Loose Words Letter #60
An Act of Rebellion
Welcome to the weekly newsletter from Loose Words. These letters go out every Thursday and highlight many of our published poems from the past week. Loose Words is a poetry publication brought to you by Assemblage to capture disconnected thoughts and let them find their form.
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” — Albert Camus
Each week, we will post a few lines from each featured poem (all friend links so anyone can read them) to give you a preview of the whole. We encourage you to read the full version by clicking in and taking that minute. A one-minute read could change your day.
Featured Poet
Each week we feature one of our contributing poets at Loose Words on our homepage and in this letter. This week it is Gail Walter. Gail is here for wonder, despite everything and because of it.
Collection
Collections are groupings of poems with an overall theme. You can find Collections on the homepage underneath the Featured Poems, Notes From the Editor, and Featured Poet sections.
Color features 5 poems from 5different poets from our archives. This section is a great way to get acquainted with multiple works around one theme, as well as to find poets you haven’t read before or ones you shouldn’t miss.
Color features loose words from Lisa Alletson, Ell Benjamin, Dionne Charlet, Estrella Ramirez, and Jessica Lee McMillan.
Selected Loose Words From Last Week
Now Broadcasting Another Unscheduled Episode by Lavender Nightmares
“no
i will not be
coming back down
to earth today please”
“and somehow, I am that child again
and life breathes me in
and breathes me out
and that is the essence of time”
The Mirror Never Lies by Lark Morrigan
“The waters of my soul
reflect the various selves
that I wish to be,
while the mirror
shows me exactly
what I am
unwilling to see — “
Behold the silence by Georgia Lewitt
“because the silence is the harmony
of the universe,
the cadence to grasping
what has always been there,
lingering on our lips.”
“Even buried
in darkness,
toxic words never die”
Approval by Madeleine Anne Bognar
“You are no more. And here I am. I am
waiting here for another to come and tell me what to do.”
A Highlight from the Past
Who Will Teach the Birds To Sing? by Veronica Georgieva
“You didn’t know you sent
a light up to the sky,
so powerful
that you created
the first star.”
