Sonnet Scribe Mugs

Alexander Blok

Shakespeare loved a grammar joke

"Eventually the instrument becomes an extension of your body."

Never write a sonnet on an empty stomach

Shakespeare working on his "author's bio"

"Before the defense rests, my client would like to read you a little sonnet he composed about his love for the jury."

Poetry in motion - Runners quoting poems as they jog.

"I wrote a poem, even though I'm on vacation."

Olden Day Battle of the Bands (Bard vs Sonnet).

Poetry repairman

'Just tell him two quarts of milk and a pint of cream, Will- it doesn't have to be a sonnet.'

Poetry Buff.

William Shakespeare

Church: Open Sundays

The Poet.

'Are you sure this is the only way to get rid of your writers block?'

"Hi...Marvin Ramage - composer/ arranger/ musician author and rich."

'Major poets' 'Minor poets' 'Free agents'

Computer literate Monk

"I'm writing a novel, but it's hard to find alone time."

'Last week's sermon was supposed to be about Plagues, but I got the flu.'

Thomas Wyatt

'Oh, come on, Bill, surely you can do better than 'there was an old lady from Nantucket!''

"Listen, you'll take another break after Deuteronomy and I'll make you some chicken noodle soup."

Algernon Swinburne

4 Rules For 'Serious' Poets

500 pages and one masterpiece later, Stephan makes a horrifying discovery.

'One reason I like hanging out with you is you give me so many good ideas for my sermons.'

'Hold the front page, Brother Cuthbert!'

"...and so I left Wall Street and made a killing in poetry."

'All I want to know is--when do I get to use the quadratic formula, political facts of South America, frog anatomy, the ecology of Johnson Creek, and the billions of other things I spent twelve years studying so diligently?'

Monk writing the scriptures on a roll

"I just want to thank you for not naming names."

'I'd like to renew my poetic license!'

Which useless activity are you doing on your electronic pacifier right now? My what? Your electronic pacifier. Your soother. Your binky. My iPhone is not a "binky". It's an indispensable tool, essential to keeping the busy, modern life running like a well-oiled machine. You can't stand to experience a single moment devoid of activity. Solitude makes you agitated, lonely, bored or insecure. Anytime you feel bad, you reach for your phone. It's your binky. My Twitter followers agree with me that yo