Sunday Recap & The prompt was to write by Maggie Devers

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Nov 3 -  Naked by Danielle Martin @cosquelle.mind on Instagram. DanielleM on Facebook. Her book, Kissing Shadows: Caribbean Love Poems, is out now.Nov 4 - Poetry Reading by Maggie DeversNov 5 - Her Absence by Katrina Kaye @poetkatrinakaye on Instagram. You can read more of her poetry on her website poetkatrinakaye.com. You can see me read Her Absence @rembrandts.cure on Instagram.Nov 6 - you wrote anyway by Abhilasha Ghosh @abhilaxxa on Instagram. Her bookstagram is @booksandbillis .Nov 7 - Nightmares are dreams too by Dimple Dinesh Lokhande @dimple_writes07 on Instagram. Her poems are featured in the poetry anthology, Words Of Escape, of which she is a co-author.Nov 8 - "Dear death" by Alexis M Levine @alexandrathepoett on Instagram.Nov 9The prompt was to write Maggie Devers A seven word poem about your mother I wrote it in my dream and It had evaporated when I woke up But I did dream of my daughter As a newborn asleep on my chest. The smell at her crown was there, And her little chest rose the same And I was a new mother again. I have carried the feeling all day Thinking how our children hold us close When their tiny hand grips our finger I think of my mother and know For her, seven words are not enough. 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