Poetry Friday: A Mish-Mash
Shake My Brain Over the Page and This is What Sprinkles Out: A Cento exploring timeimagination makes roomembroidery as play / craft is politicalpriceless and worthless, simultaneously women’s work –this long threadwith her own hands –let’s move the needle (c) Drafty McDraft, 2026 The Sources: Exploring Time”…imagination makes room…”Embroidery as Play / craft is politicalpriceless…
Poetry Friday: A Landmark Birthday
Today is Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. If you haven’t watched the new PBS documentary Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure, put that at the top of your TBW list! Here is David Attenborough’s thank you card to the world for all of kerfluffle over his kerluffle-worthy birthday. And here is Brian Bilston’s poem for…
Poetry Friday: MAY!
Happy May Day! Today is an Inklings challenge day, and Heidi challenged us to “Celebrate May by writing a poem that Maykes use of the verbs may, might, could, can, ought.” It felt SO good to use more words, syllables, and lines! Here’s how the rest of the Inklings met this month’s challenge: Catherine @Reading…
NPM 2026. The End.
All of this month’s poems can be found at Poetrepository. It is with relief that this NPM comes to a close. I’ve learned lots about writing poetry this month. There is power in working the same form day after day. You go deep and learn it well. You start to feel it in your bones,…
The 2026 Progressive Poem is Here!
The Land of PoetryOn my first trip to the Land of Poetry,I saw anthologies of every color, tall as buildings.A world of words, wonder on wings, waiting just for me!Birding for words shimmering, flecked in golden gilding.Binoculars ready, I toured boulevards and side streets,exploring vibrant verses, verses so honest and tender.feathery lyrics, bright flitting avian…
Poetry Friday: This Week In the News and an Ekphrastic Challenge
This final Friday of National Poetry Month is also a Poetry Sisters challenge week! We’re writing ekphrastic poems, so I chose an image from today’s NYT morning newsletter. Such a different spring view from my window and from his. When will this madness end? Here’s what the rest of the Poetry Sisters came up with…
Poetry Friday: Another Week in the News
Today (Thursday, April 16) I needed a break from the unrelenting frazzlement of the U.S. news cycle, so I popped over to Al Jazeera for headlines from Europe. It was quite refreshing. Here are the rest of my poems from this week: April 10 News Fatigue April 11 National Poetry Month April 12 You Are a Crew April…
Poetry Friday: This Week in the News
April 4 Perspective April 5 Nostalgia April 6 Paying Attention, Then Looking Away April 7 Bright Spot April 8 Breaking News from Paleontology April 9 July 5, 1978 I’m traveling and won’t be able to comment this week. Happy Poetry Friday! Happy NPM! Jone has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Jone Rush MacCulloch.
Poetry Friday and Poetry Every Day
Happy National Poetry Month! My daily poems are at Poetrepository here and on Substack here and in IG stories here if you want to follow along. Or just check in here on Fridays for my weekly roundup! March 31 “That’s a Bridge Too Far”April 1 Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship CaseApril 2 Making a Difference in a Distracted and…
Poetry Friday: Celebrating Twilight
This is a double-duty poem. First, it celebrates the Book Birthday of Marcie Flinchum Atkins’ new release, WHEN TWILIGHT COMES. Congratulations, Marcie! Second, it’s a Poetry Sister challenge poem. This month we tried our hands at Ovillejos. According to Writer’s Digest, “The ovillejo is an old Spanish form popularized by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). This 10-line poem…
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A(nother) Year of Reading 