WATERMARK

a poet’s notebook

Established 02004

February 2013

  • Poem-a-Day #6

    Today's prompt was from a poem by Linda Hogan, one of my favorite poets and favorite people.   Measures The weight of a man on a womanis like falling into the river without drowning."Two" by Linda Hogan There are things that can’t be measured or weighed. The length of a liar’s tongue. The number of… Continue reading

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  • Poem-a-Day #5

    [I remind myself that the goal is not to write, every day, a masterful, moving, original poem; a suggestion, a hint of a poem, is enough.]   Edges There will be no edges, but curves."Sci-Fi" by Tracy K Smith there are no edges our eyes are not engineered to see the embrace of molecules that… Continue reading

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  • Poem-a-Day #4

    This one is the most challenging I've tried in ages, and it's nowhere near done. CRITIQUES WELCOME.    Belief First, all belief is paradise. So pliable a medium. A time not very long. “Monday” by Lisa Robertson Five days I sat on the ground in the Carnival Man’s booth. Such delicacy bloomed from his mouth,… Continue reading

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  • Poems!

    I'm writing poems again, and to keep that going I've joined Molly Fisk's Poem-a-Day project, with Millicent Accardi as promptress. If you're interested in participating, shoot an email to (molly@mollyfisk.com) for more info. It's happening again in April with Lisa Cihlar as the promptress.   Here are my first three:  Vanishing Heat lovesheat and today is a… Continue reading

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  • Pages with Poems – might be poems, could become poems …

    Tangie Baxter at Art Journal Caravan gives us random words each week, to do with as we like. I make poems.  I'm out of practice making poems, and this is giving me the push to begin again. Here are the first three:                  [Click the image to see credits… Continue reading

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