Sunday Recap & Her Name by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.
Dec 22 - From a Home, to a House by Gunneet Kaur Bhamra @wordsmith._.witxh on Instagram. She's founder of a creative club for teenage writers, called The Pioneering Pens. Members learn new forms and styles of poetry, have monthly theme based challenges, edit weekly newsletter and make every voice heard. If you're interested in joining, DM Gunneet @wordsmith._.witxh.
Dec 23 - For the Pines by Amanda Galeotti @amandagaleotti on Instagram.
Dec 24 - The Miseducation (How the Sugarcane Remembers Us) by Lia D. Elen Listen to me read another poem by Lia on Instagram @rembrandts.cure.
Dec 25 - “little tree” by E.E. Cummings
Dec 26 - Silent Echoes by Zahra @zaarraaaa__ on Instagram.
Dec 27 - Return to Light by Gordan Struić @gstruic on Instagram, @gordanstruic on Substack.
Dec 28
Her Name
Maggie Devers
Her name is not the Venus of Willendorf,
But she will answer to it.
Her name exists in another tongue
We no longer know
A language that came before Venus.
I imagine her name meant bounty,
Her name meant overflow,
Her name meant life.
Scholars say she shows us the ideal of ancient beauty,
But I see woman.
And the weight she holds in her hips
Outlives her carver,
Outlives the rock,
Outlives mountains
To find us
and fill us
with her form.
More from Maggie Devers ↓
- My debut poetry collection, For My Daughter, available as an audiobook.
- Purchase a signed copy of For My Daughter or get one free by subscribing to the podcast: One Poem Only on Patreon
- Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure
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Write After 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. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.
