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Papa Murphy
My dad was never around when I was growing up He was always on the road He was always working I respected that but sometimes I feel I missed out
Sarah JanePublished 3 years ago in PoetsFixing the Environment
Cis gendered Age of Autonomy Racial Majority In my dominant community. Ethnic majority In my dominant community.
DCMJ unsilencedPublished 3 years ago in PoetsWords Belong to All of Us
As a poet I am always looking for a new way to explore text and play with words. A new project for me is creating erasure poetry from magazines. This project came from two origins; 1. That I was lacking inspiration in writing organically and 2. I have a a lot of old magazines laying around. Come along for my process of creating a poem from previously written text.
Rachel KiskaddonPublished 3 years ago in PoetsMy Creative Process
I start by grabbing my pencil. Making sure it’s nice and sharp. Then, comes my binder With many a tale. I misplaced my pencil.
Jeremiah EllisonPublished 3 years ago in PoetsTechnology things
Don't belive that the computing is incompatible? the computing is interactive beyond belief. Does the computing make you shiver?
Thomos JamesPublished 3 years ago in PoetsOn Writing Poetry
The Hemingway "6 word story that made a woman cry" bet is fascinating but mostly because it's part of his Babe Ruthian sized mythis. We don't really know if it went down that way or at all truthfully, there's conflicting history and much hearsay on the topic. It may have been added to or pumped up for effect, we are dramatists after all, and some of us are drunk, another legendary Hemingway trait, historically indulgers seem to whip up a lot of tall tales.
Barb SnodgrassPublished 3 years ago in PoetsMotion Control
Motion control I love to surround myself with intelligent minds, the rewards of complexity. I adore the sensation, of moments of pressure. Meditation on avoidance of mediocrity. Mal adjustment, a simple fear to procrastinate over.
Paul BeckettPublished 3 years ago in PoetsHappy Life
Happy life with colorful clouds. Happy life is like a poem. Although the development process has its ups and downs The goal is clear and will be achieved.
Jerrod ShriverPublished 3 years ago in PoetsThe Dye Maker
I am working – every day, all day, it is like baking. You are making, creating, balancing, deciding. Each ingredient must be just right
J.B. MillerPublished 3 years ago in PoetsMathematics
A biology, however hard it tries, Will always be organismal. Does the biology make you shiver? does it? Pay attention to the math,
Walking to Oak-Head Pond and Thinking of the Ponds I Will Visit in the Next Days and weeks
Walking to Oak-Head Pond and Thinking of the Ponds I Will Visit in the Next Days and Weeks What is so utterly invisible
Dujana ChakirPublished 3 years ago in PoetsDrawing patterns
A lure, however hard it tries, Will always be irresistible. A lure is overpowering. a lure is overwhelming, a lure is resistless, however.
Ram PaudelPublished 3 years ago in Poets