Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. A nearby park has what the map describes as a maze–which I think is overstating it a little! But it’s a sort of
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) The Process FEEL FREE TO SKIP DIRECTLY TO IMAGE POEM BELOW IF YOU LIKE! This month, our Poetry Princess challenge (my choice) was a poem of any kind, mood, or topic to go with the title “Statues in
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. At Duluth Harbor last week, we got to watch a TON of sailboats come through the canal (as well as my favorites, some
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. This is the City Hall clock tower in downtown Minneapolis. I took this pic from the roof of a parking garage when Maddie
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) A couple of years ago, an anthologist invited me to submit poems for a how-to anthology. None of my poems were accepted, but this one, which I wrote just to submit to the anthology, has been on my mind recently.
Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. While walking Jack one evening, my husband and I saw this fearless kitty marching along a balcony outside the railing. This image makes
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) My wheels have been spinning since Tabatha proposed a mac and cheese Poetry Friday. Why? Because macaroni and cheese is my favorite food. In my childhood, bbq chicken and macaroni and cheese was my birthday dinner every year. Shortly into
[Apologies! I don’t know why this didn’t publish on schedule!] Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. That’s the globe that used to be on top of the old Minneapolis
Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Well, it has been a chaotic, joyful, and sad summer so far. So when this month’s Poetry Princess challenge was a poem in the style of Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty,” I just couldn’t still my mind long
Hello, poets, writers, noodlers–and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I’m very glad you’re here. Thank you for keeping this community going while I’ve been on a semi-hiatus. Can’t believe how far behind I am, but
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