This is the first sentence I ever wrote in German. I have recently decided to try learning German. I'm stating this publicly so I don't give up quickly. I think learning another language is good for your brain. And German isn't supposed to be particularly difficult for those who speak English as their Muttersprache. (See, … Continue reading Das Brot ist lecker.
Tag: poetry
Inhalation (a poemstorything)
Flash from a camera, old kind I’ve never held Bulb cracks hot, pops on the asphalt Dazzle captures as a still leaping figure - Likely man - why man, I don’t know, easier for them to get away - no grandmother’s bruised circles waiting to push through their skin around the evening mirror, no blue … Continue reading Inhalation (a poemstorything)
Zombie Fire
I have been sorting through my documents and re-arranging things over the past little while. In the process I have come across a lot of half-finished thoughts and poems. Here's a poem where I was clearly experimenting (and struggling) with a rythym scheme - and with using poetry to respond to news. So far this … Continue reading Zombie Fire
Half moon laugh dopplers deepening grasshopper sky
As I've posted here previously, I've been trying to get other creative work done while working of the self-publishing-bits of my cookbook, and this should be possible in theory - a lot of people manage to edit or polish one project while also writing another project, lots of people can balance not only two, but … Continue reading Half moon laugh dopplers deepening grasshopper sky
Another poem
I decided to write a poem for every day in May as I worked through the responses from my beta readers to my cookbook, and also worked on editing a short creative non-fiction piece. Half way through the month I started looking over the poems I wrote at the start of the month, deciding if … Continue reading Another poem
Kilmeny MacMichael 