This is an advance announcement for the Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. This time the theme will be "short forms." I'll be soliciting poetic forms of 60 lines or less, so basically below my epic range rather than only the short-short length of 10 lines or less. Free verse below the length limit is also fine. Here are 15 short forms with ( Read more... )

This poem came out of the April 2, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from janetmiles,rix_scaedu, and Dreamwidth user Siliconshaman. It also fills the "You are not alone." square in my 4-1-23 card for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to the Iron Horses thread of the ( Read more... )

This poem is spillover from the September 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from Dreamwidth users Siberian_skys, Librarygeek, and Siliconshaman. It also fills the "Disabled Characters Talk To Each Other" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW ( Read more... )

This poem came out of the October 1, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from . It also fills the "Well, I guess you'll just have to trust me." square in my 10-1-24 card for the Fall Fest Bingo. This poem is posted as the freebie for the December 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl meeting its $150 goal.

"A Solitary Path"Science relies on ( Read more... )

This poem is spillover from the October 1, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "I see you and you're not alone." square in my 10-1-24 card for the Fall Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to the Damask thread of the Polychrome ( Read more... )

This poem is spillover from the March 19, 2024 Bonus Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Readera. It also fills the "Scrapbooking" square in my 3-1-24 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with Fuzzyred. It belongs to the Broken Angels thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem came out of the September 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from Dreamwidth users Dialecticdreamer, rix_scaedu, and Siberian_skys. It also fills the "Formidable Handicapped Villain" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. his poem has been sponsored by a pool with Fuzzyred. It belongs to the ( Read more... )

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "City" square in my 8-1-24 card for the Discworld Bingo fest. It has been sponsored by a pool with Dreamwidth user Fuzzyred. This poem belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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These poems were written outside the regular prompt calls. They have been sponsored by a pool with Dreamwidth user Fuzzyred.

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These poems were written outside the regular prompt calls. They have been sponsored by a pool with Dreamwidth user Fuzzyred.

Missing You Haiku 12-28-23
in memory of Shirley BarretteI hold a seashell ( Read more... )