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Tag Archives: responsepoetry
Pandemic Poem #36
(Reading tip: if you are reading this on your phone screen, turning the screen sideways will result in a correct placement of each line; otherwise, they are broken up in unusual and not especially poetic fashion.) Empty Agenda Remember … Continue reading
Pandemic Poem #35
Pandemic Poem #35 came after I overheard several angry neighbors loudly discussing how the government needs to just cut out the nonsense and reopen everything because you can’t hold the economy hostage for a disease. There was a lot of … Continue reading
Pandemic Poem #34
(Reading tip: if you are reading this on your phone screen, turning the screen sideways will result in a correct placement of each line; otherwise, they are broken up in unusual and not especially poetic fashion.) Living Through … Continue reading
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Pandemic Poem #30
Pandemic poem#30 came along after several significant conversations about why we should care about planning for future events when things are so uncertain now. Fully understanding the feelings behind that sentiment, and fully supporting others’ right to feel pessimistic; yet … Continue reading
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Pandemic Poem #29
Pandemic poem #29. Not everyone finds their person, not everyone has a person, not everyone wants a person, not everyone believes in soulmates. I did, and I do, and I’m grateful. (Reading tip: if you are reading this on your … Continue reading
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Pandemic Poem #28
Pandemic poem #28 came on a day when I found myself sitting and not-looking, not-staring, not-seeing, just sitting, with my face turned in the direction of the window, for hours, struggling to feel anything but totally alone, even when my … Continue reading
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Pandemic Poem #26
Pandemic poem #26 came as I lay on the floor, petting a cat and just looking at the ceiling, at the light coming through the blinds, and feeling my body and mind actually settle and drop in energy. Things I … Continue reading
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Pandemic Poem #25
(Reading tip: if you are reading this on your phone screen, turning the screen sideways will result in a correct placement of each line; otherwise, they are broken up in unusual and not especially poetic fashion.) Social Distance No … Continue reading
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Pandemic Poem #24
The poem I wrote on April 13 came in response to our family’s jubilation when my husband returned home from shopping for the first time in 2 weeks with a package of toilet paper–the shelves had been empty, everywhere, for … Continue reading
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Pandemic Poem #22
Pandemic Poem #22 is about the strong relationship between smells and memory, how a fragrance can forge a memory, and then that fragrance, or the memory of it, can trigger that memory and from there, open you up to a … Continue reading
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Melissa Ridley Elmes 