Writing Articles

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: a globe of quarried marble spinning on a crooked axis, throwing people off.

Poetry Forms Challenge 2026: “Quadrille”

Feb 16, 2026 | Invented Forms, Poetry

Longer than a fortune cookie, shorter than an epic poem – try your hand at the Quadrille poetry form.

An illustration generated in Midjourney using this poem as the prompt.

Another Poem Fished Out of the Moat

Feb 8, 2026 | Humor, Poetry

Somebody said, “You get all the best spam!” Sure. But that doesn’t mean I want or need more of it. Nor does it mean any of this made it through the spam filter. No link backs for you, Spammers!

Abstract illustration of a caterpillar, a grocery cart, and a whole bunch of mushrooms

Poetry Forms Challenge 2026: “Found Poems”

Jan 26, 2026 | Poetry

If you can’t beat the spammers, feed them to your imagination!

Octopus

Apr 17, 2023 | Poetry

Never Have I Ever

Apr 15, 2023 | Poetry

…done so many things. But then life throws unexpected joys my way to compensate for that.

Midjourney

Apr 14, 2023 | Poetry

Don’t blame the AI if it’s got a personality disorder. It’s been watching US.

Lucid Dreaming

Apr 13, 2023 | Poetry

Knead

Apr 12, 2023 | Poetry

Wartime poets. Bowls of Bread and Bombs. We could all do without this kind of inspiration.

Joy

Apr 11, 2023 | Poetry

Today’s featured image is a collaboration with Midjourney. I fed it the entirety of today’s poem; it gave me this marvelous image of childhood joy! Sometimes, AI isn’t so bad.