Read Write Poem Prompt #105 was a Wordle. I used some of the words and some synonyms for some of the words, but I didn’t use all of the words. For instance, wind shows up as breath and sigh. Meteors became falling stars, pulled became hoisting. Backs morphed onto backpackers. The only thing left of [...]
Entries from December 18th, 2009
Southwest
December 10th, 2009 12 Comments
Read Write Poem Prompt #104 was called How to Write the Sex Poem Right. That’s right. The Sex Poem. Two of my favorite sex poems are Pattiann Rogers’ The Hummingbird: A Seduction and Billy Collins’ Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes. I modeled my poem, perhaps too literally, on Pattiann Rogers’ poem. I don’t like the last line, but [...]
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Just Michal
December 4th, 2009 4 Comments
It looks like a love of words runs in the family. My 9-year old grandson, Michal, wrote this “I am from” poem for a school assignment. Here is an interview with Michal followed by his poem. Laughing Dove: What was your inspiration for this poem? Michal: The poem is about who I am and where [...]
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