poetry. some of it decent.
At last, the weekend! Today's prompt is to write a nonet, a poem with nine lines and a decreasing syllable count. Inspired by my MIL's lovable jerk, Peanut, and his ongoing territorial spat with one of MIL's other cats, here's my repsonse. Peanut is going to get his due. The fur will fly: the other... Continue Reading →
Today's prompt is to write a poem that questions a well-known saying. Since my life is revolving around stats research as of late, I thought it would be fun to do a take on "never dichotomize a continuous variable". BUT that reminded me of June Jordan's gorgeous piece "Poem Number Two on Bell’s Theorem, or... Continue Reading →
Late start for me this year! Today's prompt is to write an acrostic poem, where the first word in each line corresponds to a word from a phrase. Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" has been rattling around in my head all day, so I decided to go with 'And like the cat I have nine times... Continue Reading →
Today's prompt is to write a parody. Specifically: "Just find a poem – or a song – that has always annoyed you, and write an altered, silly version of it." Immediately, I knew I had to write about Avril Lavigne's "Goddess". Please give it a listen; she rhymes "pajamas" and "bananas" with "goddess". It is... Continue Reading →
What a week. Here's to getting back into the swing of things. [UPDATE: This post has been removed as I am editing the poem for potential publication. I will update with a stock photo to compensate for the loss.]
Technically, I wrote this yesterday (oops) for a class villanelle exercise. I thought I'd try to turn the last two lines from my Day 14 poem into a new piece. I usually enjoy writing villanelles, but there were definitely a few expletives said while trying to make this one work. My name was a prayer... Continue Reading →
Today's prompt is "to write a poem that delves into the meaning of your first or last name". I was named after my grandmother who died a year and a half ago. Writing this was a bit of a grind. Threw in a couple allusions to Fever 103°. This poem is probably a rough start... Continue Reading →
I finally finished coding a quarter of the program I need for my analyses (which was also the hardest quarter). The end is an ever-growing pinprick of light in the distance! My dissertationis coming together. Soonlife will be normal.
My husband unintentionally gave me the first line of this poem. We picked up some food from our local diner and, after paying in cash, he wondered what he was going to do with the change. I liked the way the line sounded and thought I would roll with it. Might turn this poem into... Continue Reading →
Name has been changed to protect the identity of the individual. Adam has a whip.Adam has danced in a cage.Adam has politely declinedinvitations to be a porn starand a dom.He says his life is quiet;this is the only lie he’s told.
dragging the lake 