His chewing was the sound of tires on gravel Shattering the crystal on the table Speaking through the chewing, Sending shards of breadcrumbs And spittle like shrapnel on his guests The choked sounds of mumbling Through the sucking of the oysters Gluttony spilled down his…

5am poem 3 Help Fire. Storm. Firestorm. Could we not have called Mayor Mike back to assist? Rumble smash smoke sting melting… melting… Lahainatown. We could not have called Mayor Mike back to assist. I wrote him several messages. Deleted them all before sending. Pilau…

Twenty little poetry projects, after Jim Simmerman and Lexanne leonard 1. Start with the salt 2. Stir up and down, up and down then around 17 times. Slap it twice 3. scatter randomly throughout the poem. 4. Feel the purple crawling up your fingers, the…

20 Little Poetry Projects Prompt (abbreviated)  the spray of ocean bites into my skin, sharp sting  the sky is only blue if that’s what you decide  andre was born in detroit, murdered there too  ocean nestles against my shins like a familiar cat  this is…

Dawning Wishes The sunlight peeks through the clearing Of the trees that align with the road The morning ahead, at last, nearing With all of its greatness bestowed The hopes and the dreams of tomorrow Now present to start on their way For time is…

I’m a black limousine, A black cat on the window peaking. I am your shadow who stop you from following. I am a banter remarks you give up with. I am your ten year old pink shirt that no longer fits, I am your hated…

Sits in the circle, white with black accessories mysterious girl. *** Thirty-ish, stylish, sitting, as if unconfined — red brick circle walls *** A routine morning — no one, no books, no cellphone, one woman’s respite. ***

Twenty little poetry projects Is the prompt for hour three With images and metaphors This prompt is not for me Twenty lines that contradict The lines that came before One with “slang you’ve never heard of” Another showing less is more I sat and stared…

Text Prompt: This prompt called Twenty Little Poetry Projects and was suggested by Lexanne Leonard, but was created by Jim Simmerman and is called Twenty Little Poetry Projects and was originally published in The Practice of Poetry. If you don’t think you can complete it…

“Lately I’ve been finding a lot of inspiration in the work of others. Often when I read a poem, there will be a line (or 5) that sounds spectacular and presents a really interesting idea, but then doesn’t explore it.”   When they talk about…