Sarah's Notebook

Sarah's Notebook

Share this post

Sarah's Notebook
Sarah's Notebook
Practice

Practice

It was so hard to say ...

Sarah Dzida's avatar
Sarah Dzida
May 31, 2023
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Sarah's Notebook
Sarah's Notebook
Practice
Share

“Practice”

It was so hard to say as
if the words were
Sisyphus rolling that rock
up then backward into the 
crevasse of my throat.

And now—easy! Just a
simple howd'ye do 
tossed into the air.

—by Sarah Dzida (April 2023)

Author’s Note: During the pandemic, I took a virtual poetry workshop. At first, I was annoyed that no one really “critiqued” my work. Th…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Sarah's Notebook to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Sarah Dzida
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share