Poem for the Day: Poetry Workshop with Tony Curtis

Poetry Workshop with Tony Curtis He tells jokes and Irish tales, takes you into a Dublin pub with barrels of whiskey, his words phrasing like the soft swish of a poured pint. When the room writes to the tasks of the day, he slips you into the backlog of home, through old grumbling nights with the porch light on. His guitar is the sound of dusk under the lemon tree,...

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Poem for the Day: Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts There are several rooms in the house, with pet beds in geometric shapes. Some have man-made fibres, others wool. One has a compartment the animal can travel through. With no expense spared, it's a courting to give the cat ample space, a silence where no dog lives. At midnight, there is a weight of four paws awakening your impoverished dreams, the...

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Poem for the Day: Young Love in Bobby Socks

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Graphic of the Day: Writer at Work

As a woman, I would add the following list:- 1. Do nails 2. Attend exercise class 3. If raining, attend the new Danny Green Gym 4. Have coffee with the girls 5. Shop for food, clothes, make-up, etc. 6. Talk to daughter on the phone for 2 hours 7. Do some gardening, preferably trim bushes, pull weeds, cut winter roses 8. Prepare a creative writing class/ notes/ research 9....

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