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

Juice and slices of dragon fruit on white plate

The Cost of Dragons

I’m thrilled to have three new hybrid pieces in the gorgeous last issue of RUBY: “The Cost of Dragons,” “I Never Made the Toast,” and “Anti-ode to the Egg.” I have loved this food-focused literary magazine since its conception and am very sad to see the project end. But it is a joy to be […]

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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