Poetry Day Gifts

Never write a sonnet on an empty stomach

"In the first place, it isn't "maddening crowd.' It's 'madding crowd.' "

"That's the guy I hired to read Proust for me."

"Too bad about old Ainsworth. Published and published, but perished all the same."

Polly txt speak

"The menu just says fried fish, but may I give you a more compelling, surprisingly lyrical description?"

"You're going to hate yourself."

"Bah, I could've written a better dénouement in my sleep."

"Meet The Author"

"Do me next."

Open mike night presents Sadie Cohen. Summer's almost over

"I didn't finish the proof but I did write this poem about my struggle."

Edgar Allen Poe

"They think we're their best friend. Just play along with it."

Shakespeare does stand-up comedy in the round.

One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poetry

"Now I really hate poetry."

"No writers were harmed or mistreated in the preparation of this story."

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

"I gotta be me!"

"Once upon a midnight dreary / while I pondered weak and weary."

Why we need poetry. . .

"My novel is not a doorstop!"

Cow jumping over the moonshine.

'Why can't my walks be that fun?'

John Bunyan

"They didn't want to be identified in my photo, so I blurred their butts."

"It turns out everyone here is self-published."

The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision

Updated Nursery Rhyme #27.

When the world is Mud-luscious - e.e. cummings

William Shakespeare a.k.a. Francis Bacon, Earl of Essex....

'Super Dog'

"Out damn Spot