Poetry Articles

Ekphrastic poems are poets’ responses to art. But in this post, which came first – the poem, or the art? In fact, I used Midjourney AI to generate images based on the ideas expressed in the poem. 

“Only in Russia is poetry respected—it gets people killed. Is there anywhere else where poetry is so common a motive for murder?”

     — Osip Mandelstam

Who knew those sunny, bright yellow blossoms were noxious weeds in cultivated yards, once the seeds took root and grew? We teach our kids all sorts of fun things, then try to tame their wild impulses. Grandparents are for reminding them of their inner wild things. And that’s how you bridge the generation gap.

A challenge, a dare — a call to dedicated writing and commitment

A poem, inspired by Ojibwe legend and art, dreams and nightmares, and the tiny little weavers I’ve grown to respect.

Rated PG-13 for mild, groan-worthy sexual references. No acts of violence were commited with the tuna fork.

“The abecedarian is an ancient poetic form guided by alphabetical order. Generally each line or stanza begins with the first letter of the alphabet and is followed by the successive letter, until the final letter is reached.” (From https://poets.org/glossary/abecedarian