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Two more newish poems from #likeafield
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Monica Rico - Two poems
a seasonal journal of art & poetry
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January 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
rika99.bsky.social
Maybe you want to read a #poem about this Franz West sculpture @massmoca.bsky.social? #likeafield www.likeafield.com/2026/summer/...
September 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
sarahmillswrites.bsky.social
“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” —Sylvia Plath

I forgot I have an August poem, originally published in the inaugural issue of likeafield mag 🌊 🌊

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August August again. Everything stands still. I say the air is sagging with moisture & my sister jokes that most people would just say it's about to rain. I thought writing down all my plans for the year would be enough. I dreamed I was a best-selling poet & people were waiting in a long line outside Barnes & Noble for my book signing. In one man's copy I wrote / want to be carried away in the ocean of a beautiful poem, to be lapped up & wrapped in the arms of a gentle & terrible sea. I spin the globe on my nightstand— all that merciless ocean. One August, I was pummeled by a wave, unable to decide quickly enough whether to jump over or dive through. It spun me round & round, everything swirling with vacant blackness. I hobbled back to shore shaking, spitting up salt water. Yes, my world feels small- especially when I'm faced with, say, the Atlantic. In my dream, a woman at my book signing asked me to write a message to her daughter. I wrote New year, new me. Except it's August, & I'm
August 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
rika99.bsky.social
If you’re interested in astronauts & Meret Oppenheim, maybe check out my poem? #likeafield www.likeafield.com/2026/summer/...
September 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
rika99.bsky.social
If you’re interested in astronauts, Frank Stella & Franz West, & zombies have I got some #poems for you! #likeafield www.likeafield.com/2026/summer/...
Erika Meitner - Two poems
a seasonal journal of art & poetry
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September 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM