Earthshine

“Old moon
in the new moon’s arms” —
a cellphone set to vibrate.

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Going through a bit of a creative drought here. Happy solstice nonetheless.

Via Negativa is a unique experiment in daily, poetic conversation with the living and the dead. Dave Bonta founded the site in 2003 and Luisa A. Igloria joined in 2010. Guest authors contribute as well. Dave writes daily erasure poems to discover the poetry hidden in the Diary of Samuel Pepys. Luisa has been writing and posting a poem a day since November 2010, often in response to Dave’s entries at The Morning Porch. Collections of poems first published at Via Negativa include Luisa’s The Buddha Wonders if She is Having a Mid-Life Crisis and Ode to the Heart Smaller than a Pencil Eraser, and Dave’s Ice Mountain and Breakdown: Banjo Poems. Read more…

Temporary November 24, 2024
Nexus November 24, 2024
Lachryphagy November 23, 2024
Separated November 23, 2024
After Rilke November 22, 2024
Day break November 22, 2024
Instructions for Describing What Happened When You Have No Words for What Happened November 21, 2024
Traditional November 21, 2024
14 Years November 20, 2024
Low information November 20, 2024