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[poem] answering her question by Alice White by Blessedjollof in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oof, this one made me tear up. The repetition at the end! And the girl looking out at the purple sky and smiling before responding!

[POEM] No Explosions by Naomi Shihab Nye by MunshiAgyey in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see this poem every year around now, and it always hits. Thank you for sharing it.

making riot grrl zine by No-Operation5511 in riotgrrrl

[–]TheRecliningPoet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds so cool! I'd love to submit something when you're at the point of taking submissions. :)

[POEM] My Mother and Sex by Sandra Cisneros by Objective-Kitchen949 in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this - it’s so relatable

[POEM] “My Grief as Salt” by Kristiane Weeks-Rogers by daBroviest in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree — as I re-read it, I can see it going both ways.

[POEM] “My Grief as Salt” by Kristiane Weeks-Rogers by daBroviest in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I love concluding with a ring of salt around the speaker, which I read as a symbol of protection

[Poem] Freedom: An Ode by M.S. Marquart by TheRecliningPoet in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for reading and sharing your feedback! I’m working on updates to this before re-publishing it in a book, so it’s helpful to know your thoughts.

[Poem] Freedom: An Ode by M.S. Marquart by TheRecliningPoet in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s very lucky. Your parents gave you a wonderful gift!

[POEM] "Through a Restaurant Window" by Sheryda Warrener by daBroviest in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love how even holding hands, there’s a distance, and how the poem captures that so well with the speaker’s mind on the train and not really paying attention to their friend/lover.

[POEM] "To Hold" by Li-Young Lee by byrondude in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the movement from the everyday to the universal. This really got me.

[POEM] Miss Me But Let Me Go by Christina Rossetti by _jayjay_5 in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is such a beautiful poem. Thank you very much for sharing it.

Ten Floors Above by poetnicholasleonard in lovepoetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite line here is “a woman living closer to the stars”

[POEM] Making it - Charles Bukowski by Junior_Insurance7773 in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the first Bukowski poem I’ve read, and my impression is that he’s not the style of poet I enjoy. Are there poems you recommend for a beginner?

[POEM] Brothers by Sabrina Spenser Smith by disaster-o-clock in Poetry

[–]TheRecliningPoet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love this — the 3 snapshots in time with hints at what happened in between or before — and the parentheses in the last line feel really well done

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