Tag Archives: Poetry Thursday

Confessions of a Poemphobe

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Neil

One of the most surprising blogging relationships is my unlikely friendship with Dana and Liz Elayne of Poetry Thursday.  I say “unlikely” because they are both creative women very much in touch with their emotions and inner selves, and I … Continue reading →

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Quiz

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Neil

For which website am I LEAST likely to have written a post today? A) ebony-ivory.oregon.gov — African-Americans Who Love Portland B) do-svidanya.ru — The Self-Help Site for Separated Men with Foreign-Born Wives C) members-only.biz — A Forum for Co-Dependent Men … Continue reading →

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Changes – Poetry Thursday

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Neil

  This week’s theme at Poetry Thursday is ”Changes.” Changes  I change my life V E R Y  S L O W L Y like a businessman stuck in a revolving door that is so heavy he grunts and pushes until … Continue reading →

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Sex Advice for Men

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Neil

  This week’s challenge on Poetry Thursday:  Write a poem about sex. Sex Advice for Men by Neil Kramer Problems in the bedroom? Your lady unfulfilled? Ask me any question, And get her garden tilled. Question:  “I really like this … Continue reading →

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The Ballad of Seth Blackwell

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Neil

  The Ballad of Seth Blackwell When I was younger, So much younger than today, I had long hair and oval specs, “Like John Lennon,” they would say. When I got much older, And started having dates, “Hey, look at … Continue reading →

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Everybody Loves a Baby

Posted on June 1, 2006 by Neil

This week’s Poetry Thursday assignment was to read your poem out loud. I read my poem to a few women in my neighborhood, and they all hated it. For some reason, it made me like it even more. Everybody Loves … Continue reading →

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Driving in LA – In Two Parts

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Neil

Part One — Car Poetry This week’s Poetry Thursday assignment was to be inspired by a single line from another blogger’s poem. I picked “A Morning By the Sea” by Susannah of Ink on My Fingers. The line that inspired … Continue reading →

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Poetry Scares Me

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Neil

  Denise Levertov – poet My blogging pal, Lynn, from Sprigs, and Liz Elayne, of be present, be here,  have started something called Poetry Thursday.   Poetry Thursday “is an online project that encourages bloggers to read and enjoy poetry, as … Continue reading →

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