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

Jun 2 - cream soda by Stephanie Valente, Portals on Substack, @stephanie.maria.valente on Instagram; her book, Internet Girlfriend, is out now

Jun 3 - Lines Written At Thorp Green by Anne Bronte

Jun 4 - Honey by Debbie Radford, @debbiearadford on Instagram and TikTok; her book, The Enchanted Cottage, is out now

Jun 5 - Because that is all it is. by Maggie Devers

Jun 6 - I open a book by Joanne Witzkowski, @a.wannie on Threads & Instagram

Jun 7 - Goodnight, Yesterday by Nichole Johnson on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads; her two books: Love, Death, and Other Distractions, a Collection of Poetry & Circling The Downward Spiral

June 8 -

Spin the Weekend

Maggie Devers

The beasts are brunching

With a Saturday fervor

That excites me.

The valet nearly got hit by a car,

Or I nearly ran into him,

As he stepped boldly into traffic.

He knows his purpose is greater than mine,

And I know it too,

These four hours to let it all go.

I cannot quibble with the revelers

Who watch in amazement

As the plates keep spinning.

More from Maggie Devers ↓

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