This was a sedoka written for Read Write Poem Prompt #35: “fun in the sun” (NOT!). Here is my take. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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released from the jaws
of school, time was now my own
to sculpt summer freedom with
twenty years later
loneliness wraps around me
in emptied, silent school halls
Written 7/11/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
I wrote this hay(na)ku chain in stanzas of regular and reverse hay(na)ku for Brian’s Rockin’ Chair Prompt #2A (“tell us what’s really on your mind”). Enjoy.
-Nicole
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(for Joel)
he
is fifty
two years old
yet you treat
him like he’s
still
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If you want to hear an awesome night of jazz and poetry, come out to Writer’s Block First Draft Night on Friday, July 18 at 8 PM at Kafe Kerouac!. This month’s First Draft will feature poets reading with a jazz band, so be sure NOT to miss this show! There will also be an open mic, and should you *ahem* want to come and read YOUR poetry, you will have the option to read with OR without music. First Draft Night, hosted by Joanna Schroeder, is a night for NEW POETRY ONLY – stuff that has *never* been read in public before – so come out to hear great new poetry or to read your OWN never before performed work! Cover is $3.
If you are in the Central Ohio area, I encourage you to come to Say That on July 19 at 7 PM. What is Say That, you ask? Say That is a one night poetry event hosted by Kim Hight, who was a featured poet at Poetry in the Spring this past May at Ohio State University. The feature poet at Say That is none other than Vernell Bristow of Writer’s Block Poetry! Vernell is an awesome poet to hear, and there will be an open mic as well. And by the way, there will be appetizers served. So whether you want to perform, listen to awesome poetry, or BOTH, I would encourage you to come out to this one-night only event! I will be there as well, and I will also have my new chapbook there if you’d like to pick up a copy.
The Details:
What: Say That
Where: Sher Bliss, 1394 Cherry Bottom Road, Gahanna, Ohio 43230
When: July 19 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Admission: $ 7
Feature Poet: Vernell Bristow
Includes Open Mic
Below are flyers for Say That (should you want to print them and oh, distribute them far and wide):
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