2026 Poetry Challenge
Sidewalk
“Sidewalk,” on making peace with a new neighbor, written Thursday, July 23, 2026 poem 204 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo , "Where the Sidewalk Begins," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
2026 Poetry Challenge
Uphill Battles
“Uphill Battles,” a slightly whiny observation of the slow going progress of construction on a busy road, written Wednesday, July 22, 2026 poem 203 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Under Construction," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
Feast
“Feast,” and ode to the magical women who keep me whole, written Tuesday, July 21, 2026 poem 202 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Summer Feast," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
Cherry
“Cherry,” an observational poem on the takings-on of a fully homemade cherry pie from dough to wobbling cherry glaze, during the course of the last day of the World Cup 2026, written Monday, July 20, 2026. Poem number 201 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Cherry Cher
2026 Poetry Challenge
Red Eye
“Red Eye,” a contemporaneous poem about the impact of Canadian wildfires on a mid-Atlantic town, written Sunday, July 19, 2026 poem number 200(!) in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
Melons
“Melons,” written Saturday, July 18, poem 199 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Nice Melons," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
Rome
“Rome,"an accounting of ordering new world food in one of the world's oldest cities, written Friday, July 17, poem 198 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Corn, three ways," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
Be
“Be,” a short musing on the pull of productivity and the push to let it go, written Wednesday, July 15, poem 196 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "It's Okay to Feel this Way," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
W.A.P.
“W.A.P.,” written Tuesday, July 14, poem 195 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Slippery When Wet," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
Et Tu, Caesar?!
“Et Tu, Caesar?!,” written Monday, July 13, poem 194 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Et Tu, Caesar?" by Diana Ludwick, (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
Thumbed Assassins
“Thumbed Assassins,” an inventory of fears, written Sunday, July 12, poem 193 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "In Sympathy," a misprinted condolence card, by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
2026 Poetry Challenge
She Will Buy the Flowers Herself
"She Will Buy the Flowers Herself," an observational poem on opportunistic fate of line order on one's luck procuring perishables, and an homage to Virginia Woolf, while acknowledging changing tides of clientele demographics, written Saturday, July 11, poem 192 in a series of 365 poems written by Di