Sunday Recap & Whir by Maggie Devers
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.
Jun 23 - Hunger, as Salvation by Ariel K. Moniz: @kiss.of.the.seventh.star on Instagram. Her chapbook, Nostos Algos, is published with Ethel, a Micro Press.
Jun 24 - Shadows by Harriet Monroe
Jun 25 - playing god by Michaela Godding: @michaelagodding on Instagram. Her book, the year our grandmothers died, from AOS Publishing will be released February 2026. Her chapbook, Dwelling, is out now from Bottlecap Press.
Jun 26 - Inheritance by Maggie Devers: @rembrandts.cure on Instagram. Her book, For My Daughter, is out now.
Jun 27 - Gender Affirming Care by Nikki Grierson: @poeticallynikki on Instagram.
Jun 28 - fatal dance - a love story between fire and wood by velvetpoetess: @velvetpoetess on Instagram
June 29 -
Whir
Maggie Devers
The flower falls from the tree
And floats in the water
Animated in her demise.
That she’s held on this long,
To the middle of September,
Is remarkable
Then again it’s warm
And these days summer stays
The girl teaches me tricks
Bossy described this type in the olden days–
Back in the eighties when they still spanked kids,
She’s heard the stories.
But I want to protect her from bossy
I think as the hummingbird hovers
Wondering what to do with flowers in the pool
Chirping noisily to protect the nectar still enthroned in the tree
Not bossy, just direct
As more flowers fall
Mentioned in this episode:
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.
