Sometimes on the weekends, I barely slide in under the wire to post my haiku.
Not because I don't have time to pause, notice or breathe but because I don't have time to spend at my computer.
Isn't that lovely ( Read more... )

My best birthday present this year is how many of you are joining me in writing a haiku each day ( Read more... )

Having already posted one poem today, I think I'll just post my flirty little haiku without comment or further ado.
Happy Friday, ya'll....

Haiku 3
April 3, 2015

Here's my love letter
dear Iris, for your wild ways
and making me blush


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Happy April 2nd!
Day two, Haiku!

Here's one of the cool things that's happening: A bunch of folks who aren't me have also set out to write a haiku every day this month, and they're sharing them on my facebook. That's what you guys should do, too! I'd love the company ( Read more... )

Oh, I'm so happy to welcome April to the world ( Read more... )

So, sestina was our chosen form for March ( Read more... )

Just thought I'd share, with anyone following along, the tentative calendar we Poetry Princesses have set for ourselves.
We reserve the right to chicken out or change our minds occasionally, but as of right this minute and in reverse alphabetical order (just for kicks) this is our plan for the year ahead. Gulp.

Villanelle = Jan
Triolet = Feb
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So, my pals and I started a year-long poetry project last month.
We kicked the whole thing off with triolets. They were hard.
And this month we said, "Villanelles!"

Here's what They Might Be Giants has to say about villanelles(To paraphrase, don't hate the villian, hate the villanelle ( Read more... )

This poor little neglected blog.
It's just been sitting here with its jacket on and its shoes laced up even though I've given it not a thing to do for ever so long.
Until now.

I am delighted to say that I -- along with my pals The Poetry Princesses (Sara Holmes, Tanita Davis, Andromeda Jazmon, Laura Purdie Salas, Tricia Stohr-Hunt and Kelly ( Read more... )