Archive for April, 2009
Bohemian Tie-Dye
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, american sentence, flash fiction
NaPoMo poem #18-B
This is poem eighteen-B of the poems I will write this April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This poem was inspired by a suggestion from Andy Sewina, aka SweetTalking Guy. This is a very brief flash fiction written in three American Sentences, a poetic [...]
Gone / A Leaf
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, dark drama, love story
NaPoMo poem #17 & #17-A
This is a pair of poems I offer for the seventeenth day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
These two works, though written separately, have revealed themselves to be joined as bookends of emotion — the piercing ache of separation, and [...]
15 Days To Go
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, humor, humor noir, rhyme, satire
NaPoMo poem #16
This is the sixteenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
15 Days To Go
Two Views
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #15
This is the fifteenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
I interpreted today’s read write poem NaPoMo prompt a bit differently from Christine’s example. This is still a response to “instead of”, but [...]
Otherworldy
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, love story, mystery, rhyme, science fiction, sensuality
NaPoMo poem #15-A
This is fifteen-A of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This is a bit of sci-fi poetry, inspired by a flash fiction fantasy story I wrote a while ago.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially [...]
The Return
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, dark drama, love story, sensuality, tragedy
NaPoMo poem #14
This is the fourteenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
The Return
Orchid
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, homage, love story, sensuality
NaPoMo poem #13-A
This is the thirteen-A of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This poem is inspired by the most beautiful, most sensual, and my most favorite of all the flowers of our planet — the orchid.
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Chilling Reality
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, humor, whimsy
NaPoMo poem #13
This is the thirteenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
It’s a bit of poetic whimsy inspired by a Wordle posted on the read write poem site.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be [...]
Morning in the Neighborhood
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, courage, dark drama, suspense, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #12
This is the twelfth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
Morning in the Neighborhood
Bohemian Nightfall
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, action, american sentence, dark drama, homage, humor noir, music, mystery, satire, sensuality, suspense, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #11
This is the eleventh of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
This poem is inspired by three past and two upcoming films — which were based, sometimes loosely, on four timeless novels.
The past movies are: [...]
Val
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, art, dark drama, found poem, mystery, rhyme, science fiction, suspense, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #10
This is the tenth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
Suggested by read write poem as a poem for day 10 of National Poetry Month; this type is known as a ‘found poem’. [...]
Rapt
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, homage, love story, mystery, prayer, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #9
This is the ninth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
Rapt
My First
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, homage, love story, music, mystery, sensuality
NaPoMo poem #8
This is the eighth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
My First
Ziggy
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, humor, humor noir, mystery, rhyme
NaPoMo poem #7
This is the seventh of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
Ziggy
This Path
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Image, NaPoMo 2009, Poetry, mystery, photo, wisdom
NaPoMo poem #6
This is the sixth of the poems I will be writing each day here in April, in honor of National Poetry Month, as proclaimed by the Academy of American Poets.
• NOTE: these poems will all essentially be early drafts, so edits may occur after their initial posting.
…photo below entitled “Edges”, by Pensiero…
This Path
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