I wrote this for Read Write Prompt #79 (also Read Write Word #18), and as you can guess while reading this, it was just as much for me to write as it probably will be for you to read it. Enjoy. (Oh yeah, I encourage you to click on the links too — your choice of during or after your read.)
-Nicole
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the bellydancing gorilla
at the corner of Twelfth and High
alternates between
large, gentle shimmies erupting from
chocolate-covered chunked mountain
muscle and
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June’s Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading is online now! I read “Samadhi” (one of the poems I wrote during National Poetry Month) on the show. You can listen to the show at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/psh/2009/06/14/June-2009-Worldwide-Open-Reading
One of my poems, “They Tell Me That You Had Cherokee Blood”, was published in Strong Verse Online Poetry Magazine. To read it, go to:
I wrote this for Read Write Poem Prompt # 78: Kiss Me, Amelia Earhart. I decided to approach this a little differently, as there are so many historical figures I would like to write about — so this is kind of a longer narrative of how one woman graces the lives of several. Also, I decided not to limit myself to the idea of love in the romantic sense — but it is here, as you can see in the poem. I hope you like it.
And BTW, I highly encourage you to click on the links for further understanding. They will open in another tab or as a pop-up window, depending on your browser. One can understand the poem without them, but after my first experiment with hyperlinked poetry, it seemed that this one begged for it.
-Nicole
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i.
green jaws
seize a brown body
clamp down
the crocodile is hungry
this young woman will do
white triangles
stained, dripping with red
color the Nile carmine
in this spot
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I am featuring at Writer’s Block Poetry First Draft Poetry Night on Friday, June 19 at 8:00 PM!
First Draft Night, hosted by Joanna Schroeder, is a night where new poems and new poets are always welcome. Cover is $3 for the night. There will be an open mic — so come on out and share your *new* poetry!
For more info about Writer’s Block’s First Draft Night, check out:
http://writersblockpoetry.rewritingovid.net/FirstDraftOpenMic.php
From PSH’s website:
“Worldwide Open Reading
Sunday June 14, 2009 @ 2:00 pm PDT/5:00 pm EDT
Call in and read your poetry, open mic style. No content or style restrictions. Share details about your local poetry community with our listeners. We want to hear you!
Our Live events are hosted through BlogTalk Radio and can be accessed during the event by visiting http://blogtalkradio.com/psh and clicking on the “Click to Listen” button.
You can listen to the shows through your web browser as well as call in and ask questions live through by dialing (646) 716-7362 during the live broadcast.”
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Literally, poets from all over the world have read on these broadcasts. You know yours truly will be dialing in and reading. I encourage any poet who wants to and who can read to join in!
To check out Poetry Super Highway or find out more, visit:
http://poetrysuperhighway.com/PoetLinks.html
This was written for Read Write Word # 17. I have to admit, this gave me a bit of a workout in the vocabulary department. This poem is a little less coherent and more of a “stream of consciousness” poem. What does it look like to you? Let me know – and enjoy.
-Nicole
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saturnine glances
from heavy-lidded eyes
an empty room
no windows
thoughts veer off
a paved desert road
collide with walls
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This poem is about me and my fiance and was written for Read Write Poem Prompt #77: Opposites Attract. Enjoy.
-Nicole
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Two trains, both traveling at
infinity miles per hour, the speed of
light, the speed of love – one eastbound,
one westbound. Now calculate:
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This was the second poem written for Read Write Poem Prompt #77: Opposites Attract. I chose the cleave form because it allowed me to juxtapose the two ideas against each other while still having them connected in some way. You can read a cleave poem two ways: down or across. I hope you enjoy.
-Nicole
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| forget | then remember |
| everything that you know | who you are |
| about yourself | there is no question |
| you were never yours | to abuse |
| to begin with | this is sacrilege |
| you have always been sky | carrying coruscating diamonds |
| being imprinted with someone else’s stars | in your indigo flesh |
| chained cosmos | is no easy heartache |
| a flesh-locked deity | you must break open |
| a wicked case of amnesia | must resurrect from the silent void |
| stars without a reason | must learn to shine, for |
| you are you | you are holy |
| you belong to us | beloved |
| you are divine | and irreplaceable |
Written 6/2/09
© 2009 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
My poem “Fables”, which appears in my recent chapbook word., was featured in the Summer 2009 Edition of Winning Writers Newsletter. To read more (and read the poem), visit:
http://www.winningwriters.com/newsletter/public/2009/nl_public_0906sup.htm#pubcreds
