And what I remember
is the traffic of trucks,
the smell of chlorine sharp
as overripe melons
busted open in dead grass
late summer,
the heat of the west-facing metal door
in the afternoon Continue reading “Crestview Trailer Park, Stillwater OK, 1981”
Tag: poem
Upcoming Workshop: Turn an ordinary chair into a poetic work of art
Enjoy a creative morning at the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry and design a poetry-art chair. ROMP has several on display featuring the works of Whitman, Dickinson, Sexton, Yeats, Bukowski and more. Join ROMP director Shaun Perkins, who will facilitate a museum tour, give instructions and provide all materials, for this fun and inspiring workshop. Continue reading “Upcoming Workshop: Turn an ordinary chair into a poetic work of art”
Fair warning: Get your scary poem on!
Got a scary poem in you? Let it come out. The Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry is hosting a Scary Poem Contest that includes a reading of your poem at the Oct. 25 Dark & Scary event at the museum. Cash prizes for the top 3 winners!
Anyone can send in a poem, but winners must be present: We need to hear you tell us your poem around the campfire in the dark . . . where the sasquatch and coyote might be lurking. Continue reading “Fair warning: Get your scary poem on!”
July Morning
What about the b
ees
That hover in the trees
And scout amongst the clover
Though spring is already over?
And what about the crow
Whose call is such a scold
To sparrows and the deer
And any passing near? Continue reading “July Morning”
Hypoterranean Art Song
Shaun’s on the roof
Hiding all her poetry
Others are all aloof
Working out the world’s truth
Art’s all around us
Makes you wanna be alive
Creating all that makes us
Causing countless high-fives
Look out world
Art is making kindred Continue reading “Hypoterranean Art Song”
Object Transformation
When I was teaching high school English, I spent the month of April on poetry. Yes, the state was going berserk doing tests, TESTS, T E S T S but in between all that nonsense, it was the perfect time for poetry. (And it’s National Poetry Month, after all). If you have made a space for poetry in your classroom, meaning that your students know it is okay to experiment with words, to break rules, to have fun with the language, then give them a break with something like this: Continue reading “Object Transformation”
Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry 