writing

the poem within

the poem within a phrase shows up maybe a title it won’t leave begs to root burrows then gestates often for weeks then comes the dive— not just down…

May 14 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

if we met face to face

Apr 20 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

motorcycle loud, demanding the day revs the task list grows little boxes waiting for checkmarks the insistent pull hard to sink down into the well where…

Apr 15 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

unbreak my heart rent by plunder our dying planet, the rise of tyranny again stacked on top typical travails— accidents illness, loss it’s a load…

Apr 14 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

refuge suspended a gentle sway at the top of a Ferris wheel the wait I’ve learned to trust down deep is safe this inner space quiet’s way outside of…

Apr 10 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

ode to ergonomics

ode to ergonomics my keyboard sits gawky 4th version in 3 decades what the heck? a new friend she’s ergonomic because of her I don’t hurt, avoided…

Apr 5 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

every day new Each book has to teach you how to write it.

Mar 29 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

plink You come to poetry not out of what you know but out of what you wonder.

Mar 18 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

hardback much anticipated it arrived—smooth glossy substantial heft in the hand the cover won’t curl or bend fingering it with wonder my poems

Mar 12 •

Amrita Skye Blaine

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