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poem 43
the things we carry
Mar 1
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Sarah Asay
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February 2024
poem 30
try, as best you can
Feb 16
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Sarah Asay
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fast car
Until the early 2000s, music had a timeless aspect for me. I lived miles down a dirt road, almost completely isolated from the outside world with rare…
Feb 9
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January 2024
poem 1
on a rainy November evening, I went to get the mail. my brother was on my front steps, waiting for me, with his favorite sweater on (we all know the…
Jan 19
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Sarah Asay
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the stafford challenge
“The Stafford Challenge is a commitment to writing a poem every day for a year, starting January 17, 2024, inspired by the legendary poet William…
Jan 19
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November 2023
how sorrow works
It’s like this. Sunday was a sneaker wave, swooping at me, I was off guard, not fair! It let me come up for air a few times. I thought I was safe, this…
Nov 29, 2023
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these things
the sssss of a lit match right before it touches a candle wick. the pop of a cork from sparkling wine. the comforting familiarness of Take Five by the…
Nov 24, 2023
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pretending
this afternoon I was driving near our old house and decided to pretend it was 2016 and that I was pregnant and had just opened the invite to my…
Nov 18, 2023
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October 2023
don't be idle
things I regret: not making the phone call frantic texts hitting the snooze e-mails written by adrenaline not leaving home for good when I turned 18…
Oct 20, 2023
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a sad mystery & a new way to be
a messy short piece
Oct 16, 2023
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don't be a faker
During the recession days, one of my jobs was working at a computer shop in Southeast Portland. Malcolm, the guy who owned the shop would fake having…
Oct 15, 2023
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September 2023
palm sunday
Today is our Palm Sunday. And I don’t mean disrespect. It’s just that this Sunday last year, I was watching the football game, wanting to lose 5 pounds…
Sep 24, 2023
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