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Group Poem Project – New Lines Emerge
6/28/13 New lines added by Stephanie Floros, Carrie Teresa Masion and Joy Mar: An apple is not a story. Its ripeness holds the weight, tipping juicy balances with time, forbidden to be consumed in one sitting, tasting line by line … Continue reading
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Group Poem Project – The Poem Grows
6/14/13 New line added by Dave Iego: An apple is not a story. Its ripeness holds the weight, tipping juicy balances with time, forbidden to be consumed in one sitting, tasting line by line nibbling, crisp tart words, to salivate … Continue reading
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Group Poem Project – Line 1
The votes are in and “An apple is not a story” wins. Our first group poet will be responding to that line next, and I will be posting the poem as it unfolds. If you are reading this blog and … Continue reading
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Group Poem Project – Let’s Begin
6/7/13 The group poem project has now begun, after losing yet another poet due to time constraints. So we are a total of 19 now which includes me. A manageable number and close to the number I originally wanted. I … Continue reading
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Group Project – First Setback
June 6, 2013 Yesterday, we lost our first participant – our French poet. No reason given. Could have been language, though I don’t think so. Though I don’t know her, she seemed young from her picture on LinkedIn. Or perhaps … Continue reading
Group Poem Project Now Under Way
The Group Poem Project has now begun. We have a very diverse, very interesting group of poets who hail from various parts of the United States as well as France and Germany. I could not have asked for a better … Continue reading
Group Poem Project
For the month of June, I am starting a group poem project. The object is for everyone who participates to create a collective poem based on a prompt which I will provide. Once everyone has had a chance to contribute, … Continue reading
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After The Beheading (for Lee Rigby)
This poem was originally written in response to the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. I present it here in memory of Lee Rigby, the British soldier who was brutally murdered this week in London. After the Beheading … Continue reading
Reading from the Writer’s Center
On Sunday, February 3, we had a reading from Before There Is Nowhere to Stand, an anthology related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Poets included Judy Kronenfeld, Rick Black, Bonnie Morris, Sam Hamod (who could not make it) and myself. I … Continue reading
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