Reading, Writing | Ananya S. Guha
Reading a poem
light the centre
desire wells
but, writing
is not easy.
poems about writing
Words Instead of Violence | Michael Marrotti
I was a fan
of violence.
A man of
no patience.
Disrespect
was met
with a fist.
My knuckles
were memorable
to those who
didn’t mind
their own business.
Lessons were learned
through the gift
of malice.
Those in need
of tutelage
Were awarded
it in blood.
The glory days
when I was
a teacher.
The cops
ruined that
Busted
I have a new title.
What choice
is left for a
two-time loser.
Here I am
Years later
Fists in my pockets
Expressing myself
through words
Freedom of jail
Instead of violence.
Typo in the First Line | Angelica Fuse
I submited with great zeal
when I realized there
was a typo in the first line
Imagine mi surprise
when I looked at the old
draft, realizing my horrible
mistake
Noing the editor
would quickly turn
down my hard work.
Girl Crow | HR Creel
A girl crow
spies me from the wire
mix of beauty and black
feathers
She makes me think
of a Blake poem
forcing me to stay up
late writing again.
Bookends | JD DeHart
One end of the dusty shelf
held upright by a solid sculpture
of readings, the other a vase
of dotted flowers, clearly fake,
eternal plumage.
My beginning, traced through
the words of comic books, then
Michael Crichton, then Kurt Vonnegut,
whatever blared at me on the shelf
or was handed to me.
Colorful panels to creative words.
Lately, a pile of textbooks, some
words revisited, articles about study,
there are always new terms to find.
New wisdom to open up and air out.
More at http://jddehartwriting.blogspot.com.
Paper King | Alan Inman
Behold the paper
king, with his pencil
raised above the line
It’s a keyboard, actually,
and the line is a digital
pastoral.