Ventomology

Love love LOVE the cloud-gazing poem! What a fantastic example of concrete poetry. And a Shakespearean sonnet! Your iambs are lovely, and I think it's so nice that instead of ...

Wow this really brought me back to my band days! I love the incorporation of counting and subdivision and just the use of so many evocative sound words in general. ...

7 | Just got a book of William Carlos Williams stuff from the library I should eat the pineapple that is in the fridge and which I probably should have ...

Brevity is the soul of wit! There is so much packed in to each of these. They are such a delight. I love the "tryingtobesummer" word.

Just a sounds exercise Crime rate crime rat Primate crime at eight Pry, Mate. Prime rate Climb rate climate Crime at prime rates Cry mat pirates Irate pirates climb at ...

6 | When do you know someone well enough to cry at their funeral? I met you ten times total. I learned to love you too late. 阿公, does the ...

5 | Skirts Circle skirts swing, and circle skirts sway, Make sure to wear shorts, since there’s things they might betray.

I thought to myself... surely I will write a serious poem before the first April Madness submission is due. And I thought wrong. #safetymoment

Iris (Annual song working title?) | Post 3 (Verse One) As the flowers of youth grow spindly from the root, every breeze teases ruin, every frost is felt acute. On ...

4 | To-Do List Sort documents on my bedroom floor into the filing cabinet File taxes Clear craft desk by making WIP storage and putting things back where they belong ...

3 | #safetymoment I am going to fall tomorrow just go splat right on the pavement I know exactly where it will happen there is a spot where the sidewalk ...

Annual Song (Iris??) | Post 2 (Verse 1) @Meshugenah, it's the right vibe! Also it's the key that will fit the whole song plus key change into my vocal range ...

BIG VIBES I know stream-of-consciousness is kind of your thing, but I do think it works really well for this dream one in particular. The fact that it is about ...

Annual Song | Post 1 (Chorus) As the iris blooms every May, you return to me again. You return to me, and then in every word unsaid, convey what you ...

2 | Wèn In Mandarin, the verb “to ask” is 問 ( wèn ). Spoken in sharp, downward, tone number four, it demands an answer. My mother’s “when” becomes 問 ...