A Week In Substack Poetry #23

Join me in discovering 10 poems published on Substack from 23 June to June 29, 2025! As usual, we have a colorful ensemble of poetry!

Hey Friends! We have an exciting lineup again! Don't forget to ❤️ and share the poems that resonate with you! Your personal connection to the poems is what makes our community so engaging!

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6.23.2024

by X. P. Callahan

Poignant and on point.

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Ruth Speaks to Naomi

by Tania Runyan

Tania provides a female voice from the Bible and discusses widows, no less. Currently, we again live in a time of many new widows and orphans. It is as if there truly is nothing new under the sun.

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There Comes a Time

by Scott McConnaha

Getting older is a process of moments. I remember when I wasn't considered one of the “young people" anymore. At some point we will notice that more of us has been than is.

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🚀 A Poetry Podcast

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Salt Lyfe

by Sean Bates

Opening up to someone, just to be misunderstood in a whimsical, positive way, might be a big disappointment. I know the feeling of wanting to go deep, only to end up ankle-deep in the question: was I rebuffed, or am I in too deep?

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I Live In My Childhood's Future

by Joffre Swait

Growing up with Stanisław Lem, dying by the hand of Tesla's Optimus? We live in the future, no doubt, but it's neither the best nor the worst version of it. I feel like our future is the most meh version and that damns us to dream in science fiction again, just like Fritz Lang.

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Milestone

by Markéta 'Sofie' N.

Sofie dropped her pen name, but not her talent to point out meaningful corners.

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🚀 Our Weekly Community Pick!

This is a hotel check-in.

by Sadie Laurel

In Franz Kafka's novel "The Castle," K arrives at a village hotel, claiming to be a land surveyor summoned by the castle. No one knows him, and he does not reach the castle to validate his claims. When re-reading the book, the question comes up: Is K who he claims to be? Does he know?

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Tender Greens

by NJ Simat

There are many gardeners in our lives, and we must live in a way that gives them a chance to show us a trellis.

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defined by contradiction 🔊

by Franco Amati

We live in an era that worships success, independence, and strength to an enormous degree. We are constantly challenged, and we must face the contradictions that come with it. It's just the human condition: Not always being outside, who we are inside. It's what we share, not what makes us unique. This softens the blow, which still is a blow.

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War and Peace

by PresentWordTravels-by Sammi 静辰

The world is in uproar. Let Sammi take you on a poetic tour through peace and war, the motivations, falsehoods, and traps that are laid out for us to disarm.

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Last Weeks Newsletter

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