Poem-a-Day April 10: Hands Wide Shut

Hello Friends,

When you read poet Robert Glück's "Prayer," do you picture hands closed in prayer, or hands wide open in prayer?

There's something of Kay Ryan in the cadence over these short choppy lines. I'm also reminded of a handful of other prayer-related poem-a-days from past Aprils: Julia Vinograd's "Ballad," Maia McAleavey's "This is not a love poem, 1895," and Kathleen Peirce's "Object Tension."

I hope you're enjoying National Poetry Month! If not, don't forget to submit your unsubscribe request in the form of a heroic couplet.

Thanks,
Ellen