At last Tuesday’s Twitter poetry party, all poetic prompts were from Robert Pinsky’s Death and the Powers
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The Barbie Poems 6
Here are the final four poems from our poetry jam in honor of Barbies at Communion: and other poems by Marcus Goodyear. The Barbie Poems 6 By @mdgoodyear, @papagoodyear, @llbarkat, @memoriaarts, @arestlessheart, @lauraboggess, @cascheller, @mattpriour, @PoemsPrayers, @KathleenOverby, @togetherforgood, @gyoung9751, @mmerubies, @jamesrls, @doallas, @Dancinbutterfly, @moondustwriter, @mxings, @Jezamama, @MarisaLopezzz, and @TchrEric; cameo appearances by @hiscrivener and @duane_scott; […]
The Barbie Poems 5
We’re still rolling with the Barbie poems from the last poetry jam, and there are a few more to come after this. Here are another eight poems from our poetry jam in honor of Barbies at Communion: and other poems by Marcus Goodyear. The Barbie Poems 5 By @mdgoodyear, @papagoodyear, @llbarkat, @memoriaarts, @arestlessheart, @lauraboggess, @cascheller, @mattpriour, […]
The Barbie Poems 4
Who would have thought that Barbie could have inspired so much poetry? Here are another eight poems from our poetry jam in hornor of Barbies at Communion: and other poems by Marcus Goodyear. The Barbie Poems 4 By @mdgoodyear, @papagoodyear, @llbarkat, @memoriaarts, @arestlessheart, @lauraboggess, @cascheller, @mattpriour, @PoemsPrayers, @KathleenOverby, @togetherforgood, @gyoung9751, @mmerubies, @jamesrls, @doallas, @Dancinbutterfly, @moondustwriter, […]
The Barbie Poems 3
We have eight more poems from our poery jam to celebrate Barbies at Communion: and other poems by Marcus Goodyear. Looking at the remaining tweets to edit, I expect two more posts here for The Barbie Poems. The Barbie Poems 3 By @mdgoodyear, @papagoodyear, @llbarkat, @memoriaarts, @arestlessheart, @lauraboggess, @cascheller, @mattpriour, @PoemsPrayers, @KathleenOverby, @togetherforgood, @gyoung9751, @mmerubies, […]
The Barbie Poems 2
It’s been more than a week since I posted the first group of Barbie poems from the last poetry jam. It’s the usual reasons — time, busy at work, lots of stuff going on. Here is the second group of poems — seven in all. Tattoos, hair, education, the Dream House as Camelot — we’re […]
The Barbie Poems 1
Tuesday’s poetry jam on Twitter was designed to be a celebration of the launch of Marcus Goodyear’s new book of poems, Barbies at Communion: and other poems. A celebration it certainly was. We had a record number of participants – 21 in all at various points in the hour-long jam. Even Papa Goodyear, Marcus’ dad, […]
We’re Giving Away Barbies
One day, Marcus Goodyear was sitting at Communion, and his daughter was playing with Barbies. That moment turned into the marvelous poem “Barbies at Communion.”
Poems from the Cupboard – 4
These eight poems are the last from Tuesday’s poetry jam on Twitter. I’m not sure if the last one, “The Poets Recite, ” is a poem or not; our jamming poets didn’t know that their causal concluding remarks and comments were being recorded for posterity. This will bring the total number of poems created to […]
Poems from the Cupboard – 3
Here are another group of eight poems from our poetry jam on Twitter last Tuesday. The contributions started getting playful – you could tell it was getting late in the hour. Poems from the Cupboard – 3 By @llbarkat, @doallas, @mxings, @PoemsPrayers, @TchrEric, @togetherforgood, @monicasharman, @mmerubies, @KathleenOverby, @lauraboggess and @gyoung9751; cameo appearance by @Lorrie58; edited […]
Poems from the Cupboard – 2
Some strange things can happen when you start reading labels in on packages in the kitchen, which were our prompts for the poetry jam last Tuesday on Twitter. Here are eight poems that resulted, and more are coming. Poems from the Cupboard – 2 By @llbarkat, @doallas, @mxings, @PoemsPrayers, @TchrEric, @togetherforgood, @monicasharman, @mmerubies, @KathleenOverby, @lauraboggess and […]
Poems from the Cupboard
For our poetry jam on Twitter this past Tuesday, @tspoetry provided a series of prompts taken from packaging found in the cabinet. Our instructions were to pick up words from the prompts and each other, and make poems. Below is the first of several posts, this one containing six poems. Poems from the Cupboard By […]
Poets at Home
Poets at home deserve poems. So we wrote them, on Twitter.
Color Poems
From eggplant to ordinary blue, vermillion to petunia pink, these color poems sizzle with hue.
Does God Wear Cashmere? 4 Poems
Cashmere is the perfect thing for a poem to wear. Come read these.
Love Poems 3
Love poems. With a little help from Mars, Venus, and the moon.
Poems on Poetry
Where do poems hide? Dogwood sweet, shaded near my feet, reaching dark-limbed to serve up day. They also hide until people die, kicking at the dirt.
5 Poems in Conversation
Our poetry jams on Twitter are supposed to last for an hour, and they do, but all of us tend to linger for a while, talking, chatting, congratulating each other, make the odd comment here or poking fun there. That lingering lasted for some 20 minutes last Tuesday night, and it struck me that we […]
Tara and Birds: 2 Poems
Surreal poems of birds, corsets, a Chinese jar, and love.
Breadcrumbs, Coffee, Butter and Love Poems
Coffee, breadcrumbs, butter, and love. What more do your poems need?