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Poems + Prompts #9

Abby Rasminsky
Nov 10, 2022
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Well, hello! And welcome to Poems + Prompts. I’m so happy you’re here to do a little reading and writing. (Yes, banner says People + Bodies; alas: technical issues.)

Today we are reading a poem by Marie Howe, which I actually first read on Caroline Donofrio’s newsletter! Oh, I love this poem: How enormous and how small it all feels, how casual and deep — the brilliance of the brother’s love and presence, and then its disappearance. The large question it asks: What have you been waiting for? And the simplicity and enormity of the answer. See where it takes you.

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