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The Summer In-Between

Posted on May 1, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #67: Liminal Space (posted by Rommy) “Dive into the idea of ‘liminal space'”. “Those are times and places where things are not strictly one thing or another. Merriam-Webster defines it as 1: … Continue reading →

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Opening Night

Posted on November 7, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge “Write an opening poem.” Oh the shaking hands of stage fright. I need to get this role just right for here under those brilliant lights Opening night! Opening Night Now curtain’s … Continue reading →

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Observing A Wedding (Draft 1)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetry Forms:  The Pantoum  (posted by Gina) “The pantoum is a poetic form derived from the pantun, a Malay verse form: specifically from the pantun berkait, a series of interwoven quatrains and rhyming couplets. … Continue reading →

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