Thank you to Naomi Thiers for sharing her poem's origin story! "Release" was first published in Northern VA Review and later in her poetry collection, Like A Bird Released (Sligo Creek Publishing, 2026)
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I’m very excited to be moderating a poetry reading at @politicsprose.bsky.social (Union Market) on Saturday, June 13! Come at 6 pm to hear Lisa Russ Spaar, Anne Marie Macari and @careysalerno.bsky.social (all Persea Books)!
Come on out, DMV!
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In this week's edition of The Writing Jar, I share a writing prompt based on occasional poems. Become a subscriber to my Substack for access!
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So much of me - who I am, how I parent, how I love - comes from Aunt Dora. And Aunt Dora is present in so many of my poems. How could she not be?
Today is her birthday and I'm thinking of her. Tonight we'll toast her over pizza with black olives and sausage, which we often used to eat together.
#RandomWritingPrompt from Brown Bag Lit:
Close your eyes and think of a color - or many colors! What color draws you in? What do you think of or feel while you immerse yourself in that color?
Here is a picture of us at my Smith College graduation in 1998 and my dedication to her in my poetry collection, Perforated.
Today's Writing Jar post is a (very specific and focused) prompt! Subscribe to my Substack for weekly insider posts about writing!
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