"Eyes got wide, then rolled back"
When Robert Creeley
by Tracy Mitchell

"He aged quickly along with American innocence"
Hemp, Haiku & Social Lies
by Tracy Mitchell

"The cat curls in his lap"
Kenneth Patchen Comes to Lunch
by Tracy Mitchell

"I will remember the fish of the sea"
A Response to Robert Bly's Poem
by Tracy Mitchell

"You were the background music to my life"
Emmylou 
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"I love you even more"
The Riddle of Amherst
by Michael Escoubas

"Red leaf posing as a red bird"
On Finding Beauty
by Chad Norman

"A small boy waits by the subway entrance"
At the 52nd Street Subway Station NYC
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"Frogs in pools singing at night"
The Emily Dickinson of Our Time ?
by Elayne Clift

"Your favorite place to be"
Ode to Christine de Pisan
by Paulette Demers Turco

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"Their whispers fall on deaf ears"
I No Longer Know What’s True
by Candace Turner

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"Dry-shod you shy from dewdrops"
Dear Gertrude,
by Carol Kanter

Poetry Prompt For May 2025

Ekphrastic Prompt for May 2025

Night Music
by B. J. Buckley
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

The Uncollected Stories of Mavis Gallant
Editor: Garth Risk Hallberg
Reviewed by Elayne Clift

Believing in the Planet
by Myra Schneider
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater

Lovin Me Always
by Crystal L. Goss
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Publisher: Kelsay Books
Gatherings: Poems
by Dan Fitzgerald

Publisher: Kelsay Books
Two Emilys: Poems
by Andrea Potos

Publisher: Praying Mantis Press
A Journeyman’s Poems
by Jacob erin-cilberto

Nibble on one of these with your chai
Rosemary-Lemon Tuilles
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

One of the best Chai recipes we’ve ever tasted!
Tea and Poetry
from the kitchen of Brandy Allen

Oldies but goodies

Dying Easter Eggs
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Strawberries and Clotted Cream
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Lavender Cream Scones 
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Cranberry and Sour Cream Muffins
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland St. John

Featured Poet

Robert Creeley by Elsa Dorfman (cropped)

Kenneth Charles Marion Rexroth
Image used for educational purposes only.
Sourced from Poets.org

Robert Elwood Bly credit: Nic McPhee

Poetry

Emmylou Harris

Black-white photograph of Emily Dickinson

William Carlos Williams

Wallace Stevens

Sara Teasdale

Edward Dyer

Christine de Pizan or Pisan 

Sir Edward Dyer: image sourced by Candace Turner

Gertrude Stein

Book Review
DH LAWRENCE'S TYPEWRITER ~ Sharmagne Leland-St. John

New Book Release
Book shelves ~ Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Recipe
Tea set: ~ Sharmagne Leland-St. John