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by Kenneth2816
23 Mar 2023, 23:17
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Developments in a Dark Room
Replies: 6
Views: 3240

Re: Developments in a Dark Room

Another quaint and relatable extended metaphor.
Enjoyed
by Kenneth2816
15 Mar 2023, 14:28
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Searched the Internet Again
Replies: 11
Views: 4527

Re: Searched the Internet Again

I think it's good as is. It's the kind of thing that only personal experience can convey. I always find it hard to both write the truth and make good poetry.

One of my favorite poets, Galway Kinnell, always said " tell the truth ".
by Kenneth2816
15 Mar 2023, 14:25
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Throwing the Boomerang Around
Replies: 3
Views: 2233

Re: Throwing the Boomerang Around

Good extended I like tercets in poems that are shorter or the form loses its effect.
by Kenneth2816
14 Mar 2023, 18:09
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Oncology Ward
Replies: 2
Views: 1796

Re: Oncology Ward

This is stark and has the brevity of one who now
counts every minute.
by Kenneth2816
14 Mar 2023, 17:52
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Lost Another One
Replies: 2
Views: 1784

Re: Lost Another One

Nicely done with filament/thread. The first thing Edison found that would work in the light bulb was a thread of corn silk.Then the thread becomes a rope with which to tug. I really admire the creative process in this. The close is equally impressive in that the absence of specificity allows the rea...
by Kenneth2816
14 Mar 2023, 17:41
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Testament
Replies: 4
Views: 2392

Testament

When man first made his gods, he made them portable, terra cotta from the earth like man was made. With a stylus he gave them features: the body of a male with a row of breasts, sometimes a lizard head. Then some dark-eyed prophet struck the ground with his staff and the water wedged itself back.The...
by Kenneth2816
10 Mar 2023, 15:26
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Paper Fan
Replies: 4
Views: 2162

Re: Paper Fan

Good work in this Dale. Never saw it comimg.
by Kenneth2816
10 Mar 2023, 15:24
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: If Only Time Were Part of the Public Transit System
Replies: 3
Views: 2053

Re: If Only Time Were Part of the Public Transit System

Very creative.Great imagination turns this into what is NOT Just another poem about lost love.
by Kenneth2816
09 Mar 2023, 14:51
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Shotgun Wedding
Replies: 4
Views: 2127

Re: Shotgun Wedding

Stark, Billy. They say sometimes relapse is part of recovery. I met my second wife in the rooms.

I like the arcane and gritty use of the title to tie
this all together.
by Kenneth2816
09 Mar 2023, 14:48
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: My Brother Predicts The Seasons
Replies: 2
Views: 1661

My Brother Predicts The Seasons

The days are getting longer, harder to lean into. There's no turning back now the clocks of an hour, for a few more days. Declan says that Spring begins from the top down as trees drive extra sugar to their roots to form the buds which will make leaf. He says it's jonquils first. I argue the book sa...
by Kenneth2816
08 Mar 2023, 22:13
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: In The Name of The King
Replies: 7
Views: 3233

Re: In The Name of The King

Thanks Daie. Good to read you here
by Kenneth2816
08 Mar 2023, 22:12
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: In Lieu of a Pretext
Replies: 4
Views: 2180

Re: In Lieu of a Pretext

Nicely put together. I want there to be a connection among these three, sort of its own short story, but that last stanza is the poem for me.
by Kenneth2816
08 Mar 2023, 00:54
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Twitter-light
Replies: 10
Views: 9476

Re: Twitter-light

Thanks and big congrats. I bought the 2022 Pushcart anthology. I was disappointed most of it was short stories. It's quite an honor to be nominated.
by Kenneth2816
07 Mar 2023, 10:05
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Twitter-light
Replies: 10
Views: 9476

Re: Twitter-light

I remember this. Can you clarify Pushcart nom? Or is it Pushkin?
by Kenneth2816
05 Mar 2023, 17:00
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Asking For Feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 4524

I kniRe: Asking For Feedback

Web Del Sol was the first poetry portal on the internet. I think Writer's Block came a little later, but it's the oldest surviving poetry forum . As far as IBPC, it goes to at least 1999. Everything has a lifespan. Nothing is free. It just may be that IBPC has reached its end. But there are people w...
by Kenneth2816
27 Feb 2023, 22:17
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: How You Met Your Wife
Replies: 9
Views: 3259

Re: How You Met Your Wife

S2 is masterstroke with the ceiling fan spun
followed by as she turned heads.

This is a great poem
by Kenneth2816
27 Feb 2023, 22:13
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: In The Name of The King
Replies: 7
Views: 3233

Re: In The Name of The King

Thanks guys. I've as always been blown away that a city in America is rooted in Medieval Europe.

Been on my bucket list forever and I went twice last year
by Kenneth2816
25 Feb 2023, 14:01
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: In The Name of The King
Replies: 7
Views: 3233

In The Name of The King

No one believed it when he said the moon snagged in the spire of the St Augustine lighthouse. Eight-hundred year old oaks, limbs so long they made stilts to hold them so they didn't drag the ground or break. Matanzas means place of slaughter. 259 French soldiers were given the choice between the Pop...
by Kenneth2816
24 Feb 2023, 11:51
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Shakespeare Advises a Young Apprentice
Replies: 5
Views: 2436

Re: Shakespeare Advises a Young Apprentice

I think the appropriate term is bawdy.
Nicely done. A pretty good romp.
by Kenneth2816
24 Feb 2023, 11:43
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: A-Muse
Replies: 5
Views: 2606

Re: A-Muse

Thoughtful actually.
by Kenneth2816
24 Feb 2023, 08:13
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Love in the Mountains of Wyoming - revised
Replies: 8
Views: 3333

Re: Love in the Mountains of Wyoming

You might throw in a bottle of whiskey.
by Kenneth2816
22 Feb 2023, 02:19
Forum: Writer's Block Palaver
Topic: Asking For Feedback
Replies: 7
Views: 4524

Asking For Feedback

I'm not officially affiliated with this forum nor do I claim to be a leader. It's been mentioned before about inviting other poets to the Block. Yes there are forums with more participants,but no current forum has near the READERSHIP as Writer's Block. I've seen poems (even my own) generate as high ...
by Kenneth2816
20 Feb 2023, 00:27
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Like Oil and Vinegar
Replies: 4
Views: 2241

Re: Like Oil and Vinegar

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm loathe to submit to IBPC at this time. I'm really surprised no one has cared enough to tell us what is going on. It borders on disrespect. Thank you
by Kenneth2816
13 Feb 2023, 20:31
Forum: Writer's Block - Where The Poets Hang
Topic: Rustin' Away
Replies: 3
Views: 1861

Re: Rustin' Away

I've seen such a tower. I like how N compares himself as just another bewildered creature of the cosmos. Well done and engaging