My poem “Doing the Dishes in High Heels” has been posted among today’s offerings of the Tupelo Press 30/30 Project (9 poets have agreed to write 30 poems apiece in 30 days, to raise funds for Tupelo Press, a non-profit literary publisher). Many thanks to Pleasant Street, who provided the title. Pleasant also sponsored last year’s “A Cheese Omelet at Midnight.” Hmm. Is she conspiring with my wife to keep me in the kitchen?
Doing the Dishes in High Heels
I have seen you mowing the grass in open-toe
sandals, cigarette in mouth, cursing the dogs’ ill-placed
deposits, and I’ll never forget the night you sashayed
around the bed in negligee and flip flops while singing…
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Tomorrow’s poem, “The Underbelly of This Seam,” was sponsored by Ursula, who sponsored last year’s “Before We Knew.”
While title sponsorships are steadily dwindling, plenty of 3-word sponsorships remain. And remember, you can combine sponsorships to force me to use not only your title, but also three words that I’d likely not use on my own. And can anyone challenge last year’s co-winners of Worst Title in the History of the 30/30 Project, Ron, Plain Jane and Mek?*
The sponsored poems are a blast to write, and the titles lead me to poems I’d not otherwise conceive. If you’re inclined to sponsor a poem, Donate to Tupelo, and please let me know as soon as possible what your title is or which three words you’ve foisted upon me..
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Thank you for your support! Only 27 poems to go!
* The titles are, respectively, “Calvin Coolidge: Live or Memorex,” “Your Armpits Smell Like Heaven,” and “Reduce Heat and Simmer Gently Without Cloud Cover, Till Sundown. Serves 2 – 7 Billion.” “Nose-Picking Reese’s Hider” is definitely a strong contender for this honor.
O at the Edges 
Swallowed your ACE inhibitor. Lol. Loved it.
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ACE inhibitors have been sadly neglected in contemporary poetry. 🙂
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If she is, she won’t tell. There’s a sort of code for that.
This did go a way I did not predict, and it’s lovely
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To be honest, I enjoy the kitchen, and do much of the cooking and most of the dishwashing; I find it relaxing. I’m likely violating the Man Code by admitting this. I’m so pleased you like the poem. It veered to the creepy, but hey, I felt that worked better than the previous iteration, which was geared strictly for laughs.
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Oh I interpreted it much differently. I need to go back in and find the creepy part
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The second song might be a hint…
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Nope, still looks romantic
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Well, then, it is romantic!
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Wonderful
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Thanks very much.
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Thank you. I’ll make a point to visit your blog.
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I like it!! It is a wee bit Anne Tyler-ish, Hon. (A la Baltimore peeps)
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Hmm. I never would have thought Anne Tyler, but I like it. 🙂
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Pure brilliance! 🙂 It was a fun read!
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Thanks very much. The title certainly sparked something. 🙂
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