“OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES”
I asked my brother for a poetry promt. He gave me “oatmeal raisin cookies.” “Oatmeal Raisin Cookies” If you press down hard enough, and at the right angle, you will succumb to the gooey center where...
View Article“MINDFUL OF HOME”
prompt: “I have traveled the earth with only a slight, compact bag at my shoulders that held a camera, enough clothes for tomorrow. I have dwelled and dined in cities where a constant flow of human...
View Article“Help”
I found this spam message in my Typewriter Poetry inbox. So, I turned it into a prompt: “IM me on Yahoo Msngr it’s important. my username is deborahmeliarr121377″ “Help” IM me on Yahoo! Messenger. It’s...
View ArticleA Poem For Tiffany the Photographer at the Canoga Park Art Walk
Tiffany was waiting patiently in the line that formed sometime before the sun went down. Her thick long hair and striking facial features stood out in my mind as I typed poems for others. When it was...
View ArticleOld Habits Die Hard: Replacing Free Poetry with Free Books
Often we see books as signs of civilization. I take in their tree trunk roots and inked spines and think only of the sky: (books belong in the wild) Tyler came down to Philly from New York to help me...
View ArticleA Poem For Tiffany the Photographer at the Canoga Park Art Walk
Originally Posted: September 25th, 2013Updated: June 9th, 2020 (Photograph by Erin Stone) Being among other Valley folk is inspirational, especially if you’re at the Canoga Park Art Walk. No longer...
View ArticleOld Habits Die Hard: Replacing Free Poetry with Free Books
Originally Posted: April 5th, 2015Updated: December 31st, 2019 Often we see books as signs of civilization. I take in their tree trunk roots and inked spines and think only of the sky: (books belong in...
View ArticleHandmade Postcard: “Beneath the Winter lies the Waiting”
Handmade Illustration featuring a 1950’s Royal typewriter. In December 2019, I handmade postcards and letters then mailed them to different friends and family. I plan on doing another snail mail round...
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