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Callie's avatar

Mine said “I might could …”

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Brian Jones's avatar

Every. Time. Elise. Slain.

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Poetry Tracks In Snow Holly L's avatar

This is such a wonderful poem; I might should tell you I loved every word 💛💛💛

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Andy's avatar

A beautiful tribute:

My grandmother was a woman who

placed her words like steppingstones:

thoughtfully, deliberately

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Cody Stetzel 🐻's avatar

What a delightful work, such tender verse.

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Laura Hansen's avatar

"To be brave and unsure,

to hold two contradicting things

in the same mouth. " - ❤️

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ed sancious's avatar

powerful, poignant, pertinent and (near) perfect-want to leave a little room for continued inspiration 😉👍💙. Thank you so much for this experience.

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Carol Shamon's avatar

What a beautiful poem!

It was a weld of words that, to my child brain,

meant almost nothing,

like a middle name or a silent e

now exists as a shell song

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Elise Powers's avatar

Thank you Carol!! ❤️

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Amanda W Powell's avatar

The space between tides.

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Larysa's avatar

I’ve never heard this phrase, but I love it! Reminds me of my Polish grandma who spoke in such a way that feels nearly impossible to recreate on paper. But I do hear her voice in my head like a shell song 🥰 such a perfect way to describe it

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Elise Powers's avatar

Oh I just love that!!! If you’re a writer I hope you write a poem on this— to speak in such a way that it doesn’t translate to written word! Magical! A language that lives exclusively in her voice and rhythm and memory. Like a shell song, exactly.

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T R Poulson's avatar

I soo loved the poems and interview this week. ‘First Impressions’ is my favorite, but all are exquisite. I can’t believe I’ve never read any of Elise Powers work before. Thanks so much for introducing me to her :)

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Elise Powers's avatar

Oh my gosh what a compliment!!! Thank you so much for reading! 🥹

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Radically accessible poems's avatar

Love this one! Thank you.

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Linda Blaskey's avatar

I have used "might should" my entire life. Love this poem!

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Elise Powers's avatar

Thank you Linda! So glad you enjoyed 🫶

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Lindsay's avatar

I’m a southerner, so I’ve heard “might should” all my life, but I’ve never associated it with elegance… until now.

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Elise Powers's avatar

I love that!! I live in Seattle and I’ve never heard anyone say it over here. The only person I’ve ever heard use it was (you guessed it) my grandmother! And she was all elegance so I love that you picked up on that. She even held “charm school” where she taught my sister and I table manners 😆

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Chy's avatar

Exquisite - I love how this is expressed. what is an example of might should in context?

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Elise Powers's avatar

Thank you 🥹 you might should wear a jacket, we might should go to the store. It kind of means “should probably.”

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