Mar
11

Not There Yet

Almost home
soaked to the bone
with rainwater
and perspiration.
The brisk walk
only wore me out
insufficient counterpoint
to overpower
the dissonance
of my heart
all broken up.

Now you show up
at my door
like we’re
good friends again
like
your treating me
like shit
was some twisted
right you had
that
I must
be alright with.

I let you in
in case you
weren’t alright
noting the
smug tinge
to your grin
too spent to
demonstrate
my loathing.

All the while
I’m thinking
Smug bastard,
you should probably
be afraid to be here.

© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers

Mar
11

Four Ways to Participate during National Poetry Month, 2010

UPDATE: 3.17.2010 I’ve added a couple of links, to the guidelines at Poetic Asides and the link to receive a poem a day in your email from Poets.org. 3.30.2010 I’ve added the link to the RWP pledge post, also in the sidebar.

April is National Poetry Month. I’m on time this year—for me anyway. So get ready to read about great online poetry sites to experience. Today, I want to share with you the ways I have found to write in community.

A bit about National Poetry Month:

Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.

From Poets.org

There’s also a more detailed Q&A about the project and you can read about how far-reaching it. The main goal is to bring poetry in all its glory and beneficence, to the front of people’s minds in the month of April, and hopefully beyond. There are lots of ways you can find groups to write and read with. Read more…

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