Marie Anzalone : Writing

Another Day

Another Day

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


a simple little love poem
Dialogue with the Moon Bird Woman

Dialogue with the Moon Bird Woman

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


I. On Women and the Night She comes to me in a waking dream, glowing, an owl’s face on a middle-aged woman’s body. Wings with ha..
Firefighters

Firefighters

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


we were asked to write poems for the members of city's volunteer fire department, who recently lost a beloved member in the line of duty. This is my c..
Supernova

Supernova

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


I did not offer you the stars in the sky because they belong to no man and no woman to be given away like that. If I think of you wh..
Boats

Boats

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


I. Don’t make a fuss, you say- don’t disrupt anything you are too young and inexperienced to understand. Whatever ..
Two New Books Published

Two New Books Published

A Story by Marie Anzalone


Information about two new books- one I wrote, one I edited- available internationally on Amazon and in person in Central America and Mexico
The Sculptor

The Sculptor

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


written for a public presentation for Valentine's Day in my city
The Properties of Jade

The Properties of Jade

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


One of us is as unpredictable as a river; the other, as intransigent as hardened lava. But I heard what nightingales wrote to the..
Dancing Shoes

Dancing Shoes

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


I. My friend says, I am not ready to die; or maybe I am afraidthat dying might actuallyfeel like forgettingwhat laughter tasted like. ..
Standing on the Shoulders of Time

Standing on the Shoulders of Time

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


Poetry was always what happened when we had no words left. It was the language we spoke between cultures to bring down tyrants, honor ou..