Madelyn Monaghan Writes

poetry, shorts, odes & elegies

Independence Day

In Dependence, we are Distracted, disconnected, dying by Elected (and unelected) hands in Prayer

Madelyn Monaghan

July 4, 2022

political poetry, Uncategorized

4th of July, acrostic, advanced acrostic, America, feminism, Independence Day, poem, poetry, political, political poetry, Pro-choice, Roe v. Wade, USA, writer
Sadhbh

Defense is hunger and Hunger is defense

Madelyn Monaghan

March 3, 2022

acrostic, Irish History, Irish language, poetry

acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, Éire, deer, female text, feminism, feminist poetry, Gaeilge, Gaelic, Goddess, History, Ireland, Irish, Irish goddess, Irish History, Irish language, Irish Myth, Irish Mythology, Irish-American, myth, mythology, poem, poetry, Portrait, portrait poem, Portrait Poetry, Sadhbh, Seachtain na Gaeilge, woman, women's history month, wordgame, writer, writing
Imbolc

In this season of frozen ground, of recovery and hibernation, of orange Midnights, in my painful silence I have listened for her, Brigid of the earth and sky…

Madelyn Monaghan

February 2, 2022

acrostic, Irish History, Irish language, poetry

acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, Ancient, Brigid, Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, Faith, Festival, Gaeilge, Gaelic, Goddess, healing, hero, heroine, History, imbolc, Ireland, Irish, Irish History, midwinter, nature, Pagan, Paganism, Photography, poetry, Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Series, Recovery, Saint, Saint Brigid, seasonal, Spring, Story Portrait, Surgery Recovery, Voice, winter, wordgame, writer, writing
Ode to Mickey

I found my grandmother’s unfinished memoir.

Madelyn Monaghan

January 13, 2022

Elegy, Family story, memoir, Non-Fiction, Ode

advanced acrostic, Carol Burnett, Childhood, Elegy, family, Family story, grandmother, grandmothers, Humans, Humans of New York, Irish-American, Looking Back, Love Story, memoir, memories, Mickey, Nanny, nostalgia, Ode, Old photos, Photos, prose, Story, wordgame, writer, writing
Winter Solstice

Separate the self Only to pull it through

Madelyn Monaghan

December 21, 2021

acrostic, poetry

acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, autumn, dance, depression, fall, healing, nature, Photography, poem, poetry, Portrait, Portrait Poetry, solstice, Story Portrait, winter, winter solstice, wordgame
Spéirbhean

is é atá le rá aici áit éigin idir teangacha // what she has to say is somewhere between languages

Madelyn Monaghan

December 12, 2021

acrostic, Irish History, Irish language, poetry

acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, aisling, aisling poetry, Bilingual, Bilingual Poetry, Ethereal, Folklore, Freedom, Gaeilge, Gaelic, Irish, Irish language, myth, Photography, poem, poetry, Portrait, Portrait Poetry, Spéirbhean, Story Portrait, wordgame, writer, writing
Thanksgiving

“This is the time I will look back on fondly,” I think sometimes, However difficult, however—dare I say it—unprecedented…

Madelyn Monaghan

November 25, 2021

acrostic, poetry

2020, 2021, acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, autumn, fall, familial love, family, family stories, giving thanks, holiday, human stories, love, memories, nostalgia, pandemic, parents, poem, poetry, siblings, thank you, thanksgiving, understanding, writer, writing
Autumnal

Nothing is set or fixed, that we grow Apart from time as well as with it

Madelyn Monaghan

October 31, 2021

acrostic, Irish History, Irish language, poetry

acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, All Hallows Eve, All Souls Day, autumn, autumnal, dance, fall, halloween, joy, knowledge, nature, poetry, rainbow, samhain, sky, stretch, The Veil, universe, veil, wisdom, writer, writing
Homeland

Even on a dreary day, when Loss is an anthem, An ave rehearsed in an empty church

Madelyn Monaghan

October 6, 2021

acrostic, poetry

acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, Ave, church, contemplative, family history, Family story, generations, History, homeland, hometown, immigration, Jersey City, juxtaposition, landscape, New York City, NYC, observation, poem, poetry, Portrait, roots, Skyline, wordgame, writer
D.U.M.B.O.

don’t underestimate meeting bright orbs.

Madelyn Monaghan

September 20, 2021

acrostic, poetry

acrostic, acrostic poem, advanced acrostic, brooklyn, depression, dumbo, healing, Humans of New York, New York City, New York Stories, NYC, people, poem, poet, poetry, Portrait, september, wordgame, wordplay, writer