontented amid all that messy beauty ## [Souvenirs](https://www.ethicalela.com/souvenirs/) _2026-06-22 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ Open Write is here for you every month. We are teachers writing poetry in community–mending our souls and bringing the joy of writing in community back to our classrooms. Today is our last day for the June Open Write, but we’ll see you again next … ## [The Traveling Companion](https://www.ethicalela.com/the-traveling-companion/) _2026-06-21 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that … ## [The Perfect Getaway](https://www.ethicalela.com/the-perfect-getaway/) _2026-06-20 · Denise Krebs · Ethical ELA_ This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. We’ll be here today, tomorrow and Monday. This month Leilya Pitre has a series on “Summer Escapes & … ## [& time works it out](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/time-works-it-out/) _2026-06-08 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ When I arrived, a woman was sitting in the quiet at a side table in front of a laptop, looking pensive over the keyboard. Two people were setting up a table of books for sale. One by one people drifted in, slightly disheveled, many, some looking halt and infirm, then others arriving in twos and Continue reading time works it out ## [particles, pollen, all the dirt of the world](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/particles-pollen-all-the-dirt-of-the-world/) _2026-06-01 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ I ve been thinking about the wind, its partnership with seeds, with pollen, its agency with water, how it casts it beyond its own reach, and sand, rising as clouds from the desert to whirl and settle to crevices in odd places, and weather, wind its worldwide vehicle. And wind s havoc, flattened forests, but from which Continue reading particles, pollen, all the dirt of the world ## [For Memorial Day, reblogging this Stern poem](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/for-memorial-day-reblogging-this-stern-poem/) _2026-05-25 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ Life During Wartime ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FlkY1AIiVYon) _2026-05-25 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [into empty sky](https://marilynonaroll.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/into-empty-sky/) _2026-05-18 · marmcc · O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog_ A gorgeous day as I rode the waves of a county road up from the river and into the glacial-carved bays and fjords of this county, rising into the air to crest a blind hill, easing past the slower vessels, a horse and buggy, a man in a flat brimmed hat pushing a bike, all Continue reading into empty sky ## [update: i started writing poetry again](https://ladybugthoughts13.blogspot.com/2026/04/update-i-started-writing-poetry-again.html) _2026-04-17 · ladybugthoughts13 · ladybugthoughts_ I used to write poetry in grade school and stopped once I got to college. Life got too busy and I forgot about it. I used to try to make all my poems rhyme, but writing poetry is a lot easier without worrying about making my sentences rhyme. Most of my poems end up depressing but I think it's because I was depressed for so long that all I want to write about is sad stuff. I want to write about… ## [Update!!! I got needohs!!!!](https://ladybugthoughts13.blogspot.com/2026/04/update-i-got-needohs.html) _2026-04-14 · ladybugthoughts13 · ladybugthoughts_ I know i said needoh's were too hard for me, but i NEEDED the ice cream needoh. It's adorable and so squishy. It's the perfect consistency and it looks like a dreamsicle. Me and my gf woke up at 4am, got coffee, and waited in line for 3 hours at learning express to get needohs. I said I would never wait in line for squishies but I was tired of them being out of stock everywhere. It was fun waiting… ## [blueberry update🫐](https://ladybugthoughts13.blogspot.com/2026/04/blueberry-update.html) _2026-04-13 · ladybugthoughts13 · ladybugthoughts_ I got my hair done a few months ago and I love it!!! It's blueberry neopolitan!!! I wanted ro get my whole head done but it was too expensive. The place i went to was pricy but I never gotten my hair dyed professionally before so I didn't know what I was getting into. If I did more research, I probably could have gotten my whole head done, but it's ok. I did it a bit impulsively, but it turned ok… ## [childhood memories](https://ladybugthoughts13.blogspot.com/2026/04/childhood-memories.html) _2026-04-11 · ladybugthoughts13 · ladybugthoughts_ When i was a kid i would eat chocolate ice cream with gummy bears. Idk what possessed me to combine the two, but it was delicious. -ladybugthoughts🐞 ## [a chronic illness rant](https://ladybugthoughts13.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-chronic-illness-rant.html) _2026-04-11 · ladybugthoughts13 · ladybugthoughts_ "Get better soon." And you hope you do. You really hope you do. And you never get better. Because your conditions are CHRONIC. Your family and friends don't understand. Your doctors don't understand. Nobody does. And you feel alone. You take all the medications and supplements the doctors throw at you and you still feel like shit. You can't work. You can't get around like you used to. Nothing is… ## [my favorite songs (in no particular order)](https://ladybugthoughts13.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-favorite-songs-in-no-particular-order.html) _2026-04-10 · ladybugthoughts13 · ladybugthoughts_ 1. Vodka Cranberry by Conan Gray 2. Timeless by Taylor Swift 3. Rewrite the Stars by Zendaya and Zac Efron 4. This Love by Taylor Swift 5. Goddess by Laufey 6. Forget-Me-Not by Laufey 7. Daylight by Taylor Swift 8. A Match into Water by Pierce the Veil 9. Wish you Were Sober by Conan Gray 10. The Giver by Chappell Roan -ladybugthoughts🐞 ## [2 of my favorite toys from my childhood :)](https://ladybugthoughts13.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-2-favorite-toys-from-my-childhood.html) _2026-04-10 · ladybugthoughts13 · ladybugthoughts_ 1. Littlest Pet Shops I LOVED the Teeniest Tiniest LPS aquarium. I can't remember if I had any more of these sets, but I do remember having the aquarium one. I think it's still in my sunroom where I used to play with my toys as a child lol. I found this picture on eBay and it is on the market for $39.95. I'm not sure how much LPS stuff goes for but that doesn't seem too bad. I remember asking for…