Sunday Recap & Drink It In by Maggie Devers

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 24 - Moonborn by Aura Guerra-Artola @g.a.aura on Instagram. Her book, How to Live with a Cat on Your Chest and a Whale in Your Heart, is out now.Nov 25 - Winter nights, burning cinder. by Sierra sylvie @the_fire_ave on Instagram.Nov 26 - My Son in the Sea by Lisa Zerkle @hag_lore on Instagram. Listen to Lisa on Painted Bride Quarterly's Slush Pile podcast, where the editorial team discusses submissions, editorial issues, writing, deadlines, and cuckoo clocks. You can listen to me read Motherhood by Lisa on Instagram @rembrandts.cure.Nov 27 - Canvas of Uncertainty by Asiyah Yusuf @_.echoesofreality._ on Instagram.Nov 28 - Stuck in the Blue by Tushil Jariwala @tushil_writes on Instagram.Nov 29 - How Clear She Shines by Emily BronteNov 30Drink It InMaggie Devers Someone handed me a latteThat didn’t taste like coffee And I realized why those peopleOn the plane never botheredTo put up their window shadesAfter takeoffWe threw ours open before wheels upIt already went halfway as she chose her seatFor we need to see:Clouds dancing in the sky,Bags on those automatic rampsSwallowed or spit out of the plane,The heat still rising from the hot asphaltAs the sun setsIs there anything more joyous than this wide world around us?We want to know how it tastes without too much cream and sugar But we won’t say no to those either.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