Category Archives: #Poetry

Space & Time Delayed—and Why

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

As our last issue of Space and Time went out the door, the world was plunging into chaos. Countries were sealing their borders against the COVID-19 pandemic, people were having fistfights over toilet paper and contradictory ‘facts’ were a secondary … Continue reading →

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“Wolves at War” on PoetryNook

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Nearly a month ago I thought I was getting back to “normal-ish.” How Pollyanna of me. I give up on the concept of things returning to anything I recognize. The best I can hope for is to move forward. Or … Continue reading →

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“Word Salads” on PoetryNook

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

May the fourth be with you! With this poem I’m getting back to normal-ish. I’ve learned not to expect it every day. Every dawn brings a new chance to… continue. And that’s enough for now. My poem for this week … Continue reading →

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“Candle in the Abyss” on PoetryNook

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

All I seem to write lately is poetry. It allows my mind to wander through my feelings. By constricting my emotions into a literary form, it encourages me to look at them. That’s the only way I can identify them … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month with Jezzy Wolfe

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

April is National Poetry Month and back in March I had big plans to celebrate. Then it unofficially became International Pandemic Month… and I don’t need to elaborate. We’re all in that together. Fortunately, I’ll be able to celebrate Poetry … Continue reading →

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“Safe Introversion” on PoetryNook

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

When she coughed on me I remained calm and measured. I said my goodbye through tightly pressed lips. The mask could cover my frown but not the horror. I could feel her breath damp and possibly germy attach to my … Continue reading →

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“Song of Lazarus” on PoetryNook

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I slept for a week while the world around me died. Inside, so did I. Self-righteous lips pray for those trapped on sinking ships— no absolution. Regardless of cost good advice springs up like weeds. No truth is required. Souls … Continue reading →

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On Death, Illness and Roots

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

What a strange week it’s been. I came down sick days ago and I feel like I’ve been in an alternate reality. I had many conversations that feel like dreams. I read far too much social media and news and … Continue reading →

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PoetryNook Day: Carts Full of Air (rensaku)

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Day 4: processing with poetry… It’s new poem day—the day where I submit a new poem to PoetryNook.com. My poem is called Carts Full of Air (rensaku) and you can read it (and enter yourself!) here. This week most of the … Continue reading →

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“Ask Google” on PoetryNook.com

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I’ve talked about PoetryNook.com a few times on here. It’s a weekly poetry contest that’s free to enter but pays cash prizes. Even better, they nominate six poems a year for the coveted Pushcart Prize. You can enter previously published … Continue reading →

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