• If Not, Winter:Fragments of Sappho--Anne Carson
• Plainwater--Anne Carson
• The Shadow of Sirius--W.S. Merwin
• Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit--Jeanette Winterson
• The Waves--Virginia Woolf

• a red dress laid out on the chair from when I had worn it to mass in the beginning days of April
• the small note my mom wrote me before starting second semester with her favorite verses from Desiderata
• red string used to sew on a loose button
• poppy petals my roommate found and gave to me some days ago
• my Moleskine quotes journal

• a silver plated necklace holding an ornate heart pendant with a lining of gold
• when he smiles, his eyes shine flecks of amber, a little golden too
• the peach this morning wore a velvet yellow coat
• he says how lucky he is, calls me wonderful (I swear to him I am not)
• the flowers have begun to bloom, now they are hiding from the wind
• you, dear S.—you are golden (Shirley)

• stays in the lungs
• sharp when said, like broken glass
• a confession (or a prayer)
• soft under the light
• intimate
• held in a chest full of memories

• Heliopause-Heather Christle
• Lullabies-Lang Leav
• Moments of Being-Virginia Woolf
• Writing Down the Bones-Natalie Goldberg

• the little mumbles in his sleep
• when sunlight touches my collarbone
• through living we heal and understand more, but never enough
• do not be afraid to make a choice
• as a human being I am of value

• A

aisling, aleatory, antiscians

• B

bibliothecary

• C

croodle

• D

delitescent

• E

elysian, eunoia

• F

fernweh, frisson

• G

gadarene

• melancholy
• sapphire
• azure
• silence
• elixir
• chatoyant
• film
• gossamer
• susurrous
• plethora
• linger

• the small niche of books in my favorite corner of the room
• the way he holds me when we are sleeping
• the quick and fleeting kisses he leaves

• Academy of American Poets (http://poets.org)
• Alba: A journal of short poetry
• Allegro Poetry (allegropoetry.org)
• Better (bettermagazine.org)
• Boaat Press (http://www.boaatpress.com/)
• Compose: a journal of simply good writing
• Electric Cereal
• Electronic Poetry Review
• Granta (granta.com)
• Ilk Journal (www.ilkjournal.com)
• Jellyfish magazine (jellyfishmagazine.org)
• Linebreak (linebreak.org)
• New England Review
• Pank magazine (pankmagazine.com)
• Paper Darts (paperdarts.org)
• Pebble Lake Review
• Phantom Limb Press (http://phantombooks.net/)
• Poetry Foundation
• Rib cage (ribcagechicago.blogspot.com)

• warm blankets
• cozy socks
• a cup of green tea
• precious novels
• sunbeams dancing on the carpet

• Plainwater--Anne Carson
• The Master and Margarita--Mikhail Bulgakov
• Labyrinths--Jorge Luis Borges

• pressed wild flowers found in my copy of The Years I purchased at a bookstore a few weeks ago
• the barn swallows in our small balcony patio have finished building their nest
• tea is a soothing remedy for a sore heart
• the way he says 'mi amor' (and strangely, it sounds familiar to me)
• I think I am falling, is that supposed to be magical? I am terrified…

• small black buttons
• evergreen leaves
• blends of forest thread
• cozy breakfast nooks
• tattered & wrung-out words