Marie Anzalone : Writing

Topaz

Topaz

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


I love you because the night sky is the color of eggplant on the vine and my family has great recipes for fresh eggplant and you are ..
Stealth Operation

Stealth Operation

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


translation from my original in Spanish
Message to Men from any Female over the Age of 13

Message to Men from any Female over the Age of 13

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


I will leave my house; I will walk in your streets to meet friends, to work, or just because like every human being, sometimes I need t..
Earth Mother

Earth Mother

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


Stop asking me when I am going home. Stop calling the place I was born, Home. Home is not with people who cheer when babies are thrown ..
A Sky That Does Not Bleed

A Sky That Does Not Bleed

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


written as an exercise for Casa los Altos poetry club; theme "a look." Inspired partly by Amanda Palmer's fabulous song "Machete."
Community of Broken Things

Community of Broken Things

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


lessons from times spent living without a home or resources, dedicated to my friends and our children who also live this
Engagement

Engagement

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


It is 8:42 and I think I am falling in love again, more than a little, with you. The battle-ready student is assigned the teacher; there i..
We Are

We Are

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


poem for children, adolescents and youth- different perspectives on a single tree visited with a group of middle school students
Unquiet Waters

Unquiet Waters

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


a little love in dark times
Death and Social Media

Death and Social Media

A Poem by Marie Anzalone


My wall is filled with ghosts. When I was a girl, bad news came to us in person. Someone would drive out in the snow or rain to knock ..