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  • Poetry Discussion Re: The Poem of the Week

    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 ...

    Jun 26, 2021
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Poetry Book / Poet Recommendations

    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 ...

    Sep 22, 2019
  • Official Polls Re: What are you looking forward to this fall?

    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 ...

    Aug 19, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: One Word Poems

    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 ...

    May 15, 2019
  • Poetry Discussion Re: The Poem of the Week

    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 ...

    May 15, 2019
  • Lounge, The Re: Favorite Fairytales

    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 ...

    Apr 29, 2019
  • Lounge, The Re: What's a cool book you've read in the past month?

    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 ...

    Apr 29, 2019
  • Lounge, The Re: Featured Member April 20th-May 4th: 4revgreen

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

    Apr 29, 2019
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: saturn is home, and all is well

    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 ...

    Apr 29, 2019
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: tatterdemalion dreamcoats

    #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 ...

    Apr 28, 2019
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: tatterdemalion dreamcoats

    @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 ...

    Apr 28, 2019
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: tatterdemalion dreamcoats

    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 ...

    Apr 28, 2019
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: tatterdemalion dreamcoats

    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 ...

    Apr 23, 2019
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: April Madness 2019

    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 ...

    Apr 23, 2019
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: A Dragon of Carefully-Chosen Words

    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 ...

    Apr 21, 2019


Russets and tangerine shades of old gold flushing the very outside edge of the senses ... deep shining ochres, burnt umber and parchments of baked earth—reflecting on itself and through itself, filtering the light.
— Guildenstern (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard)