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Tag Archives: poetry
Gaze at Me Over the Piano Again, Mr. Darcy
A Limerick for Pride and Prejudice Continue reading
Love stories! See us Feb 14.
Some of my local poet and writer friends will be reading our works this Valentine’s Day!
Open mic 7-8pm.
Nickel Plate Arts Continue reading
MLKJD
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job … Continue reading
Grocery Store Etiquette
A poem about those little bars that separate orders on the conveyor belt at the checkout. Would Miss Manners approve?
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Cheating on the Eye Exam
A VISIT TO THE OPTOMETRIST Or WHAT’S THE OTHER ONE FOR? Went to the eye doctor yesterday, and though my new glasses are tops, I really wanted a monocle. I’m a nearsighted cyclops. Well, I’m no cyclops, but I really did go to the optometrist yesterday. My optometrist cracks me up, because after … Continue reading
Carnival World
I’m happy to show off a painting the talented Alys Caviness-Gober made for my poem, Carnival World. Continue reading
Percolatte
Hooray! It’s almost time for me to gather with my little brood of about a dozen local poets. We meet at non-chain coffee/tea house once a month to share our poetry. It’s not an open stage, although we do read our poems aloud for feedback and in so doing inflict our verses on any patron … Continue reading
Writing Update, and the art of the small
This month seems to be about the art of the minimal. First, my manuscript for the sequel to my book, Waking Beauty, is due to Enclave Publishing Nov 1. It is 85,000 words right now and needs to lose 5,000. Question of the day for those of you out there who write: Do you find it … Continue reading
Rapunzel the Hairbrained
Any excuse to wear my queen costume… I love slightly snarky fairy tales, especially ones with twisty endings. So here’s my poem, “Rapunzel the Hairbrained.” Have fun counting the hair puns. Continue reading
Sarah E. Morin 