My poem “I’m Not With Her” 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). I am grateful to Stephanie Kaufman, who provided the title and also sponsored last year’s “Bent.”
I’m Not With Her
Pointing out inequities, I admit
to having second thoughts – a piggy bank
on his dresser, really? And that tattoo,
not to mention the socks with sandals…
Click here to see the rest of the poem.
Tomorrow’s poem, “I Danced with a Platypus Twenty Years Back,” was sponsored by Kris, who also sponsored last year’s “Happy Circuitry.”
If you need something to read, Think Dink! A $30 donation will get you my 2015 chapbook If Your Matter Could Reform, Barton Smock’s Infant Cinema, Jamie Hunyor’s A New Sea, and Tim Kahl’s full length work, The String of Islands, thanks to the generosity of Dink Press founder and editor Kristopher Taylor! A limited quantity is available, so order earlier rather than later.
Title sponsorships and 3-word sponsorships are still available. And remember, you can combine the two (as in Sunday’s poem) 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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* 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.
What a great project. Best of luck! Thanks for sharing this.
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Thank you. It’s a wonderful way to recognize and support a favorite literary publisher. If we writers who benefit from their publications don’t support them, who will?
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Thankfully!
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Amen to that!
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I got a good laugh out of this! Reminds me of Seinfeld and his endless list of deal breakers.
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Ha! This is more of a deal-breaker list in reverse. 🙂
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Reading this poem is like leaping from rock to rock (possibly submerged) in a fast flowing river! Really liked it.
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Thanks, Suzy. I enjoy writing to that effect, and this poem seemed right for it.
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I love how the poem was nominally about him and actually about her and that the title shows that reversal. I learned as a therapist that criticism can be exhibitionism–it often reveals much more about the critic than the subject.
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I’ve certainly found that I can learn more about a person by listening than by talking.
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Ooooooh yes!
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