August Languor

Kathleen Cassen MickelsonAugust 15, 2023August 14, 2023poetry, summerpoetry, summer, women over 50

I love the word, “languor.” It’s indicative of everything I associate with late summer: the mood, the laziness, the inertia that always hits me about now, the desire to just lay around and do nothing. Or to meander around outside, listen, inhale, feel the calm of the overflowing garden, surprise a tiny bunny.

August’s lull is waiting to hold you. As for me, I’m going to take time away from the screen, pick up actual books, and settle in.

Coming up in September, I’ll talk about Nicole Farmer‘s poetry. Her book, Honest Sonnets, is on my desk as I write this. I’m happy to learn about another woman poet over 50!

Until September. Go enjoy some languor.

all photos by kcmickelson 2023

Published by Kathleen Cassen Mickelson

Kathleen Cassen Mickelson is a Minnesota-based writer who has published work in journals in the US, UK, and Canada. She is the author of the poetry chapbook How We Learned to Shut Our Own Mouths (Gyroscope Press, 2021) and co-author of the poetry collection Prayer Gardening (Kelsay Books, 2023). View more posts