The Poetry Stash: 5June2024

Maria Mitchell (1818 - 1889) by Pamela White Hadas

Today’s poem is “Maria Mitchell (1818 - 1889)” by Pamela White Hadas from the collection Beside Herself, Pocahontas to Patty Hearst. The book is available for purchase here.

Maria Mitchell (1818 - 1889) by Pamela White Hadas

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Our female eyes are…”
2.	Begin with “Did I miss…”
3.	Draft a persona poem. To read more about persona poems, click here.
4.	Draft a poem that contains a strophe. To read more about the strophe, click here.

5. Photo by Frank Cone via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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