January 2017

That tribal celebration that always comes before the big battle scene (a poem)

2017/01/16 — Leave a comment

I spent a good chunk of the afternoon trying to write one of those Important Statement poems that appear every once in a while. It was not working, however, coming across at various points as either too earnest, too forced, or both. So I am posting this more honest poem instead, which I wrote while watching Mom and Dad Save the World…
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America cannot wait for a message of some sort or another (a poem)

2017/01/14 — 2 Comments

Using the Poets & Writers prompt to write a cento, which it describes as ‘a form of fragmented poetry…consisting of lines taken from poems written by other poets.’

This poem references Brian Eno & David Byrne’s ‘America Is Waiting’, The Clash’s ‘Know Your Rights’, George Michael’s ‘Freedom 90’, The Style Council’s ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’, Martha & The Vandellas’ ‘Dancing in the Streets’, and It’s a Wonderful Life.
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