Poetry Articles

Serendipitous Moments, Crazy “Challenges”

March is going as planned. Mostly!

Artist Date, Ekphrastic Poetry, and AI as Impartial Critic

A peek into poetry and process as I dust off The Artist’s Way and (somewhat) grudgingly acknowledge that, used properly, AI can be a writer’s and artist’s friend – not just their sworn enemy.

Poetry from Banned Words

There’s a list of “naughty words” floating around. Let’s turn them into poetry.

Playfully Formal Verse

Or, it must be nice to doglificate your life.

April is a Foolish Month

April is a Foolish Month

On the folly of tackling multiple “challenges” and the dilemma of sharing writing online that leads to a “sexual revolution” in poetry. (Don’t worry – the post and the poem are PG at worst!)

Scalable Society

Scalable Society

Social media platforms, like train platforms, have the power to bring people together from all over the world. But they can also divide us and send us hurtling in opposite directions. Mind the gap.

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Rise

Rise

I remember singing “Row, row, row your boat” at the nursing home where my great-grandmother lived, thinking the lyrics “Life is but a dream” were “Life goes down the drain.” It was terrifying. I’ve never looked at old age – OR drains – the same way since.

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Midjourney

Midjourney

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

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