April 5: Birthright Claim your birthright: time.  Brutal, shaking truth is a refuge.  Truth clings to the hours  and minutes. In the lit cave  of too much and...

Poem 5: "Birthright" was written beside a poem by Ada Limon. Writing beside #mentortexts is so important, because you never know what might emerge when you do! #surprisedbywriting #AmWriting #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryasPractice #WriteforYourLife

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April 3: Ironing In 1987, before she headed back to work, Mom taught me to iron a button down shirt holding the scalding iron over damp cotton she commande...

Poem 3, "Ironing," is an homage to my mom. When I began to type it, it took the shape of an iron! Not in the initial notebook draft, but ❤️ how we can be #surprisedbywriting #writingjoy #AmWriting #PoetryasPractice #WriteforYourLife #NationalPoetryMonth

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