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Welcome back, poetry lovers, It's a record-breakingly warm day here in Upstate New York, making it a fitting one to shine the spotlight on Marc Olmsted's social issues-oriented poetry "Hot Planet," and "Pledge" (from a poetry prompt by Richard Loranger). Be sure to check out Marc's Bio below, and his connection to Allen Ginsberg! Thank you, Marc, for bringing your work to the SHINE international poetry community. Hot PlanetAutumn is a hot planet & the sex workers fly East Autumn turns some leaves orange but not others I had an autumn flu shot, an autumn COVID booster Now I feel horrible - memories of The Autumn People comics Cheyenne Autumn movie Autumn is a harsh planet because its breath is labored, it has trouble with the stairs Autumn soon just a memory too on this hot slag rock PledgeI pledge allegiance to flapping prayer flags across the planet and through my mind All sentient beings have been my kitten Her head on my thigh as I stare at the blank wall I pledge to a dream that wakes on a non-existent couch & laughs The end of America has been voted in Head touching floor in a bow to a statue that is my secret heart Tea offering to the Protectors in the crisp December night  Marc Olmsted has appeared in City Lights Journal, New Directions in Prose & Poetry, New York Quarterly, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, and a variety of small presses. He is the author of six collections of poetry, including What Use Am I a Hungry Ghost?, which has an introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Online at: https://www.marcolmsted.com/
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SHINE - International Poetry Series
From the international poetry community, we have a "luxury of stars," as Sylvia Plath might say, and it is my honor to provide a home for their words through SHINE Poetry Series.
NOW IN PRINT!
Stars Over the Dordogne
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