Daily Archives: Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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Litany to a Melancholic

Wordle from Read Write Poem Prompt #105

This poem was written for Read Write Poem Prompt # 105: Borrowed Words.

NEW! You can listen to this poem on Podbean.

The words led me to write a poem involving one of my hometowns, Middletown, Ohio. One of my goals for 2010 is to finish a small book of poems about the small town, especially those that were formed and/or grew as the result of manufacturing plants. The poems strung together will tell the story of the town through the eyes of a few key characters. This poem will (hopefully) end up in that book.

So here you go. And as always, enjoy.

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Forget that the moon is sliced by the
violence of wire smiles that dangle from
pole to pole. I know you – you notice
these things. Like how
each telephone pole itself is a
victim of modern slaughter, their dead, polished wooden husks
standing on display like
conquered corpses to line this
backwoods Appian Way. Like how
the stalks of corn bend their backs in
submission to the wind and nod their spiked blond heads
towards the city – and you might think Continue reading →

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December Edition of Poetry Super Highway Wordwide Open Reading Online Now!

The December Edition of Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading is online now! I read my poem “I, Too, Say Amen” on the show, and other poets from Orange County, CA, Newark, NJ, Sioux St. Marie, Canada, Columbia, SC, New South Wales, Australia, Santa Monica, CA, Birmingham, AL and Saskatchewan, Canada read their pieces on the show.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/psh/2009/12/06/december-2009-worldwide-open-reading.

The next show is scheduled for Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 2:00 PM Pacific/5:00 PM Eastern. For more information, see the PSH Live website.

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Rachel Reid Features at Writer’s Block First Draft, Friday, December 18, 2009

This month’s Writer’s Block is featuring Columbus poet and WB’s own Rachel Reid.

As First Draft host Joanna Schroeder puts it, Rachel “is a Cleveland native who attended her first poetry reading in 1997 and has been hooked ever since. After moving to Columbus in 2004, Rachel Reid became a regular at the Writers’ Block poetry night and has been known ever since as a local poet, salsa dancer, and crowd-pleasing emcee… When Rachel shares her work, the experience of listening is like watching a flock of white doves take flight – it is unexpected, entrancing, and unforgetable.”

Her feature, as always, will be followed by the traditional First Draft open mic.

For those not familiar with the night, First Draft is a poetry night where new poems and new poets are always welcome. Cover is $3 for the night. Come on out and share your *new* poetry — and be prepared for an awesome feature!

For more info about Writer’s Block’s First Draft Night, check out:

http://writersblockpoetry.rewritingovid.net/FirstDraftOpenMic.php

http://community.livejournal.com/wbpoetry

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