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A Street Poem

A Street Poem

Street Poems True confession: I love eavesdropping on conversations! It's one of my favorite things to do when I'm out, especially in a restaurant. My preference is to not have a view of the people in conversation. This way I use only their words and tone for context....

Z is for Zappai

Z is for Zappai

30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsSort of a cheat... So a Zappai is a variation of haiku, sort of. In fact, Writer's Digest hilariously casts Zappai as the not-haiku, not-senryu form that "all those haiku people write that haiku poets recognize as not being haiku."...

X is for X-ray

X is for X-ray

30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsWhat is an X-Ray poem? I did not find an established poetic form for X-ray, though I did read a number of poems that referred to xrays. So I was inspired to play with the idea of x-ray by giving myself the following prompt: Look inside...

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