Author Archives: Bailey Fields

Casey’s poem is about a girl who has been struggling with the never-ending favoritism of her sister over her for her entire life. The first line, “You voice sounds like a mosquito in my ear” starts the poem off on … Continue reading →

This poem is about the relationship between the narrator and their bag of weed. Even though the context is rather uncomplicated with it being just about someone getting high, the way the writer describes the act of smoking weed gives … Continue reading →

This poem is about an elder Lizzie Borden having a one-sided conversation with someone (and an additional person near the end) in a shoe-shining parlor. The language and personal point of view reveal the many unbelievable occupations and personas Lizzie … Continue reading →

I like how this poem is about the narrator finding themselves falling hard for somebody that has become enamored with someone else, but the lines use imagery and the direct feelings of the narrator to define the situation and explain … Continue reading →

The moment that I read the title of Madeline’s poem, The Jealous Monster Inside of Me That Even Daoism Can’t Tame I was immediately drawn in. Its length and incongruity grabs your eyes and attention, and while I was reading … Continue reading →

“A New Quilt Beginning” is an interestingly set up poem, and I really enjoyed the story built into the lines. The writing is almost methodical in the sense that I feel like Ms. Montgomery stitched together the poem line by … Continue reading →

My first comment on this poem is how the immediate line, “Central like the television”, simply pulls you into the story created by the poet. It personally placed me in a room with the television box being the center of … Continue reading →