Sunday Recap & Cast Off by Maggie Devers

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.

Oct 13 - House of Childhood by Nataša Benedičič @natasek_poetry_corner on Instagram. Childhood Reveries is her Substack. Her book, Whispers of the Inner Child, is out now.

Oct 14 - "Where will we get" by Sophia Nerenberg @sophia_the_writer10 on Instagram

Oct 15 - "I want to escape this world." by Lipy Goyal @thediaryofscript on Instagram. You can listen to me read another poem by Lipy on Instagram @rembrandts.cure

Oct 16 - Love Letter to the Lesion in My Brain by Erin Zarro @erinzpoetry on Instagram. Her two chapbooks, Life as a Moving Target, and Without Wings, are available now.

Oct 17 - Tell Me by Evita Arakelian @dipped_in_words on Instagram. She teaches poetry to all ages with tailor-made syllabi, individual and group instruction; independently as well as on platforms like SuperProf. You can find the latest information on her Linktree.

Oct 18 - "I dream of a happy ending." by Alena Peacock @n0t.a.poet on Instagram.

Oct 19 - Cast Off

Maggie Devers

The elephant seal sheds all the skin from her body once a year.

Catastrophic molt they call it.

This is necessary because when she stops breathing for two hours

Collapsing her lungs

Diving deep, sometimes a mile

To feast on bioluminescent creatures in the ocean's depths,

She pulls blood from her skin to her organs.

She must keep her heart warm if she's to have any chance to survive.

More from Maggie Devers ↓

• Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter
• Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure