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

Jun 30 - Someone, open me up by Lindsey @writing.by.lindsey on Instagram. She is currently working on a poetry book.

Jul 1 - Sonnet: To The Poppy by Anna Seward

Jul 2 - No one needs to invent time travel by Christiana Doucette. Her website: Christiana Doucette. @doucette515 on BlueSky, Instagram, Threads, and TikTok. Her haiku “sudden downpour” appears in Where the Mountains Were: A Helene Disaster Relief Haiku/Senryu Anthology. All the profits go to The Foundation for Lake Lure & Chimney Rock Area Businesses.

Jul 3 - She’s got a handle on it by Maggie Devers: @rembrandts.cure on Instagram. Her book, For My Daughter, is out now.

Jul 4 - The American by Connie Helena @journalof1000days on Instagram.

Jul 5 - Look it in the Mouth by Katie Gilmour @katie_jean_gilmour on Instagram.

June 29 -

Found Art Maggie Devers A stack of celluloid prints strewn in the streetSlowly coming undoneThe top naked woman in an earthen room with a skylightThe roundness she mimics with her handsAnd again with her breastsIn black and white
How tasteful it all was until she found her way to the streetRecently, since there were no tire marksAnd I had to consider if it was intentional or chance that she was there
A careless photographer?Or jilted lover exiting the contents from their home?I took her with meI wonder if she’ll be missed

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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