Poetry Articles

Peace, Fragile as a Seashell

A poem inspired by Vinitha Dileep’s Fiction Monday prompt for December 1, 2025.

Feelin’ Spicy

Poets responding to other poems is an old tradition – using the original poem as a prompt, a springboard, an invitation to a conversation.

Rabbit Holes and the Incessant “Why?”

Where will they lead us, this time?

Your Call is Important to Us So Thank You for Your (im)Patience

Life’s too short for bad hold music. An “explanation” poem NOT to be taken as serious technical support.

Feelin’ Spicy

Feelin’ Spicy

Poets responding to other poems is an old tradition – using the original poem as a prompt, a springboard, an invitation to a conversation.

Jump Scare

Jump Scare

How is it that we know the tropes – they are, by definition, cliché – and yet, they can still make us feel something like fear or anticipation?

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Naani Naani November’s Here!

Naani Naani November’s Here!

Not doing NaNoWriMo these days, but maybe I can write 30 poems in a month. Or not. One of these is inspired by Robert Brewer’s 11/1/25 prompt for the PAD challenge; the other is a form I was challenged to try by Barbara Ehrentreu.

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