april
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I have been keeping up with the daily poems on my threads account @ poetamsd_ but I’ll share some of my favorites below. A BOUQUET OF LIGHTNING To grab the sky in a hurricanerain paints sorrow on your armsthunderous applause in a heartbeat waiting for a gathering flashveins pump new electrical work connect you to…
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April 1, National Poetry Month again, and I’ve got quite a few poetry things planned for myself this month! Feeling like I’ve dipped my toes back into writing in the most beautiful and slow way, a way that hopefully will allow me to enjoy my writing instead of worrying about submitting or perfecting. Just let…
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Today I wanted to share Cuyahoga County Library’s last day of Read+Write April, which features my friend Katie Mertz! I hope that you all had a beautiful and fruitful poetry month! Happy writing and happy warm weather soon.
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Sliver of the icicle from a clogged gutter in April, wind like a spray // of water, biting raw our cheeks and hands held to pray. A rolling over in my belly, again. You awaken like spring // should be. Up with the hyacinths and daffodils opening petals to pray. Sticky fingers in my hair,…
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Bright cold sun of April, the northwest winds whipping your cheeks red and spreading the first of the season’s pollen. Shock of yellow Daffodils holding on through sleet and snow cover reminders of the coming warmth. You pick handfuls of stems and spread them on the concrete leaving trails of green against the composite like…
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Happy poetry month everyone! There will be a few changes going on with my site over the next month, but I will be sure to share poetry prompts for each day below! Stay tuned each day for a new prompt! April 1 – Imagine you are underwater. Describe the feeling. Fear? Euphoria? What do you…
Amanda Stovicek D'Alessandro 