Just home from four days in New Hampshire, and pleased to find people sharing two new poems of mine on social media... enjoy!
Self-portrait as Ruth the Moabite at Measure Review
Pilfered from Measure Review on Twitter: "Writing in a nonce form that's half-sestina and half-ghazal, #poet Marly Youmans (@marlyyoumans) has created a stunning and hopeful #poem worth remembering - and form worth trying yourself. Read it now at http://measurereview.org. #measurereview"
Seaside Pentina for a Chinese Painter at Autumn Sky Poetry Daily
"Editor’s Note: This delightful pentina uses lush imagery to draw the reader into a landscape that feels as ephemeral as a painting, but with a structure that perfectly encapsulates the concept of 'li'."
