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Nightbird

ravenswingpoetry — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:45:31 +0000

Stars fall and
crack
open tonight.

Stars call you
to
wing, to take flight.

Cars follow
you
with high-beam eyes.

Cars swallow
down
your stardust miles.

Mars-hallowed
sky:
red dot, third eye.

Mars, shallow
hung,
at dawn will die.

Jars of light
points
glow in our hearts.

Jars break: light
leaks,
glass falls apart.

Char the flesh:
flames
lick at your feet.

Char the night:
ash
falls past your feet.

Scar our eyes
with
fire tonight.

Scar the night
with
stardust light.

Bizarre flight
ends:
dreams are spoken.

Bizarre night
ends:
dreams crack open.

Written 5/28, 5/29, 5/30, and 5/31/11
© 2011 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
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This was written for this week’s prompt at We Write Poems, which was to write one piku, then choose one or two key words and find rhymes for them, and then slightly re-write the first piku.

Piku, as the prompt explains (courtesy of Tilly Bud) is a haiku-like form, except the number of syllables per line correspond to the first three digits of pi — 3/1/4 respectively.

I wrote mine in such a fashion that all of these strung together could constitute one complete poem in and of itself. Gratitude for inspiration this week goes to Stevie Nicks and Owl City.

-Nicole
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WWP Prompt #8 / POW Prompt #9: i still dream of shadows

ravenswingpoetry — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:47:12 +0000

Liberty, by Nicole Nicholson

i still dream of shadows
gray guards, corded necks, black walking
the stars die in their hair

there is a time when blood
folds into itself, sits and cries
subspace Prophet prayers

enterprising escape
i see whistling lights alive, sky
bruised, streaked star eyes in warp

with a throat made of tin
fold my shadows like broken hands
sing my shadows to sleep

little campground darkling
inside the belly of a ship
dreams still eat you alive

Written 6/28/10
© 2010 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
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This poem was written for two prompts: We Write Poems #8: English Haiku, and Poetry on Wednesday #9 (write a poem about a famous person, mythical character, historical person, etc. without telling who it is in the poem). This is a chain of English haiku about a fictional character. See if you can guess who.

-Nicole
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Writer’s Block First Draft: New Year Nuku Show, Friday, January 15

ravenswingpoetry — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:26:39 +0000

January’s First Draft is the annual New Year, Nuku show!

Featuring at this year’s Nuku show on Friday, January 15 will be Writer’s Block’s own Scott Woods with all new, never performed haiku.

According to host Joanna Schroeder, Scott Woods “is only the second poet to take up the challenge of an all new haiku feature, but if you’ve been to any of his 24 hour poetry events, you know that he is talented enough and also crazy enough, to rock it like no other. I could tell you about all the amazing poetry he has written in the thirteen years he’s been running poetry nights in this town, but what you need to do is come out and see what he does when he stares seventeen syllables in the face for an entire new poem feature.”

His feature will be followed by a haiku death match with several local poets. First, there will be a sacrificial round which “is going to be hot enough to melt the snow off the streets – as it is Mother vs Son with Teri Collins and Alex Stinnett going head to head.” The death match that follows is a three-round battle and only one will walk out a winner. As of press time, the death match poets are:

JJ Bowes
Nick Brown
Barbara from the Ohio Poetry Association
Nicole Nicholson (yes, yours truly)
Maranda Noble
Link Schreiber
Tyronne Russell
Rachel Wiley

And following the battle will be the First Draft Open Mic. If you want to get your new, never-performed work to the stage, this is the place to do it.

Cover is $3 for the night. Show begins at 8:00 P.M. Do NOT miss this sure to be hot night of poetry!

For more info about Writer’s Block’s First Draft Night, check out: http://writersblockpoetry.rewritingovid.net/FirstDraftOpenMic.php

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Writer’s Block First Draft New Year, Nuku Show!

ravenswingpoetry — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:00:31 +0000

Writer’s Block is holding its First Draft Poetry Night on Friday, December 16 at 8:00 PM at Kafe Kerouac, 2250 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio. Admission is $3. This is a night to read new poems only and is hosted by WB’s only Joanna Schroeder.

On tap that night is none other than (drumroll, please)………New Year, Nuku!

Now you’re probably asking: what in the holy HECK is New Year, Nuku!

It is all haiku. All NEW, NEVER PERFORMED BEFORE IN PUBLIC Haiku. An eight-poet, three-round haiku death match. And they are serious when they mean NEW Haiku only. Trust me…..you don’t want “old-ass ku” shouted at you from the audience.

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