NaPoMo April 7 – notes toward a poem

and by “notes toward” I mean the ideas that may underlie a poem someday. I used to write just like this—have a deep-something-to-say, write it in short lines with rich language and be done. But that’s like scribbling some lyrics and claiming to have a song! But poem-a-day is a difficult pace and often means [...]

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Poetry Monday

Over at Roaring Out, it’s Poetry Monday, featuring a poem by Tamara Madison from Wild Domestic Watch the video here

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A Little Ditty for Dancing with the Stars

A Little Ditty for Dancing with the Stars Elliott batTzedek You’re an asshole, Nancy Grace I flinch when I see your accusatory face or even your right breast, hanging out. About your character I have no doubt, for you called for the lynching of a disturbed young mother. So I’d be afraid now, too, if [...]

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learning from the best – E. E. Cummings

from the brand-new collection erotic poems, edited by George Firmage, and containing an assortment of Cummings’ erotic drawings. I want to learn to write original, singing, sizzling sex poems, so am reading some of the best. ii. when i have thought of you somewhat too much and am become perfectly and simply Lustful….sense a gradual [...]

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Timely Lyrics Wednesday

It’s one of THOSE days at work, and I found myself humming this Roches’ classic: The Death of Suzzy Roche I work in the laundromat The one that Suzzy Roche Does hers at I hate her guts She thinks I want her autograph She’s got stinky crusty socks She’s got underwear that shocks O what [...]

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Poem a day #24 Saturday Afternoon Nap

Saturday Afternoon Nap beep beep beep your oven is preheated you can cook now beepbeep beepbeep beepbeep your coffee is brewed and hot beeeeeep beeeeeep your clothes are dry beep beep beep if you don’t make dinner you’ll be sorry beepbeep beepbeep beepbeep just how are you going to function without a second cup? beeeeeep [...]

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Poem a day #19 “What do you want, Elliott?” she asks

“What do you want, Elliott?” she asks bigger greater longer beyond alive-with legion lavish vast teeming myriad unbounded as-well-as exceeding in-excess-of furthermore likewise moreover withal gobs heaps oodles scads passel peck slew sky-high lousy-with wads galore umpteen jam-packed mucho jillion zillion immoderate inordinate rife overboard overkill enhanced undue commodious copious profuse exorbitant plenteous profligate astronomically [...]

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Dickinson, #330 He put the Belt around my life

from 1862, when she was writing a poem or more a day. He put the Belt around my life— I heard the Buckle snap— And turned away, imperial, My Lifetime folding up— Deliberate, as Duke would do A Kingdom’s Title Deed— Henceforth—a Dedicated sort— A Member of the Cloud— Yet not too far to come [...]

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Poem a day #12 Middle

Middle Is the no-regrets choice: not too big for something you might not like not too small if what is new is very good. Is stable: not the risk-taking of the secure first child, not the attention-seeking of the clinging youngest. Is reliable: won’t be the first, won’t be the last, will just keep on [...]

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Philadelphia Cunt (revised)

Philadelphia Cunt (1.3) Andorra Cunt Bridesburg Cunt Bush Hill Cunt Brewerytown Cunt Fishtown Cunt Nicetown Cunt Callowhill Cunt Crefeld Cunt Cobbs Creek Cunt Cresheim Cunt Center City Cunt Logan Circle Cunt Old City Cunt Tourist Cunt: Liberty Bell Cunt Franklin Court Cunt Ducks Tour Cunt Rocky Statue Cunt Love Statue Cunt Independence Mall Cunt Nation’s [...]

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