They used to call it Junior High ... Read More...

Bored with sonnets, the muse gets ambitious. But there’s a snag ... Read More...

A poet contemplating his silliness. Read More...

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A pair of older sonnets, written for stepdaughters

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I found this sentence in ì“Love,” by Lauren Slater, in the February 2006 îNational Geographic:“A good sex life can be as strong as Gorilla Glue, but who wants that stuff on your skin?” I had to make a poem for it. Read More...

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Dancers at a hospice benefit. Read More...

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I’m not promising thirty poems this month. I’m not. Nosirree. Read More...

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God and grace and sex at church camp Read More...

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two lovers indulge in afternoon delights Read More...

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A more cautious man my age might say A Long Farewell to certain excesses.

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Just Call Me Frank

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My Dog Ate My Sonnet

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An Inaugural Sonnet for Barack Obama

First of a new series of weekly sonnets. Your suggestions welcome! Read More...

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The opening poem from my chapbook 44 Sonnets Read More...

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Backfilling a hole in the plot: Jack calls his lawyer from jail.

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Carol and Sue share alarming news in their first real conversation in years.

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Jack doesn’t realize that Sue, in a Corner Booth, is listening while he tries to claim his hundred dollars.

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High Stakes

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For five years my job every other Thursday was to get on stage with strangers and play music I'd never heard before. That’s
OpenMic

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A sample sonnet from my homemade chapbook, 44 Sonnets:
SomeStranger

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ThisMornngsMan

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