'Now her son is married to an insecure girl who brainwashes him; sometimes, the vet thinks there can’t possibly be any more rage left in her body' loving this by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social ⬇️ Such a moving and gratifying ending.
In “Still Drowning,” Dawn Tasaka Steffler uses the repetitious form of the pantoum to allow the poem’s protagonist to return, again and again, to her grief and regret. Variations of designated line…
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Here is an early peak at part of the back cover to @pdforan.bsky.social upcoming book, "Songs from the Blimp Ruins". Thank you to these four awesome writers for sharing their love for the collection!
LOVE this pantoum, the connections here are so deft and interwoven it feels like a spiderweb - don't miss this gorgeous piece by @dawnsteffler.bsky.social:
Absolutely devastating, and such a brilliant use of the form, too.
