I keep poems I’ve copied and can’t use for my blog the way some people keep slices of meatloaf in the freezer—-why throw away what can be consumed later? I had dozens of poems leftover from my niece’s recent wedding (link here), two or three extra copies of poems I’d already written about, as [...]
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Is that a poem in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?
Posted in Is that a poem in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?, tagged crafts, culture, life, poetry, Put a Poem in Your Pocket Day, random on April 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
My scheduling problem
Posted in My scheduling problem, tagged April, culture, life, National Poetry Month, poetry, random on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t heard, April is National Poetry Month. Let the celebration begin. Whoop-di-doo. Let your inbox fill with unread poem-a-day emails. Let national magazines feature a token article about the relevancy of poetry. Let teachers assign haikus and limericks to display in cinder block hallways. Let the New York Times hand [...]
Bingeing on Valentine’s Day
Posted in Bingeing on Valentine's Day, Elf business, tagged culture, life, love, poetry, random, relationships, Valentines Day on February 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I listened to an anti-Valentine’s Day show on the radio. Then I read an anti-anti-Valentine’s Day advice column. What’s with all the hating on my second favorite holiday of the year? Valentine’s Day is about love. That’s all there is to it. Yeah, love! It doesn’t have to be romantic love or hot [...]
After a long absence
Posted in Elf business, tagged After a long absence, poem, poem elf, poetry, The World is Too Much With Us, William Wordsworth on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Despite good intentions (isn’t this always the way), I didn’t get much done on PoemElf during the month of August. Vacation and sloth kept me away from the computer, and then the fall, spinal cord injury, massive infection and passing of my dear father-in-law. I loved him so much. On returning from his funeral, I [...]
Toys
Posted in Elf business, tagged elves, Mother's Day, poem elf, poems on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just wanted to show off my new stamp. From now on, I’ll be stamping the backs of poems. If someone should chance upon one, they’ll know where the poem comes from. But I still have a backlog of two or three few poems before I launch the stamp. My little elves, too, will be appearing [...]
