Ann E Michael
@aempoet
#poet --Poet, retired academic writing coach, gardener, 🌱 blogger. Three books of poetry, 6 chapbooks: www.annemichael.blog Not ambitious. Curious about the world. Working on being more of a mensch.
7 inches of rain in 24 hours knocked down four fruit-laden tomato vines. We needed rain, but wtf!!
This zucchini blossom hasn't decided whether to be male or female. 🌱🌱 #blossom #zucchini #genderfluid #garden
Shady spot in this awful heat (101°F). Astilbe & ligularia "the Rocket." 🌱 #ligularia #gardens #heatwave
Poem in the latest issue of Persimmon Tree persimmontree.org/summer-2026/... #poem #persimmontree #womenwriting
"Bright Satellite," from my book Abundance/Diminishment. #poem #poetrybook
Two of our three cats are having health emergencies. Very stressful. Wish us luck (and cash-flow, which may be needed...)
Tomatoes after the much-needed rain. 🌱 Eastern Pennsylvania USA #gardening #tomatoes
🌱 craziness in the perennials. #yarrow #roses #coreopsis #clematis #gardening ...plus weeds.
My poem "Other Tangles" in The Calendula Review #6. www.thecalendulareview.com/issue6 #poetry #thecalendulareview
Veg garden all planted a week earlier than usual due to the heat wave. Record-breaking... 🌱 #heatwave #climatechange #prayerflags #songbirds #windchimes #garden
🌱 #gardening #sunflower #volunteers I planted no sunflower seeds this year, as in the past I've had them volunteer. Look how many popped up this year!