Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.

Aug 4 - Until We Are Soft Again by Shauna Richmond @shauna_lee_art_poetry on Instagram. Her book, It’s Time to Love Yourself First, is out now.

Aug 5 - “meet me under the celestial croissant” by Irina Vérène @queen_of_gore on Instagram and @queenofgore on Substack.

Aug 6 - Wednesday Double Feature Ancient Remedies by Raquel Medora @raquel.medora on Instagram, Lost in Thought on Substack. Her book Moms Are The Strongest Men is out now.

Aug 7 - Episode 99: Speak by Maggie Devers Maggie Devers. Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter. Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure

Aug 8 - I've had too much to drink today by Precious @precious_poetry101 on Instagram.

Aug 9 - Voice by Yvette Francis @yvetteshealingspace on Instagram and Facebook. She has two books out now: Everyday Wisdom - Healing Words for the Journey & The Years of Solitude - Expanding Self.

Aug 10 -

Circe

Maggie Devers

You are Zeus come again.

You are healed and reborn

Now with all your strength

That never left you,

You who have found

How to proclaim your immanence

Above the sea

Below the clouds

Everywhere the heart beats,

The blood flows,

And the nectar noses sweet

And sweeter still to taste.

You eat the flowers

Like a madwoman

But they heal you

And you walk with even legs once more

To birth a girl to save the world

As Pluto moves to where they need to be

And we stand once more,

Forever more, to rite.

More from Maggie Devers ↓

• Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter
• Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure

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Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only

Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.

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