We have three more poems from our Twitter poetry jam in this group. I expect to have one more post, and that will complete the series. Poems from the House of Memory – 7 By @KathleenOverby, @doallas, @llbarkat, @mmerubies, @mdgoodyear, @TchrEric, @PoemsPrayers, @monicasharman, @mxings, and @togetherforgood; edited by @gyoung9751. I Want to Get a Hotel […]
Poems from the House of Memory – 6
We have five poems in this group from our recent poetry jam on Twitter. There are still a few to come. By the way, Erin at Together For Good has reshaped some of her contributions to the poetry jam and published them as a poem, “Of Nonsense and Butter.” Check it out. Poems from the […]
Poems from the House of Memory – 5
We’ve had a break in postings, and for that I apologize. A few things happened this past week – my daughter-in-law had a baby, my son passed out as the process started and hit his head hard enough to require surgery. Anyway, the surgery was successful, the baby was born, and all are doing well. […]
Poems from the House of Memory – 4
Our next installment of edited poems from last week’s poetry jam on Twitter is below. As I edited the contributions, it was fascinating to see the twists and turns, and how a word or a phrase could shift the whole flow. The shift, however, is gradual, mostly because of the time delays associated with the […]
Poems from the House of Memory – 3
Poems from the farm, including Grandma and Grandpa, tin cans, nickels and pie.
Poems from the House of Memory – 2
“Once, we walked with tin cans to the small dairy for milk.” Thus begins this buttery, poignant poem from the farm, or the heart.
Poems from the House of Memory – 1
From wisteria to butterflies, rubies to gardenia, the house of love and life calls in these poems.
Why Poetry Matters 13 & 14
We’re down to the final two contributions on “Why Poetry Matters” that were submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of […]
Why Poetry Matters 11 &12
A bit of prose and a poem: here are contributions No. 11 and No. 12 on “Why Poetry Matters” that were submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a […]
Why Poetry Matters 9 & 10
Here are contributions No. 9 and No. 10 on “Why Poetry Matters” that were submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. I combined them in one post because of their brevity (short but definitely succinct). The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements […]
Why Poetry Matters 8
Here’s contribution No. 8 on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This […]
Why Poetry Matters – 7
Here’s contribution #7 on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. Reading this […]
Why Poetry Matters 6
Here’s contribution #6 on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This is […]
Why Poetry Matters 5
Here’s our fifth contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This […]
Why Poetry Matters 4
Here’s our fourth contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This […]
Why Poetry Matters 3
Here’s our third contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This […]
Why Poetry Matters 2
Here’s another contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine (and a […]
Why Poetry Matters
Last month, I had a poetry and wine giveaway over at my blog for L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems. One copy of the poems would be given away at random, simply by entering a comment. The winner of the more challenging assignment – write in 100 words or less on “why poetry matters, ” would receive […]
Poets at Home
Poets at home deserve poems. So we wrote them, on Twitter.
Color Poems
From eggplant to ordinary blue, vermillion to petunia pink, these color poems sizzle with hue.