The Book of Frank [“don’t tell me it was”]By CAConrad“don’t tell me it was the wind!” Frank shouts “THAT TREE WAVED AT ME!”NatureTrees & FlowersLivingThe MindArts & SciencesHumor & Satire
The Book of Frank [“Mother was angry when”]By CAConradMother was angry when Frank accused his brother of being a cartoon “but look!” Frank said “I can fold...LivingYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesHumor & Satire
The Book of Frank [“this is your”]By CAConrad“this is your captain” Frank says from the cockpit “all passengers wishing to bail out any time during...LivingLife ChoicesActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesHumor & Satire
The Godfather Returns to Color TVBy Amy ClampittThe lit night glares like a day-glo strawberry, the stakeout car beside the hydrant is full of feds,...Social CommentariesPopular CultureArts & SciencesHumor & SatirePhotography & Film
p1Forward, Backward, Slow, Fast, a Sun ShoneBy Corey ZellerSam Kinison died on his back on the side of a highway seemingly talking to God. Richard Pryor’s family...LivingDeathArts & SciencesHumor & Satire
p1ToastBy D. A. PowellSaid my illness I’m tired of being serious all the time I don’t like how you treat me like we haven’...LivingHealth & IllnessThe BodyTime & BrevityArts & SciencesHumor & SatireMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryGriefHumor + 5 more
p1The Language of JoyBy Jacqueline Allen TrimbleBlack woman joy is like this: Mama said one day long before I was born she was walking down the street...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeClassRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesHumor & SatireJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 6 more
SidemanBy Paul MuldoonI’ll be the Road Runner To your Wile E Coyote I’ll take you in my stride I’ll be a Sancho Panza To your...LoveSocial CommentariesPopular CultureRelationshipsArts & SciencesHumor & SatirePoetry & PoetsReading & BooksHumorJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 4 more
Perfect for Any OccasionBy Alberto Ríos1 Pies have a reputation. And it’s immediate —no talk of potential Regarding a pie. It’s good Or it ...Social CommentariesLivingTime & BrevityActivitiesEating & DrinkingArts & SciencesHumor & SatireAnxiety & InsecurityHumorJoy & Contentment + 3 more
Emily Dickinson at the Poetry SlamBy Dan VeraI will tell you why she rarely ventured from her house. It happened like this: One day she took the ...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesPopular CultureLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesJobs & WorkingTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesHumor & SatirePoetry & PoetsHumorJoy & Contentment + 9 more
p1Reparations Redefinition: BondBy Marcus Wicker The thing about facing your fears head on is it only really works on TV. As an example, let’s say a...Social CommentariesMoney & EconomicsPopular CultureRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsArts & SciencesHumor & SatireAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentHumor + 3 more
p1Myth of the MoleBy S.J. Fowler & Max PorterI would not have thought I would have needed to say this. Once upon a time, there was an English mole...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsArts & SciencesHumor & SatireAngerDisappointmentHumor
[lady in brown] "de library waz right down from de trolly tracks"By Ntozake Shange lady in brown de library waz right down from de trolly tracks cross from de laundry-mat thru de big shinin floors...LoveFirst LoveSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaArts & SciencesHumor & SatireReading & Books + 5 more
The Comedian as the Letter CBy Wallace Stevens i The World without Imagination Nota: man is the intelligence of his soil, The sovereign ghost. As ...NatureSpringFallSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingParenthoodThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesHumor & SatireLanguage & LinguisticsPhilosophyPoetry & PoetsMetersBlank VerseAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentHumor + 15 more
p1LaughterBy Crisosto Apacheone day, Coyote sees Duck walking her ducklings, Coyote asks her how she keeps them in a straight line, Duck says...NatureAnimalsLivingSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesHumor & SatireMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsGrief + 4 more
The Letter ABy Darren SardelliThe letter A is awesome! It simply is the best. Without an A, you could not get an A+ on a test. You...Arts & SciencesHumor & SatireTechniquesAlliterationAssonanceSchool
Cold Sore Lip Red CoatBy Hoa NguyenWhat if I ate too much food there being Not enough money immigranty And save all the ketchup packets...Social CommentariesMoney & EconomicsHistory & PoliticsLivingYouthThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesEating & DrinkingArts & SciencesHumor & SatireHumorJoy & Contentment + 9 more
Getting Used to ItBy Sarah GambitoShe brightens at the evidence. Like a strong appliance. You can make it hot. Grown ass people having...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesHumor & SatireAnxiety & InsecurityBlame
New Lines for Fortune CookiesBy James Masao MitsuiYou have been smiling across the table at your date with a sesame seed stuck in your teeth. You will...ActivitiesEating & DrinkingArts & SciencesHumor & SatireHumor
Bounden DutyBy James Tate I got a call from the White House, from the President himself, asking me if I’d do him a personal favor...History & PoliticsArts & SciencesHumor & Satire