Symbols
A symbol is another one of those lovely shortcuts to meaning that poets are so fond of, a word or image that represents an idea. If you...
NaPM 2016 Day 21
Topic 21: Write a poem about chickens - alive chickens, dead chickens, crossing the road, laying, chicken fights, etc. Write a poem...
NaPM 2016 Day 20
Topic 20: Write a poem inspired by watching a neighbors yard through the fence or jumping into their pool or a poem inspired by voyeurism....
Withdrawal
It is less than two months since I last swore off writing poems. I still have not written a poem, unless you count a couple of rude...
The Poet's End
TS Eliot smoked himself to death. At the end, he was more kipper than man, fit only for consumption by his own cats. They were – like...
Narrative Poetry
With the prose novel so firmly entrenched as the fiction writer’s main outlet these days, it’s easy to forget – or to never have known –...
When are you going to write a real book?
"I read your book. That was cool, being published. Are you going to do it with a real book some day?" "This is a real book. See? ...
My own tune
"You should turn this into a song." "But it's not a song, it's a poem. What's wrong with it being a poem?" "Nothing's wrong with it being...