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

May 26 - St. Pancras Station, August 1915 by Vera Brittain

May 27 - The Coliseum by Edgar Allan Poe

May 28 - The garden path and all that jazz by Anisha SenGupta Yanger @anishasgy

May 29 - Did you know? by Maggie Devers

May 30 - Long, Too Long America by Walt Whitman

May 31 - The Wish, By a Young Lady by Laetitia Pilkington

Jun 1 -

Commence Maggie Devers It’s a magical place Where you can do anythingAnd leaving is never easy.
So go slowly now,The trees whisper through the windows.Gather those drawings etched with your name As I taught you so long agoTo offer—a remembering of all to come.
You know this is your path, Paved with the prints of othersIn chalk, paint, sand and sweatBut the quest is yours alone,And you will find your way.

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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