Here’s another Blackout Poem from the book “Pigs in Heaven” by Barbara Kingsolver. I was musing on pregnancy. (No, not mine and no, I’m not going to be a grandmother.) Pregnancy is a public declaration of a very private act, a physical sign that you have have had sex… I was watching a video of … Continue reading Looking at Pregnancy→| A Different Perspective
This is for the W3 poetry prompt set by this week’s Poet of the Week, Lisa Paul. We are asked to write a quadrille on the theme of autumn. I’m writing this post from an ancient and glitchy iPad using an unsecured internet connection in a little hotel in the middle of No Where, Montana. … Continue reading Looking at Changeable Autumn→| A Different Perspective
They talk about girls being “boy crazy” but no one talks about the boys being obsessed with girls. It seems women have been dealing with overly aggressive men forever. They are told not to dress in skirts too short, blouses too tight or too low cut. Heaven forbid a woman wears too much make-up or … Continue reading Looking at Detective Evans’ Animal Magnetism→| A Different Perspective
What does desperation look like? Is it part panic? It has been a year of quiet desperation among the citizenry – immigrants (here legally, those seeking asylum, the 1st & 2nd generations of naturalized citizens, those on work visas, and even those undocumented persons in pursuit of happiness), foreign students, tourists, the LBGTQIA+, democrats, the … Continue reading Looking Desperate→| A Different Perspective
Here’s a Limerick to satisfy the W3 poetry prompt from Jaideep as Poet of the Week. He asks that we write on a serious theme using a form that is usually connected with light hearted verse. As much as I dislike to write Limericks, it is the best (and easiest) in this instance. The sky … Continue reading Looking at What’s Killing Us→| A Different Perspective
How deep is a frog pond? Knee deep, knee deep! So Detective Evans is in the frog pond and that is taking up all her time and attention. The last couple of weeks have been odd. The new guy, Danahey, has been hovering around like a fruit fly. He has lots of questions about cold … Continue reading Looking at Detective Evans’ Dedication→| A Different Perspective
I’ve got another batch of ceramic pieces. The glazes are getting more and more difficult to find ones that haven’t been “reformulated” and actually will work. So far the Sem…| A Different Perspective
This is the poem for Sadje’s W3 Poet of the Week poetry prompt. Sadje asks that we write a poem from the heart that uses imagery – vivid language that appeals to the senses. There are no restrictions on form, meter, or length. I selected the form Rime Couee. This is a French form of … Continue reading Looking at Fall’s Reign→| A Different Perspective
Today’s episode of Detective Evans’ Diary is a peek at her quotidian details. But no fear, I’m not going to discuss anything weird like that she has sworn off shaving her legs… I took a day off to get a haircut, go to the dentist (because after seeing Shots’ dental problems I don’t want to … Continue reading Looking at Detective Evans’ Quotidian Details→| A Different Perspective
Well, when it rains it pours and I’m not talking about Morton Salt. It finally happened. My range decided to poop out on me. It was a really nice one (because my MIL always insisted on the top of the line). It was a gas range by Whirlpool and looked like new even though it … Continue reading Looking at the New Range→| A Different Perspective
It’s been hard for our Detective Evans. She could have given up and headed back to H & R Block but she’s not a quitter. In fact she has True Grit, which is a movie she loved ever si…| A Different Perspective
This week on the W3 Poetry Prompt, D. Avery has given us a challenge of writing a Ghazal. This ancient Arabic form is deceptively easy. The unlimited number of couplets have 10 to 16 syllables per …| A Different Perspective
I know its been a long time since I’ve posted any of my ceramic pieces. The studio cut the classes from 8 weeks to 6 weeks and that messed with everyone’s output. I ended up with 2 fini…| A Different Perspective
Detective Evans is all about personal improvement – even if it is reading magazines that her mother doesn’t like to see on her coffee table… I’ve been doing a little reading, The …| A Different Perspective
Good looking, nice enough Only problem is her pride She cut it off, went away Pride doesn’t see Suddenly on the edge Feels guilty, cut off, different Boy, father, girls, sisters, Mom, mother …| A Different Perspective
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This week the W3 poetry prompt comes from Ben Tonkin. His poetic instructions distilled are: “This week, I invite you to step into a world of old-timey wonders—where cogs spin, gears click, a…| A Different Perspective
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This week Robbie Cheadle (the W3 PoW) has challenged us to write a poem on the theme of “an impactful childhood memory & how it affected you at the time” using “any combinatio…| A Different Perspective
This coming Monday is the first day of National Poetry Month. And once again I’m putting together a NPM Scavenger Hunt – Poems from Around the World! There are so many unique forms and …| A Different Perspective