Poetry Day Mugs

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"

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

"Do me next."

Edgar Allen Poe

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

Shakespeare does stand-up comedy in the round.

"Now I really hate poetry."

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

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

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

One Man's Meat is Another Man's Poetry

"I gotta be me!"

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

Why we need poetry. . .

"My novel is not a doorstop!"

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

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

The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision

'Super Dog'

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

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

John Bunyan

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

"Out damn Spot

T. S. Eliot Meets Beavis And Butthead