May: In Hope

Another month has passed and the world is still in a state of bated breath, mourning, and uncertainty. For some of us the world is a painful place right now. For others, the slower pace has created silver linings in the dimness created by the current crisis. Regardless, everyone is living a day-to-day existence, doing … Continue reading May: In Hope

April: Difficult Times & The Natural World

We are living in a tumultuous time. Humanity is experiencing something previously unseen— and I am not implying that disastrous diseases or other crises have never been seen before, as they have. What I mean is that for the first time in a globalized world we are being forced to become so aware of the … Continue reading April: Difficult Times & The Natural World

February: Love, Cliche, and the Poet’s Purpose

February is here! Winter is beginning to defrost, Spring is whispering from the near horizon, and it’s the month that reminds everyone that love is blessingly, cursedly inescapable. I didn’t try to shy away from the theme of love in this month’s prompts because cliche is a part of poetry, and making a familiar theme … Continue reading February: Love, Cliche, and the Poet’s Purpose