Kelli Simpson
How to Write a Poem or Bust Ice lessons from a farm pond in winter Grab a sledge hammer. Toe the edge. Use a full overhead swing. Expect to get wet. The Poem Introduces Itself The poem introduces itself, ringing the buddha bells by my back porch swing, and I attend on aching knees to the stanza and whisper of the cut grass breeze and sip from a cup filled for me with belonging. Rough Draft After I'm dead this rough draft scribbled fast on a dried up wet wipe scrounged from the backseat floorboard of my truck is gonna be fucking priceless, man. Better pony up. Kelli Simpson is a stay-at-home mom. She is also a full-time poet, contributing author of two poetry books, and avid blogger. Her work has appeared in The Reverie, Curio Poetry, and the anthology Oklahoma Poems and Their Poets. Her poem Summer Reading was shortlisted in the Shiny Poetry Competition. She makes her home in Norman, Oklahoma, loves Thunder basketball, and avoids all things gluten.
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