I thought it was time for a new picture. I may be trying out several pictures for Friday Five.
To celebrate National Poetry Month, I’ll be showcasing poets and books of poetry and activism through poetry – basically, if there’s verse to it, it’s fair game.
- First up is a book that feeds my obsession with food writing. Nicole Gulotta has a new book out called Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry. It’s so gorgeous. I could live in the pages of this book.
- Nayyirah Waheed is the author of Salt and Nejma, and her words can slice right through you. Her poetry holds treasures such as:
“i am mine.
before i am ever anyone else’s.”
and
“you
not wanting me.
was
the beginning of me
wanting myself.
thank you.
-the hurt” - For those who write poetry, Entropy has compiled a list of markets with no reader fees accepting submissions.
- If you’re not following Button Poetry, you should fix that. Click like. You know you wanna. I love spoken word, and they highlight a lot of newer poets, which I like as well.
- And because ’tis the season – The Mother Warns the Tornado by Catherine Pierce. “I will invent for you a throat and choke you.” Whoa.
Who are some of your favorite poets?
M. Suzanne Terry 
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