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24 April 2020 | NPM Poetry Webslam

April 24, 2020 By Annis Cassells

writing
a tanka poem
by cyn bermudez
 
candlelight flickers
illuminating my room
stacks of paper swish
they flutter and flap and fall
until they land on my desk

Cyn Bermudez is a writer and artist living in California. She loves astronomy and speculative fiction. She loves music, reads comics, and bakes chocolate cakes for her family. She writes in multiple genres, writes poetry, and illustrates.  Sign up for her newsletter to receive a free e-book copy of To Dream in Color. 

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: National Poetry Month, Poetry, WOK National Poetry Month WebSlam, Writers of Kern

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  1. ABDUL ABU KALOKOH says

    April 26, 2020 at 11:51 pm

    Very good. I love it.

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