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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Call for Submissions: 41 April Fool’s Day Erasure Poetry

28 Friday Feb 2014

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Silver Birch Press

Image Silver Birch Press is seeking  April Fool’s Day   Erasure Poetry based on page 41 from a book of the poet’s choice  — interpret “April Fool’s Day” as you will (humor, trickery, thoughts on the day, but nothing x-rated or raw). Find out more about erasure poetry at  wavepoetry.com  and  geist.com.  I like this prompt because at some point we’ve all felt like fools, have been fooled, or have fooled someone else — so the resulting poems will be either humorous or emotional (my favorite types of poetry).

As a prompt, here are definitions of “fool”:

Noun: A person who acts unwisely; a silly person.

Verb: Trick or deceive.

Adjective: Foolish or silly.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

In honor of April Fool’s Day (4/1), Silver Birch Press is accepting submissions of erasure poems based on page 41 from a book of your choice. For examples of erasure poetry…

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Thistledown

23 Sunday Feb 2014

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Step quietly, step quietly,

tread lighter still,

do not wake her,

with footprints shrill.

 

Step forth, step forth,

with thistledown toes,

footfall snow,

so nobody knows.

 

And when you are gone,

they will say,

and what of that girl,

did she pass this way?

 

© Thistledown 23.02.2014

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

 

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Murmuration

17 Monday Feb 2014

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Starlings forming fascinating formations over ...

As I lay upon the grass

and gaze into the sky,

I see a flock of starlings

scoot and flit on by.

Starlings are a noisy bunch,

it’s true they cannot sing;

but they are, oh so graceful,

as they dance upon the wing.

As I lay upon the grass,

they swoop and glide on by.

I see a flock of starlings,

have a disco in the sky.

© Murmuration 03.08.2013

by Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Starlings forming fascinating formations over Tøndermarsken, south-west Jutland, Denmark. Image from http://www.pdfnet.dk. Material is in Public Domain. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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First Love

14 Friday Feb 2014

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…and another reblog – especially for my first love 🙂

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Teddy Bear
I held you tight

and clung to you,

my love for you untold.

I stared into you deep brown eyes,

my heart was yours to hold.

So soft to touch,

I kept you close,

I kissed your furry ears.

My love, my friend, my confidante,

my darling teddy bear.

You shared my secrets,

calmed my fears,

as you watched over me.

You’ve watched me grow over the years,

a birthday gift at three.

You stood by me,

in hours of need,

and protected me at night.

When I was ill, you’d comfort me,

and soothe me ‘til the light.

I cried for you,

and made a fuss,

my teddy bear most dear;

hanging wet upon the line,

one peg upon each ear.

We’ve had our scrapes,

both you and me,

but survived them none the less;

the time the dog played tug o’ war…

but I sewed back your head.

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Bohemian

14 Friday Feb 2014

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Happy Valentine’s everybody 🙂

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Classical Head by Pablo Picasso

I sip my tea

In the cafe bar

He sits and picks

Classical guitar

Snow flutters down

Ambience imbued

Johan Sebastian

As the barista brews

Behind the pillar

I sit and muse

Of times gone by

And heart beats used

I solitary sit

In the cafe bar

He sits and strums

Classical guitar

© Bohemian 02.02.2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

Classical Head by Pablo Picasso (Photo credit: cliff1066™)

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Fame and Poetry

07 Friday Feb 2014

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Look what arrived today!

07 Friday Feb 2014

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Dear Edwina, Thankyou for last night. I hope it was as good for you as it was for me. #bigbenefitsrow

04 Tuesday Feb 2014

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Good points well made – I’m glad people are saying it like it is.

COOKING ON A BOOTSTRAP

Dear Edwina;

It’s 9 o clock on Tuesday, the morning after the night before, where we were both on a panel on The Big Benefits Row on Channel 5. I haven’t watched it back, I was there, and know what I look like when I’m angry.

I need to get this out – because it’s everything I wanted to say last night but couldn’t, as I kept being rudely shouted over by you. Honestly, my three year old behaves better than that. At least he knows that when Mummy does her ‘will you just be QUIET and LISTEN to me’ then the best thing to do is to stop running your mouth and let Mummy say her piece.

But you didn’t. Because you were terrified of what I had to say.

I wanted to say, when asked by Matthew Wright, that poverty is almost indescribable to someone as blinkered as…

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Ballads

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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Another new publication from Dagda Publishing

I one of my poems included in this anthology. Some of the money from the sale goes to two worthy charities – Scope, and Shelter.

Please consider buying a copy to support charity and to read some fabulous poetry too!!

Click on the book below to take you to the Amazon shop 🙂 Go on… treat yourself 😀

Ballads

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Passages

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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New publication from Dagda Publishing

I have some of my poetry included in this anthology. Some of the money from the sale goes to two worthy charities – Scope, and Shelter.

Please consider buying a copy to support charity and to read some fabulous poetry too!!

Click on the book below to take you to the Amazon shop 🙂 Go on… treat yourself 😀

Passages

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