This was written for Read Write Poem prompt #44: Elegies and Rememberances. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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(for Karen Carpenter)
A.M. radio
nineteen and seventy nine
I hear you keeping time
a beat against which sonic softness and lyrical wine
were painted and sainted
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Recently, Poets Who Blog did a Lend-A-Line poetry project, which was inspired by Read Write Poem’s “Catch Some Words” prompt a few weeks ago (I participated in that one too, writing “Nightmare” for the prompt).
I lent a line from “She Moves, Softly” for other poets to use as a first line for their poems. Emilio responded by writing “Moonlight” and Shell responded by writing “Rising”.
I wrote the third Lend-A-Line Poem, “Catfight”, using a donated line by Emilio.
I encourage you to wander over to Poets Who Blog and check out this awesome poetry happening now.
-Nicole
The latest installment of Scott Woods’ “Poetry is Doomed” column is up at:
Don’t forget: Poetry Super Highway’s Worldwide Open Reading on Sunday August 14, 2008 @ 2:00 pm PDT/5:00 pm EDT. I will be calling in to read during this show.
PSH hosts their shows on BlogTalk Radio online. For more details, visit: http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/08/31/poetry-super-highway-worldwide-open-reading-sunday-september-14/
This was written for the Tuesday Title prompt at Poefusion. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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beautiful fractures
China doll eyes
and a body too thin
to sustain you
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I’m a little late for Monday Mural, but the image was so inspiring…that I wrote this poem for it. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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I would caress
her soft, painted back now
but I would ruin the art
before my hungry eyes
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My suggested prompt for One Single Impression, “Defenses Down”, is their prompt for the week of September 7 (prompt #28). This is the poem I wrote for the prompt. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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I drank to soften nerves that were
cutting me like unseen knives
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This is my first attempt at the six sentences form and was written for Read Write Poem prompt # 43: rubberneckers. I remembered the couple who took their nighttime beach walk in Beach After Dark and found out that walking was not the only thing they’d do that evening…heh heh.
Anyway, here it is. Do you feel guilty for intruding? Perhaps a little perverted? Uneasy? Fascinated? You be the judge of your own feelings. Enjoy.
-Nicole
P.S. If you want some more good example of Six Sentences, also check out Scot Young’s blog.
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She sits astraddle the young man, straight and tall, the queen of his night. Her part of the dance has just begun, a slow up-and-down rhythm that she rides in time to the ocean waves lapping at their secret midnight beach shore. The young man’s chiseled, yet soft arms reach up, guiding sweaty hands that gently dig their fingers into her waist. His buttocks tightens, pushing and propelling him further upward into a singular darkness of pussy and moonlit, star-punctuated skies. I watch from a distance, hidden behind a cluster of rocks, my eyes affixed to the scene. The heat rises up from their secret coupling and begins to infect my own loins with a warm, tingling wash.
Written 9/6/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam will be happening again on Tuesday, September 16 at the Urban Spirit Coffee Shop @ 8 PM! There will be a qualifying slam for IWPS, and the feature is none other than Donielle Monique of Writer’s Block Poetry.
(Note: This show will be a biweekly show, happening every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.)
The Details…
What: Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam
Where: 893 E Long Street, Columbus, OH 43219 (see map)
Time: 8:00 PM (doors open at 7:30 PM)
Admission: $5 admission, $4 w/ a student ID; $2 off admission if you show up before 8 PM
For more info about Writing Wrongs, visit their MySpace page: http://myspace.com/writingwrongspoetryslam
