poems

"Ode to a Redbud” and “Of Miners and Magicicadas: 17 Years Underground.” As the Crow Flies: An Open Access Expansion of Appalachian Journal. 2026.

“We’ll Show You a Witch-Hunt” and “Transmutation.” Disruptive Poets: What They Taught Us to Forget. 2026. https://www.disruptivepoets.com/about-9-1

“Premonition Painted in Mud and Rain: September 30, 2024.” Had I A Dove: Appalachian Poets on the Helene Flood, Redhawk Publishing. 2025. (Link to purchase anthology under "books.")

“My Favorite Body.” FERAL: A journal of poetry and art. Issue 23: The Joy Issue. https://feralpoetry.net/my-favorite-body-by-morgan-a-de-pue/

“Aftermath: Or the fragmenting of time following a police shooting.” Sheila-na-gig. Fall 2025. https://sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archives/volumes-10-1-10-4-fall-2025-summer-2026/the-poets-volume-10-1fall-2025/morgan-depue-aftermath/

“Spoon Theory.” Salvation South. February 2025. https://www.salvationsouth.com/chronic-illness-spoon-theory-appalachian-memoir/

“Bloodstream.” Women Speak: Volume 10. Women of Appalachia Project. 2025. (Link to purchase anthology under "books.")

“Continuum: A River Prayer.” Pinesong Anthology. NC Poetry Society, 2017. Out of print. 

“Where I come from” & “Pyromania.” Scrawled Shadows Guerilla Poets’ Anthology, 2014. Out of print.

“Without Knowledge of Their Power.” Bloodshot.  Amaranth Press, Spring 2013. Out of print.  

“For My Brother” & “Drive By.” The Best of MSR Reading Series 2013: Poetry Lincolnton. Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2013. Out of print.

“I don't live here anymore.” The Best of MSR Reading Series 2011: Poetry Hickory. Main Street Rag

        Publishing Company, 2011. Out of print. 

"Tonight," "Fairytale Friendships," and "Idealistic Surreality" published in Wild Goose Poetry Review between 2011-12.

"Fragmented Fingerprints." Stepping Stones ALMIA, 2010.