August is Rain month here at Tweetspeak Poetry. So you’ll be treated to posts featuring Rain or Water, from some wonderful fiction and non-fiction writers, as well as poetry writing projects, like our Rain/Water Book Spine Poetry Project.
And, of course, we’d love to remind you to quench your writer’s thirst with a copy of our award-winning title Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing. Twice named a Best Book of 2011!
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Maureen Doallas says
The monster loves his labyrinth
off-season in the promised land.
(Charles Simic, Peter Makuck)
Voices,
dark under Kiganda stars,
tell me
rumors of water
and the moon makes it own plea.
(Lucille Clifton, Lilah Hegnauer, Kim Addonizzio, L.L. Barkat, Michael Blumenthal/Wendy Mnookin)
L. L. Barkat says
love this, Maureen. especially the stars and the moon making its plea 🙂