I’m not big on New Years resolutions, but on January 1, I dubbed 2023 “The Year of Shitty Poetry” and decided to write a poem every day. I haven’t actually managed this, but I have written 80 or so poems this year, which is about 79 poems more than in any preceding year. Today, I offer up a few recent ones. I hope you enjoy them!
I love your ode to wordlessness :) - and I love the idea of being woven into nature. Come to think of it, I've loved all "shitty poems" you've ever shared with me, one way or another. I also love my poem-a-day subscription from the American Academy of Poets (www.poets.org). It's such a fun surprise to see what sort of poem they've sent me (a hugely divergent range of poets both living and long gone).
The Truest Thing is off the hook! Perfectly put.
I love your ode to wordlessness :) - and I love the idea of being woven into nature. Come to think of it, I've loved all "shitty poems" you've ever shared with me, one way or another. I also love my poem-a-day subscription from the American Academy of Poets (www.poets.org). It's such a fun surprise to see what sort of poem they've sent me (a hugely divergent range of poets both living and long gone).