The Poetry Stash: 9June2025

From A Letter by Zbyněk Hejda

Today’s poem, “From A Letter” by Zbyněk Hejda, translated by Bernard O’Donoghue with Šimon Daníček and Alexandra Büchler, is from the anthology, Six Czech Poets, edited by Alexandra Büchler (Arc Publications). The book is available for purchase here.

From A Letter by Zbyněk Hejda

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “he pulled out…”
2.	Begin with “It’s strange to see a part of yourself…”
3.	Draft a poem that describes a visit to the dentist or a medical appointment.
4.	Draft a poem that includes a body part.

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

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