Last Friday night was the Summer Solstice for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and since a lot of us will be dealing with a heat wave this week, let’s write a summer poem. For our Southern Hemisphere poets, write a winter poem. Embrace the cold and dark or recall memories of winters past. … Continue reading
This week is the Summer Solstice, Tuesday at 5:14am EDT to be precise, so let’s write a summer poem. This one should be fairly easy since all you’ll need to do is step outside and feel the heat and humidity in the air. Of course, there’s more to summer than the weather. And for our … Continue reading
Yesterday was the June solstice, the beginning of summer for poets in the northern hemisphere, so this week let’s write a summer poem. Post your sultry sonnets and torrid triolets in the comments below. (If you’re in the southern hemisphere, feel free to compose a cold couplet or two.)