Maureen Langloss

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May I Hover Like a Gull

May 27, 2025 By Maureen Langloss

Gull flying out over turquoise water

…Why not take the smashed pinecone of my life, render it in purple? Why not dream of baking thirteen pies, six bumbleberry, seven sour cherry? Yes, why not? As you may know, I recently dedicated myself to a new writing practice—a promise to copy a poem a day. And here I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Martha Silano, Mary Oliver, poetry

In the Bee-Loud Glade

May 13, 2025 By Maureen Langloss

Closup of a violin with bow over strings and hand holding the neck. Bracelets on the white arm.

I’m adding a new layer to my writing practice and wondered if you want to try it with me. You don’t have to be a writer to do this daily exercise. It will be meaningful to non-writers too, especially right now. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, since before my mom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Latest Post Tagged With: Inspiration, Musical scales, poetry, Violin

My Poem about Poetry

September 25, 2015 By Maureen Langloss

"Poetry" A box that beckons like a coffin filled with lonely clouds, squinched blackberries, other gruesome … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Work Tagged With: nature, poem, poetry

Latest Post

The Cover of Issue 62 of the Harvard Review

Every Cut Has a Kerf

I am delighted to have two poems in Harvard Review this month, one in their gorgeous new print issue and the other online. I am so grateful to the editors at HR for including me alongside so many authors I admire and for taking such care with all of our work. I hope you will […]

Featured Work

A bowl of applies on a dark wood surface. Photo credit: Annie Spratt

The Pink Lady, The Honeycrisp

I have a new story, “The Pink Lady, The Honeycrisp,” in Wigleaf today. Wigleaf is one of my very favorite literary magazines; it is a place I go when I need to read something that resonates deeply. I hope my piece resonates in some way with you. I’m grateful to Scott Garson for his smart […]

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