The Poetry Stash: 11November2024

The Hands of Mary Joe by Mary TallMountain

Today’s poem is “The Hands of Mary Joe” by Mary TallMountain from the anthology The Language of Life, A Festival of Poets, by Bill Moyers. The book is available for purchase here.

The Hands of Mary Joe by Mary TallMountain

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “in violet and amber”
2.	Begin with “riverdrift"
3.	Draft a poem that describes a loved one via a body part, an article of clothing, or a possession. To read more about synecdoche, click here.
4.	Draft a poem that includes a specific name of a person or place.

5. Photo by Ninh Tien Dat via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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