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Latest Entries
Easter When You Can’t Feel It
Is it ok not to feel Easter joy? Continue reading
Curtis Crisler to Make Special Appearance at Online Poetry Event – with Giveaways!
I’m thrilled to announce that poet Curtis L. Crisler will make a special guest appearance at Poetry Society of Indiana’s online Facebook event: Social Distancing Social Media Social for Poets! This event will take place entirely on Facebook, April 25, 1:30-3p. Sign up here. Invite your friends. As some of our PSI members may know, Curtis … Continue reading
Join the Social Distancing Social for Poets
Given concerns about the coronavirus and the closure of our reserved venue, Poetry Society of Indiana has wisely decided to cancel our in-person Spring Fling April 25. However, there’s no reason we can’t meet online! Continue reading
Empty – A Coronavirus Poem
It’s hard to write a coronavirus poem without turning political, so here it is without further commentary: Continue reading
Daylight Savings Collaborative Poems
Three collaborative poems about Daylight Savings. Continue reading
Landwreck
I get the nostalgic willies when I see a corpse of a barn when I drive through the country. These noble old wreckages deserve a poem. Photo credit ID 91213 © Jschaap26 | Dreamstime.com. Continue reading
I Hate February – Poem
Sending February off with a not-so-fond farewell. Continue reading
Winter Collaborative Poems
On Winter Solstice, I challenged my social media friends to contribute winter words to a collaborative poem. Here are the results. Continue reading
Callout for The Polk Street Review
There’s still time for YOU to submit original images (all mediums), writings (prose & poetry), family-favorite recipes, and song lyrics to the 2020 edition of The Polk Street Review! Continue reading
The Battle of Wateredlawn
Today’s poem is another palindrome. Read it forward or backward. A poem to celebrate the last few lawn-cuttings of the year. Continue reading
