Sunday Recap & All the Words for Blue by Maggie Devers

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Feb 2 Light by Shannon West @shannonswriting on Instagram.Feb 3 The Cloak of Quiet Light by Dorothy Howls @thehumanspell on Instagram.Feb 4 Dreams by Cecilia Knight @ceciliaknightpoems on Instagram. Her book, The Burning Pages, is available now. Listen to me read Treasures by Cecilia on Instagram @rembrandts.cure.Feb 5 On My Own by Srishti Jain @thesocialsaunter on Instagram.Feb 6 glass half by Michaela Godding @michaelagodding on Instagram. Her book, The Year Our Grandmothers Died, is available now.Feb 7 Magnetism by Emma LazarusFeb 8All the Words for BlueMaggie DeversI press pencils between my toesTo loosen the webbing holding me togetherYou must breathe into the pressure, diaphragmaticallyThe way that word rolls out, just like that, diaphragmaticallyMine is weak from holding my breath all my lifeI forgot how to open my back and make room for airI forgot how to expandBut I’m learningOn the exhale, I imagine smog spewing out my noseI feel fresh like LA after the rainWith the sky that perfect blue,Azzurro, they call it in ItalianOf course a country of painters has a bountyOf words for blueBlu, celeste, turchinoTrue blue, baby blue, sea blueAzzurroTo hold an understanding of color,To know the truth of blueHelps me breatheMore 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 PatreonFollow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure