We read listener poems Pete Brown’s Seastar Sashimi and Allegra Sillberstein’s: Goldfish Gift
Deborah reads her "In the Season of Crows" and Sue and Deborah chat about it before challenging you to write to today's prompt: Write an ekphrastic poem - a poem inspired by visual art. It’s best done in person rather than a photograph or online image. If you can... Send to us at curiositycatpodcasts@gmail.com. Check out the website for upcoming episodes and show notes.

Today, more in-your-face activist poetry compared to yesterday's. Deborah's poem questions what "Make America Great Again" means in a satirical, sing-song rhyme, like a dark children's storybook. Sue shares "The Threat" offering comparisons with the two world wars and hope to awaken the angels in each of us to help us resist the threat that is now upon us. Write us a your own protest poem and send in to curiositycatpodcasts@gmail.com. Poems, art and links mentioned are in the show notes at curiositycat.com.

A more interior take on activist poetry in this episode, Deborah and Sue discuss two poems and link it to their own activism and inspiration to write to the times we are in. We encourage you to send in your own, to the prompt based on Laura Hershey's protest poem "How to Write a Poem," which ends with "Write the poem you need." Send to us at curiositycatpodcasts@gmail.com. Check out the written poems and open mics @ curiositycatpodcasts.com