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Field Guide by Tony Hoagland Once, in the cool blue middle of a lake, up to my neck in that most precious element of all, I found a pale-gray, curled-upwards ...

I have sadly not picked up a poetry book in a while, but I keep hearing good things about Anne Carson, and I'm planning to eventually read her translation of ...

The new school year! And it's even newer because it's my first year of university and I didn't go to school last year so I've had time to forget the ...

Under the broken stars, I breathe in One more burst of light. Colors whirl like apocalyptic galaxies, hurling shards from across the night. I closed my eyes and saw dulled ...

Ursula LeGuin is another novelist who I didn't know wrote poetry until recently, and while she has lots of other, more reflective and philosphical poetry, this particular poem made me ...

I absolutely love fairytales! Picking favourites is hard though. :) @PrincessInk East of the Sun and West of the Moon has always held a certain magic for me! Probably because ...

I just read Beholding Bee , by Kimberly Newton Fusco. It's a fairly slow, quiet read, but very much worth it once you get into it. It's set in the ...

Ah sorry this is late! Congratulations! That's an amazing reviewing habit!

Hey niteowl! You've written such beautiful poems this month, and you're so close to finishing a full NaPo! (Actually, you've already finished and gone beyond if you count the ones ...

#13 windowbeams stretch out warm on cool brown tiles the colour of pale tree bark, the colour of lightglowing honey hives sunlight is a cat with her eyes closed in ...

@Magestorrow's most recent poem got me thinking about prom, and my reasons for not going. Also I went to my friend's band's dance last night and it was probably the ...

This one's a bit of a dud, I like both the format idea and the phrase "lemon soul", but I don't think I did either justice here. Anyways, I'm shooting ...

Thanks, alliyah! Your encouragement means a lot to me. :D I think I can get to 15 poems, I'm going to try my best! #10 chant to keep the world ...

Ack so sorry this is late, if you'll accept it I've got this: chant to keep the world turning / these brief ages we sit on the roots of ancient ...

Hey Cadi, these are beautiful! I especially like #13 (there's something about that ending that's really peaceful and lovely, I'm not sure how to describe it but I really like ...