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Z to A, a Reverse Abecedarian: Day 26 of National Poetry Month

Annnnnnnd…that’s a wrap. Well, almost. On the A to Z Challenge. There are still three more days of questionable poetry to go!

You Are Here: Day 25 of National Poetry Month

Where is the line between poetry and prose? Is there really any line at all?

X: Day 24 of National Poetry Month

They say that hate isn’t the opposite of love—indifference is.

Waiting for the Chimes: Day 23 of National Poetry Month

Strange things that chime in the night. Odd, spooky, haunting? Not really. Unexplainable? Probably.

Illustration (decorative) of a poet afloat on a translucent river of ink over smooth and colorful stones in a boat that looks like a fountain pen.

You Are Here: Day 25 of National Poetry Month

Apr 26, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Where is the line between poetry and prose? Is there really any line at all?

X: Day 24 of National Poetry Month

Apr 25, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

They say that hate isn’t the opposite of love—indifference is.

Illustration (decorative) shows a hallway with a large grandmother clock.

Waiting for the Chimes: Day 23 of National Poetry Month

Apr 24, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Strange things that chime in the night. Odd, spooky, haunting? Not really. Unexplainable? Probably.

Villainous Villanelle: Day 22 of National Poetry Month

Apr 23, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

So, Holly, tell us how you really feel about the villanelle…

Illustration (decorative) for the poem in this post.

Unruly: Day 21 of National Poetry Month

Apr 23, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Down the rabbit hole in search of the origins of a few old expressions and an unruly poem presents itself.

Illustration (decorative) of an ivy-covered cottage overlooking the countryside.

Tenacious: Day 20 of National Poetry Month

Apr 20, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

In honor of Vinitha Dileep’s 300th week of Fiction Mondays! Congratulations for her persistent, tenacious, resolve.

Illustrative image of a terrarium described in the poem.

Secrets of the Terrarium: Day 19 of National Poetry Month

Apr 20, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Is it cheating to combine days when I wrote two a day for other days? I say no. It’s not.

Alien organisms suspended in a gelatinous membrane pulled towards opposites of darkness and starlight.

Renewal: Day 18 of National Poetry Month

Apr 20, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Does “recreation” require destruction? Does “rebirth” require death? Do opposites attract or repel?

Quintessential, Querulous Quintet: Day 16/17 of National Poetry Month

Apr 20, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

I could no longer count or recite the alphabet in order. Last time that happened was in college, when I briefly worked in the Library – after hours of shelving books by Library of Congress numbers…

Pixellated People: Day 15 of National Poetry Month

Apr 14, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Does technology bridge the divide between us? Does it inspire creativity or resist it? You be the judge.

Dancing dragon napping (based on Rowan Murphy's animated illustration of my poem)

Ode to Imagination: Day 14 of National Poetry Month

Apr 14, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Perhaps conflict is a universal theme, not ony between humans but between the natural forces of the planet itself.

Illustration (decorative only) of puzzle pieces falling from a hand into place.

New Form – Quadrille Quaiku: Day 13 of National Poetry Month

Apr 13, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Here’s a new form to try – and another of my poetry forms challenges met!

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