Excerpt: Medusa: The Lost Daughter

From “Motherless Daughter”
To be one of many is better than
to be alone among many. Shelter
from the wind makes flowers less vulnerable,
more likely to survive the storm and thrive.

Medusa is available for purchase at http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624291272

Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #2

Day 2, prompt 2. 2 prompts down, 28 poems to go!

Prompt: You check into the hotel and the bed is not made. In fact, it looked like the previous guest left in a hurry, with a note addressed to the new guess on the pillow…

Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #1

Welcome to this month’s prompts. May they inspire you and edge you to your goal! 1 prompt down. 29 poems to go!

Prompt: You are 23 years old and the old house on the corner has been abandoned long before you came along. Its windows long smashed, its door kicked in, despite the yellow “caution” tape. You watch a young man peer into one of its windows…