I found Paul Chowder at the Tip O’Neill building. He was in the passport office cajoling the bureaucrats into renewing his travel documents just days before his departure to Switzerland for some big international poetry doings because he didn’t realize he’d expired. I was there for my once-a-decade passport renewal even though I had no […]
The Art of Immigration
Did you know that our beloved Top 10 Columnist Matthew Kreider is in the midst of moving to Canada from the U.S.? Says Matthew, as he juggles the boxes… I dream of a world where artists oversee all matters pertaining to customs and immigration, where only Manchego cheese-eating poets ask me to document the contents […]
Poetry Humor: The Poet—Inspired at Last
What if inspiration struck, and this happened to you? Our poor Poet never seems to find his sweet spot.
Poetry Humor: The Poet—Writing Again
The poet writes again, and the sky’s the limit.
Poetry Humor: The Poet—Local Senior Ladies Club
If you’ve been following our Poet, you know he got his poetic license back, but only on probation. Community service: write for the Local Senior Ladies Club.
Poetry Humor: The Poet—Justice
The Poet enters a plea to get his poetic license back.
Poetry Humor: The Poet—Journalist
In the last edition of the ‘The Poet, ‘ our wordsmith lost his poetic license and turned to journalism. Here he is, on the new job…
Poetry Humor: The Poet—Advantage
What happens when the poet tries to pay his bill with poetic license?
The Poet’s Life
A hilarious look at what poets really do.
My Last Villanelle
I admire a well-executed villanelle in the same way I admire a Baroque Tromp-l’oeil ceiling