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Tag Archives: Inspirational Poetry
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: IRIS JAMAHL DUNKLE
DAPHNE’S BROKEN SONNET By Iris Jamahl Dunkle Apples are imagining themselves onto hillsides – pink petals stick out their tongues from the dark mouths of branches and the forest canopy ripens overnight until it pulses like a green heart. Spring frankensteins … Continue reading
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Tagged American Poetry, Celebratory Poetry, contemporary poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, Nature Poetry, nostalgic poetry, Poetry, poetry review, poetry reviews, Seasonal Poetry, Sensual Poetry, Spiritual Poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: LAURA READ
RIP, LAURA’S VAGINA By Laura Read Your vagina is beginning to devitalize, the doctor explained, when I asked him why I had had so many urinary tract infections lately. The first thing I thought was that I should say No, … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: RACHEL HEIMOWITZ
REFRESH By Rachel Heimowitz We raise them in lemons, in buttercream, in cornmeal, we cut the crust off every loaf and serve blueberries to those who can’t abide the crumbs. We let them ride our arms like cowboys, and when … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy Poetry, Confessional Poetry, contemporary poetry, Current Events Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Motherhood Poetry, Motivational Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, nostalgic poetry, Occasional Poetry, Peace Poetry, Poetry, Poetry of Loss, poetry review, poetry reviews, poets, Political Poetry, resistance poetry, war poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: THEY WERE BEARS
From THEY WERE BEARS By Sarah Marcus: PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN BEARS You said you were afraid of bears— we weren’t safe until there was ice along the shoreline. I said we all need trauma, and my heart breaks every … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy Poetry, American Poetry, book-length poetry, Confessional Poetry, contemporary poetry, Current Events Poetry, Feminist Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Literary Poetry, Love Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, Nature Poetry, nostalgic poetry, Poetry, Poetry Collections, Poetry of Loss, poetry review, poetry reviews, resistance poetry, Sensual Poetry, Spiritual Poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: NEW YEAR’S MORNING
NEW YEAR’S MORNING By Helen Hunt Jackson Only a night from old to new! Only a night, and so much wrought! The Old Year’s heart all weary grew, But said: “The New Year rest has brought.” The Old Year’s hopes … Continue reading
Posted in Helen Hunt Jackson, Poetry, Saturday Poetry, Saturday Poetry Series
Tagged American Poetry, Celebratory Poetry, Classic Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Motivational Poetry, Occasional Poetry, Poetry, Poetry of Faith, poetry review, poetry reviews, resistance poetry, Spiritual Poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: STACY R. NIGLIAZZO
By Stacy R. Nigliazzo: “Harvesting Her Heart after the Accident” first appeared in The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts/Matter Press. All other pieces are previously unpublished. Today’s poems appear here today with permission from the poet. Stacy R. Nigliazzo‘s debut … Continue reading
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Tagged American Poetry, contemporary poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, Occasional Poetry, Poetry, Poetry of Loss, Poetry on Illness, poetry review, poetry reviews, Spiritual Poetry, Stacy R. Nigliazzo
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: THE NEW COLOSSUS
THE NEW COLOSSUS By Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: KELLY CRESSIO-MOELLER
ON WHY I NO LONGER SIT AT THE WINDOW SEAT ON A TRAIN By Kelly Cressio-Moeller Germany was like a step-mother: utterly familiar, utterly despised. ~ Erica Jong It’s a good day for a lie-down, overcast and wet-wooled – even … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy Poetry, American Poetry, Confessional Poetry, contemporary poetry, Current Events Poetry, Feminist Poetry, German language poetry, Inspirational Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, Poetry, poetry review, poetry reviews, Political Poetry, resistance poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: A ROSH HASHANAH POEM BY SARAH MARCUS
By Sarah Marcus: ROSH HASHANAH, 5774 The moon was a sliver of itself the first night I thought of you combing a new year’s honey through our hair. We are taught to repent, but it’s a poor translation, for Teshuvah … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy Poetry, American Poetry, Celebratory Poetry, contemporary poetry, Inspirational Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, nostalgic poetry, Occasional Poetry, Poetry, Poetry of Faith, poetry review, poetry reviews, Religious Poetry, resistance poetry, Seasonal Poetry, Spiritual Poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: ABRIANA JETTÉ
LIES OUR MOTHER TOLD US By Abriana Jetté I do not believe in the story of the virgin but in the value of the human: the body — because no matter what you were told that soul is not yours. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Poetry, Biblical Poetry, Celebratory Poetry, contemporary poetry, Feminist Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, Midrashic Poetry, Motherhood Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Poetry, Poetry of Faith, poetry review, poetry reviews, Religious Poetry, Sensual Poetry, Spiritual Poetry
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