Sunday Recap & Cast Off by Maggie Devers

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Oct 13 - House of Childhood by Nataša Benedičič @natasek_poetry_corner on Instagram. Childhood Reveries is her Substack. Her book, Whispers of the Inner Child, is out now.Oct 14 - "Where will we get" by Sophia Nerenberg @sophia_the_writer10 on InstagramOct 15 - "I want to escape this world." by Lipy Goyal @thediaryofscript on Instagram. You can listen to me read another poem by Lipy on Instagram @rembrandts.cureOct 16 - Love Letter to the Lesion in My Brain by Erin Zarro @erinzpoetry on Instagram. Her two chapbooks, Life as a Moving Target, and Without Wings, are available now.Oct 17 - Tell Me by Evita Arakelian @dipped_in_words on Instagram. She teaches poetry to all ages with tailor-made syllabi, individual and group instruction; independently as well as on platforms like SuperProf. You can find the latest information on her Linktree.Oct 18 - "I dream of a happy ending." by Alena Peacock @n0t.a.poet on Instagram.Oct 19 - Cast Off Maggie DeversThe elephant seal sheds all the skin from her body once a year.Catastrophic molt they call it.This is necessary because when she stops breathing for two hoursCollapsing her lungsDiving deep, sometimes a mileTo feast on bioluminescent creatures in the ocean's depths,She pulls blood from her skin to her organs.She must keep her heart warm if she's to have any chance to survive.More from Maggie Devers ↓Read my debut poetry book, For My DaughterFollow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure Mentioned in this episode:Write After with One Poem OnlyWrite 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.Write After Submissions Form