Share the wealth
Homeless man feeding his McDonald's French fries to pigeons. Share the wealth....
PoemsA collection of 70 posts
Headers for multi-page poem manuscripts
A reader writes to ask: How should we format a manuscript of multiple poems that each span more than a single page? Do we number our pages starting from 1 whenever we begin a new poem,...
The last time
I wrote this poem to read at last night's Tuesday Funk—the 64th episode in the series, and my final night as host. Bless the English language for its charming, maddening ambiguity. Will I...
Fiction wants to be free
What is the sound of one hand clapping? What is the sound of a tree falling in a forest? What is the sound of a story without a reader? What is the sound of tears on...
Just resting
Dead squirrel lies prone, Chin resting on its two paws. Looks like it's sleeping....
Formatting and submitting poems
A reader writes to ask: I have three questions about longer poetry manuscripts. In most cases, editors request poetry submissions that contain 3-5 poems, yet nearly every example I can see depicts a submission of a...