Poetry 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.

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!

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!

Illustration: a person walks backwards down a staircase.

Scala Decima Inversa

Dec 8, 2025 | Invented Forms, Poetry

It’s harder to go down the up staircase! Almost harder than writing a double-acrostic, and probably for similar reasons.

A hand holds a battered sand dollar in the foreground. In the middle ground, a bird perches on a whale's nose. In the background, an old tall ship and gathering storm clouds.

Peace, Fragile as a Seashell

Dec 2, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

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

Illustration: Two writers duel with fountain pens

Feelin’ Spicy

Nov 22, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

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

Down the rabbit hole of questions and answers - a little brown bunny carrying a load of books

Rabbit Holes and the Incessant “Why?”

Nov 21, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Where will they lead us, this time?

Still waiting... a skeleton waits on hold with an old land line receiver held to its ear.

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

Nov 20, 2025 | Poetry, Technical & How-To, Writing

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

Old man and woman having tea in a field of dandelions gone to seed.

Reading Too Quickly for My Own Good

Nov 20, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Rebelliousness took a dark turn. I guess I should have read more closely and more slowly!

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