Category Archives: Poetry and Poems

Teach Us To Cook

Okay, so far, so good.  I suppose playing catch up to an ongoing flow of poetic creativity is never easy.  I am satisfied enough.  Or, that is, I was.  Then slam dunk, quicker than I ‘thunk’, there is Day 2 … Continue reading

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Survival Class

Day One’s challenge is to write a poem like Kay Ryan.  I will do my best.  In a way, however, I think this sort of thing is almost self defeating.  To me, poetry should be about finding one’s own voice … Continue reading

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Every Day Is A Journey – The Haibun

It turns out, the early bird special for this month of poetry is a combination of both prose poem and haiku.  It is called the haibun.  As might be thought, it is a form developed in first in Japan.  This … Continue reading

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National Poetry Writing Month/Global Poetry Writing Month

It is that time of the year again!!  Poets across America and indeed the world unfurl their writing flags and prepare to engage in mental combat with the esteemed challenge to write a poem a day for a month.   Not … Continue reading

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Heartbound In Love

I once said something different about this post.  But, reality is this poem is actually 9/10ths inspired by a friend in a virtual environment who chose a name that is actually the impetus behind this poem.  The name was combined … Continue reading

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