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Lord Byron: Romantic Poet & Important Person for Disability History
Once described as "bad and dangerous to know," the larger than life figure of Lord Byron leaves an enduring legacy for disability history.
Poetry Review: Bright Pink Ink by Laura DiNovis Berry
Bright Pink Ink by Laura DiNovis Berry unflinchingly explores the feminine experience through the use of vivid and evocative verse.
Poetry Review: to drink coffee with a ghost by amanda lovelace
to drink coffee with a ghost by Amanda Lovelace is a visceral and haunting addition to her latest poetry series. Sometimes goodbye is complicated.
#Poetry Review: Where I Ache and Author Interview with Megan O’Keeffe @Ddateable
where I Ache by Megan O'Keefe is a deeply emotional poetry collection that will take readers on a journey of self-acceptance. In this interview, O'Keeffe shares about her inspiration and her writing process, as well as some advice for aspiring poets!
What They Said When Io Ran – a poem by Rebecca Holland
It is always a joy and a thrill to have a poem accepted by a literary magazine. My poem, “What They Said When Io Ran,” was published by the Amethyst Review: New Writing Engaging with the Sacred. The Amethyst Review is one of my favorite literary magazines because it focuses on work that specifically explores the intersection of faith and writing. As a writer, this is one of my favorite themes.
I am delighted to be included in Amethyst Review and I hope that you will take a moment to explore the pages of their magazine as well as to consider my poem, which I have reblogged here.
Blessings
,
-Rev. Rebecca
What They Said When Io Ran
Words liberate
Poetry heals
The sages of the ages past
Tried their best to lock away
The knowledge of what words can do
They should not keep them from you
They will try to chain you with meter
And clip your wings with rhyme
Say that you are not good enough
Because you cannot write like them
Because your iambs are trochees and your lines stumble on broken feet-
But they do not see
That you are writing a new song
They do not see
That a new language is required
To tell the world of how you were
………………Beaten
………………Broken
………………Erased
………………Desired
………………But never silenced.
When Io ran, they claimed she liked the chase
When Daphne transformed into a tree
Rather than embrace her rapist
They said, how lovely is the laurel
And used her arms to crown…
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“the mermaid’s voice returns in this one,” by Amanda Lovelace Is the Perfect Conclusion to “women are some kind of magic”
Amanda Lovelace's writing inspired me to pick up my pen and write my own chapbook. "the mermaid's voice returns in this one," is the perfect conclusion to her "women are some kind of magic," series
Poetry Book Review: “Invitation to Poetry” by Mihai Brinais
Invitation to Poetry by Romanian poet Mihai Brinais is a brief heartfelt collection that encourages the reader to explore the themes of love and nature through the written word.
Poem: Valentine
Did no one tell you you were beautiful? Let me tell you every day. Come to me, my darling, Let me wipe your tears away. When the road is weary And you just don't feel as strong Come to me, my darling, Let me hold you in my song. When your bones are… Continue reading Poem: Valentine
Holland’s Poems Touch the Human Condition and More!
I would like to give a sincere thank you to the very talented author Maggie Jane Schuler for her incredibly kind and thoughtful review of my chapbook Through My Good Eye: A Memoir in Verse. I am deeply touched by her kind words. You can check out the whole review on her blog! (I've reblogged it here)… Continue reading Holland’s Poems Touch the Human Condition and More!
