Between last night and this morning, I was doing some research on poets who used imagery within their writing, as well as poets who wrote in prose. And in my findings, I discovered someone who I am just falling more and more in love with by the second -- Marla Miniano, who, according to her website, writes poetry, edits, and produces books for a living. In the past few months, I've been starting to really like prose poems for some reason. Maybe it's the image I get from them, or maybe the word choice some poets tend to use that makes the piece flow so beautifully like she does. All I know is that what Marla Miniano writes, I love. And I want to end up writing beautiful pieces just like that. One piece she wrote in particular hit pretty close to home (it's called Heroine and it's also featured on her website) because of the fact that it's written about domestic abuse. As you may know from my post on Speak, I am a survivor of rape, which is a form of domestic abuse. And even though she doesn't talk about rape in particular in this poem, it still hits you that this (domestic abuse) is a real thing that so many people today go through. The fact that was able to connect with her piece immediately made me love her and her work even more. I highly suggest you all check her out. She writes in a way that captures the reader's attention and uses words that are so beautifully crafted. Click here to visit her website. Do you have a favorite poet? Let me know in the comments below! I'm always trying to find new poets to read because, honestly, I don't read much of older poets.
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