Hello friends, tonight it is time for an open link night again with your host Björn from Sweden. As you probably have noticed we have a call for submission to a new anthology which will be out in time for our anniversary in 2026. As I write this we have received submissions from 17 poets, and I know there will be many more of you eager to take part this time, just remember that the deadline for submission is June 30 so do not put it on hold for too long. I cannot promise any trip to the moon this time, but it has happened before.

As this is an open link night you may submit any one poem, but it could be a good opportunity to check if you can write along the theme of krisis or pivotal moment like a crossroad (personal or general). It is really quite an open theme but just to nudge you a bit I will provide a miniprompt you may use to inspire.

I found this mural by Diego Rivera:  Man at the Crossroads/Man, Controller of the Universe

Diego Rivera was a Mexican mural painter, today perhaps most well known as the husband of Frida Kalho. I found the mural above with all its complexity appropriate as the theme of the anthology, both in the way it puts (wo)man in the center, both as the cause and the solution to our problem. It also touches on the problem of complexity where the solution to one problem may very well cause something else to get worse.

But as it is OLN, any one poem is welcome, and I hope you know the drill, post a poem to your blog, link back to dVerse, add it to Mr Linky below then read and comment, use it as an opportunity to learn and expand your views.

Happy poeming