WATERMARK

a poet’s notebook

Established 02004

halloween

October 29, 2004

Halloween Quizzes

Are you a new reader? Arrived directly from the New York Times, perhaps? Welcome! I hope you will take some time to explore a bit. Below, you will find many cat-blogging posts; here you will find links to other cat sites, and here you will find poems, politics, play, and much else. Today we are… Continue reading

Friday Cat Blogging 2, Quizzes

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October 22, 2004

Halloween Cats

One more week to prepare for the favorite cat holiday, so today we will explore the many options for a cat-themed Halloween. Planning a party? Here is a recipe that’s sure to be a hit, Cat Litter Treats. For table decorations you can have something cute or something kitschy. Kitty need a costume? You can… Continue reading

Friday Cat Blogging 1

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October 17, 2004

SpOOky

These are for David, who loves Halloween, but is easily frightened. The original photographs (of a rather unusual garden ornament) were taken by my friend Abigail; then I played with them to make them more appropriate to the season. Click on the image for a larger version — help yourselves, folks! Continue reading

Art, Frivolity

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Ancestral (Artificial )Intelligence

I do not use AI to write. For me, writing is how I think, and I prefer to do it myself. If/when I post anything here that I suspect or know to be AI generated, I will tell you.

I have changed this from Artificial to Ancestral, after Abi Awomosu @ Substack. This medium was made with human history, human thought. All of it, bright and dark. It is ancestral.

Poems

Please do not assume that I am the speaker/ subject of my poems.

In these times of creative nonfiction and fictionalized memoirs, I think of the poem itself as true fiction: it is most likely not factual, but it must be true.

It is likely to be — it is best if it is — a truth I did not know before I wrote, and may not understand even then.

A poem is my way of discovering (dis-covering) what I feel; sometimes, what I think — but it is not necessarily biographical.

halloween

Halloween Quizzes

Halloween Cats

SpOOky