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

Dec 1 - Timeline by Quinn Holm @quinnholm.muse and @gratusgarden on Instagram. Quinn Holm on Substack.

Dec 2 - my throat makes by atm.itm @atm.itm on Instagram. @atmitm on Substack. They are co-founder of studio somnus: a creative project agency.

Dec 3 - “as the ground begins to frost” by esso @esso_overflow on Instagram. @essooverflow on Substack. Her book, when the moon calls, is out now. It features poetry she wrote during the new and full moons. If you feel inspired while reading, esso has left pages at the back so you can add your own poem for each prompt. Listen to me read "the earth whispered to me" by esso on Instagram @rembrandts.cure.

Dec 4 - “My poetry has big bones” by Bex @mother_smudger on Instagram. Her book, conflict resolution: a trauma response, is out now.

Dec 5 - I dreamt I was in Paris by Jen Booton @jenthepoeta on Instagram. She runs Mística Holistica, a mystic shop and tea house in Avellanas, Costa Rica. There you can find Jen writing custom poems on a typewriter at the weekly Friday night market. And everyday you can access the poetry pharmacy featuring poets from around the world.

Dec 6 - Hearthside by Dorothy Parker

Dec 7

When the Hum Rises

Maggie Devers

The outrage machine is always on

Like the neon in a 24-hour diner,

But it doesn’t use electricity,

The continual dopamine hit

Of finding the wrong in someone else’s right

Powers the nation.

We live for the take down,

The misstep

We watch the trip and fall

Never extending a hand—

Not understanding

We’re the ones flat on our face.

What if we abandon the unending scroll

Of false justice

What if we suspended judgement

Even for a day

What if we realize our power can do more

Then keep the lights on.

More from Maggie Devers ↓

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