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Poem: April 7
Empire of Dreams, by Charles Simic
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Poem: April 6
Nostalgia
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Poem: April 5
"Fame is a fickle food," by Emily Dickinson
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Poem: April 4
In line to buy a Gatorade
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Poem: April 3
WHAT IS ABOMINATION by Tomaž Šalamun
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Poem: April 2
In the Desert, by Stephen Crane
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Poem: April 1
It is a poem
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April Tuesday: It's Poetry Month Again
So poetry month is once again upon us. Last year, I posted a new poem every day in the month of April. This year, I’m aiming for a little less work and self indulgence, so while some of the poems will still be mine, a lot of work will
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Tuesday 3.50: Poem
A picnic of nightlife Imagine yourself having a child. The experience is so avant-garde. Everything bores you. You wear sunglasses all the time. You scrub your hands with lemon soap so the whole house smells like lemons. You ignore the coffee, which upsets your stomach, and the cats that follow
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Tuesday 3.49: Poem
Past seasons The pokeweed out back snapped off at the stalk in a storm I slept through. And this morning the shower is empty, dripping stupid. I sit on the front porch with coffee, a broom, and a grain scoop to scrape and twang and keep the alley clear. It&
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Tuesday 3.48: Poem
Civic Life Joe planned to build his own here soon, on the land he was talking about earlier. Which waited, like all land waits. The house gentle in his mind, flanked by inviting maple trees, ivy coating a field-stone wall. Cups of coffee for brothers and sisters, friendly with steam.
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Tuesday 3.47: Just a little taste
I realized today that I went through the entire month of November without updating this blog, which is an irresponsible and reprehensible oversight, but I promise, I do have a reason: I’ve been working on a couple of things. First, the bad but entirely expected news: My initial round