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

Dec 22 - From a Home, to a House by Gunneet Kaur Bhamra @wordsmith._.witxh on Instagram. She's founder of a creative club for teenage writers, called The Pioneering Pens. Members learn new forms and styles of poetry, have monthly theme based challenges, edit weekly newsletter and make every voice heard. If you're interested in joining, DM Gunneet @wordsmith._.witxh.

Dec 23 - For the Pines by Amanda Galeotti @amandagaleotti on Instagram.

Dec 24 - The Miseducation (How the Sugarcane Remembers Us) by Lia D. Elen Listen to me read another poem by Lia on Instagram @rembrandts.cure.

Dec 25 - “little tree” by E.E. Cummings

Dec 26 - Silent Echoes by Zahra @zaarraaaa__ on Instagram.

Dec 27 - Return to Light by Gordan Struić @gstruic on Instagram, @gordanstruic on Substack.

Dec 28

Her Name

Maggie Devers

Her name is not the Venus of Willendorf,

But she will answer to it.

Her name exists in another tongue

We no longer know

A language that came before Venus.

I imagine her name meant bounty,

Her name meant overflow,

Her name meant life.

Scholars say she shows us the ideal of ancient beauty,

But I see woman.

And the weight she holds in her hips

Outlives her carver,

Outlives the rock,

Outlives mountains

To find us

and fill us

with her form.

More from Maggie Devers ↓

• My debut poetry collection, For My Daughter, available as an audiobook.
• Purchase a signed copy of For My Daughter or get one free by subscribing to the podcast: One Poem Only on Patreon