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August Rain: Introduction (and a bit of spiny poetry)

By Seth Haines 47 Comments

The heartland is ablaze. The five-o’clock news anchor tells us that Tower Mountain was kissed by lightning, that it went up like a harvest bonfire before emergency crews responded. “There have been more than 1, 000 wildfires in Arkansas this year, ” he says, “mostly in rural portions of the state.” He makes some awkward […]

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Book Spine Poetry

By Glynn Young 30 Comments

Wander around your basement or upstairs in your room. You’re sure to find a Cento Poem. We did.

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July Mosaics: Concrete Poetry

By Seth Haines 15 Comments

In the summer of 2008, the local Barnes & Noble invited Geoffrey Brock to read from his first book of Poetry, Weighing Light. Metal folding chairs were placed between the do-it-your self section and the clearance picture-book aisle. I’m not sure whether it was the ideal spot for a poetry reading, what with patrons whizzing through […]

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My Life as a Cento

By Angela Alaimo O'Donnell 23 Comments

Cento Poems Lightbulb on Mosaic

Cento (Lat. “patchwork”). A verse composition made up of lines selected from the work or works of some great poet(s) of the past. —The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry & Poetics Like most poets, I have a notebook. Mine is a chunky tablet, 5×7 inches, with a large spiral binding and two thick boards that serve […]

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Tara and Birds: 2 Poems

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Surreal poems of birds, corsets, a Chinese jar, and love.

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Breadcrumbs, Coffee, Butter and Love Poems

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Coffee, breadcrumbs, butter, and love. What more do your poems need?

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Adam and Eve Poems by the Narrow Lake

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Pleating hems, plying fringes, nesting. All here, in poems of Adam and Eve.

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Whale Song: Poems

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

The whales, the sea, and the occasional dragonfly and blackbird. Love poems to make you dream.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Bird Poems, Cento Poems, Dream Poems, love poems, love poetry, poetry, Sea Poems, Surreal Poems

Better Homes and Zombies in Poetry Conversation

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Surreal poetry on Zombie Girl, wine, better homes and how-not-to-be-boring.

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The Walled Garden of Spices and Herbs Poems

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Cinnamon, clove, chili, thyme. Exotic poems with herbs and spices.

Filed Under: Cento Poems, Grief Poems, Herb Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

Love Poems at the Masquerade Ball

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Love poems at the ball? With Cleopatra, Rhett, Camelot and more.

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Poems of the Ruby Moon

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Surreal poems on work, love, and the ruby moon.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Cento Poems, color poems, Dog Poems, Dream Poems, love poems, love poetry, Moon poems, Poems, poetry, Red Poems, Short Poems, Spring Poems, Surreal Poems, work poems

The Orchards of Desire Poems

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Surreal poems with plum sheets, blue pearls, and skirts burning jasmine.

Filed Under: Cento Poems, love poems, love poetry, Plum Poems, Poems, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

A Tabloidian Twepic of Twitter Poems

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

An epic set of Twitter poems that treads the ground of aliens, vampires, and angels.

Filed Under: Alien Poems, Angel Poems, Camel Poems, Cento Poems, Funny Poems, Humorous Poems, Poems, poetry, Short Poems, Twitter poetry, Vampire Poems

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