I can't quite figure out what this is! It looks like an empty amusement park ride from below -- like a futuristic version of carnival swings, if you know what I'm talking about!
All the very best of Vermont in a single poem. I sure do love this place, too -- and I sure do worry about it, too. I don't have any answers, but thank you for forever preserving its beauty in your words.
AAAAAAAAAH oh my god that repetition killed me in my heart of hearts!! "and the message said someday we can be little again" I was almost crying!!! such a great job and amazing use of repetition! <3
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"Winter Coming" is this week's featured poem on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section. Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
Although the tone of this piece is dark, with a decidedly bleak ending, I always appreciate poetry and prose written from the perspective of someone at a particular breaking point or crossroads. Sometimes things do get worse before they get better, and (but) sometimes, too, shame and/or resignation can be powerful forms of inspiration. I felt the misery of your character as I read (especially having family members who've dealt with alcohol dependency), and in turn, internally commiserated.
I can't quite figure out what this is! It looks like an empty amusement park ride from below -- like a futuristic version of carnival swings, if you know what I'm talking about!
This is hauntingly beautiful. As ever, your rhyming, your emotional appeals to the reader, and your imagery are all on point.
All the very best of Vermont in a single poem. I sure do love this place, too -- and I sure do worry about it, too. I don't have any answers, but thank you for forever preserving its beauty in your words.
Your art is amazing!!
AAAAAAAAAH oh my god that repetition killed me in my heart of hearts!! "and the message said someday we can be little again" I was almost crying!!! such a great job and amazing use of repetition! <3
thank youu!! it's my favorite thing i've written :)
"Blue Bird" is this week's featured photograph on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section. Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
"Winter Coming" is this week's featured poem on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section. Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
I laughed out loud! The colors in this piece are spectacular, but what I'm really drawn to is her expression -- pure (dazed) joy!
Although the tone of this piece is dark, with a decidedly bleak ending, I always appreciate poetry and prose written from the perspective of someone at a particular breaking point or crossroads. Sometimes things do get worse before they get better, and (but) sometimes, too, shame and/or resignation can be powerful forms of inspiration. I felt the misery of your character as I read (especially having family members who've dealt with alcohol dependency), and in turn, internally commiserated.