A night of weird dreams. This was one of them.
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Ekphrastic poem #2
This afternoon, I attended a poetry reading by Kelli Russell Agodon. The second half of the program was an exercise in writing ekphrastic poetry—i.e., poetry about art. This poem is based on one of Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits. Continue reading
Ekphrastic poem #1
This afternoon, I attended a poetry reading by Kelli Russell Agodon. The second half of the program was an exercise in writing ekphrastic poetry—i.e., poetry about art. This poem is based on Joseph Cornell’s The Fortune Telling Parrot. Continue reading
When insomnia comes to call (a poem)
After a night of less-than-restful slumber…
Today (a poem)
Briefly remembering a day that used to be…
Love and math (a poem)
The October 3rd prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, is to ‘write a poem that combines two completely different things’. As coincidence would have it, I was just sent a book with a title that (to my mind) does just that… Continue reading
Blood moon of October (a poem)
The October 1st prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, involves writing a poem about the moon that contains lots of ‘O words’. Apparently, there’s going to be an eclipse on the 8th, so… Continue reading
Another misprint
This failed attempt at printing on both sides of the paper produced an interesting visual result…
Misprint poem
Recently, I bought an inexpensive laser printer, as I wanted to have to stop spending so much on inkjet cartridges. Well, as much as I like the printer I bought, I haven’t quite got used to its paper feed just yet (it’s not as obvious as inkjet printer feeds are). Consequently, when I try to print something on both sides of a page, I still have to go through a bit of trial and error.
A long time ago (a poem)
The September 24th prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, involves writing a poem about the sky that has nothing to do with the weather. I couldn’t avoid that entirely, but… Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 