In the Washington, DC area's Beltway Poetry Quarterly, edited by Kim Roberts, I recently found this lively number-poem by Pennsylvania poet Barbara DeCesare in the Summer 2012 issue that features poets in the federal government. Enjoy.
Your Favorite Number by Barbara DeCesare
I hope you have a damn good reason
because when you let a number like that in,
it’ll turn on you so fast.
36: spine on spine, a grudge,
a house divided, half-sisters,
or the twins,
Showing posts with label 36. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 36. Show all posts
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Counting syllables -- and allowing abortions
In a perfect world in which every pregnancy is wanted and every life supported with love, there would be no need for abortion. As I work toward that world, I have penned this small syllable-square poem of concern about the vulnerability of young lives.
36 Syllables by JoAnne Growney
More than abortion, fear
unwanted lives -- saddest
consequence for children
conceived without a plan
for parenting. There is
more than one way to die.
36 Syllables by JoAnne Growney
More than abortion, fear
unwanted lives -- saddest
consequence for children
conceived without a plan
for parenting. There is
more than one way to die.
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
One Billion Rising
Below I repeat a syllable-square first posted on 18 August 2010 and included in Red Has No Reason. Today, Valentine's Day, stand up and support "One Billion Rising" -- end violence against women.
More than the rapist, fear
the district attorney,
smiling for the camera,
saying that thirty-six
sex crimes per year is a
manageable number.
Since this is a poetry-with-math blog I will end with a mathy observation: this is a poem of 36 syllables that includes the number 36, a perfect square.
More than the rapist, fear
the district attorney,
smiling for the camera,
saying that thirty-six
sex crimes per year is a
manageable number.
Since this is a poetry-with-math blog I will end with a mathy observation: this is a poem of 36 syllables that includes the number 36, a perfect square.
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