i first saw this poem in breathe_poetry, which is a freakin' awesome community, and i found it again when i was going through del.ico.us today.

And I'm Sorry You're Being Such a Pain

Mom, I'm sorry
the city is covered with trash. That's a great idea:
they should hire the people on welfare ( Read more... )

today is poem in your pocket day in new york, part of national poetry month. people have been posting poetry all month (which is awesome), but i pretty much only remember to do it on this day.

this year i am -still- not posting "marginalia". instead, i'm going with ee cummings. i spent two weeks last year looking for poems for art_geek & archie's wedding. in ( Read more... )

omg chaucer hath killed me.

THYS IS JUST TO SAYE

by Nostre Trespuissant Kynge Richard II

We haue had y-slayn
the knightes
that were in
Newgate

And which
ye were probablie
wisshyng
vs to pardoun

Forgyveness
nevir!
The lawe of Engelonde is ower will and lieth in ower breest, knave.

(adoration and plums to be sent to chaucerhathblog)

i've been reading a lot of poetry this week. here, have some ( Read more... )

people on my flist have been posting poetry all month (well, and a number of you post it more often than that, including original, which is -awesome-. you all should be jealous of how creative & brilliant my friends are) but i am lazy and only remember to post on poem in your pocket day. in the past i have posted found poetry, "introduction to ( Read more... )

today is poem in your pocket day in new york. i had been waiting all month for this to come along so i could post "marginalia", which is one of many reasons why this is my new lj name, but then i looked at my lemony snicket calendar and discovered found poetry, of sorts. this is, i swear, the quote on the calendar for today:
"I was comfortable ( Read more... )

over on fhdc, there's a thread for poem in your pocket day. and even though i'm not from new york, i'm doing it. ha! take that, world ( Read more... )

SpringNothing is so beautiful as spring ( Read more... )