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Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

And now for our prompt – optional, as always! Today, we’d like to encourage you to take a look at @StampsBot, and become inspired by the wide, wonderful, and sometimes wacky world of postage stamps. For example, while it certainly makes sense that China would issue a stamp featuring a panda, it’s less clear to us why the Isle of Man should feel the need to honor 2001: A Space Odyssey in stamp form. From Romanian mushrooms to Sudanese weavers to the Marshall Islands getting far too excited over personal computing, stamps are a quasi-lyrical, quasi-bizarre look into what different cultures (or at least their postal authorities) hold dear.

And if you’re not on or able to access the @StampsBot account, fear not! You may find an inspiring stamp or two by perusing the online “International Philately” (say that three times fast) exhibit from the National Postal Museum.

Image I used https://twitter.com/StampsBot/status/1779219469635613169/photo/1

Self-Delivered Eulogy 

15 April 24 

It was the last album from a man who transcended what was normal 

It was his last goodbye 

No one was worthy to say the final words 

So, he said it all himself 

In a world that tried to define him 

He constantly defied expectations 

I wept on that day he left us 

And when I saw his song Lazarus on the screen 

I felt this was his end 

We won’t see another like him 

Saying that seems so passe’ 

We didn’t have much to compare him to 

Prince, yes, Hendrix possibly 

Freddy and Leonard were cut from the same cloth 

And I wept when they passed 

There was a hole that refused to be filled 

No one could console me 

No one ever will 

He was a black star in a sky full of light 

He marked his ending with one last curtain call 

Leaving us with one last goodbye 

Thise who mocked him 

And tried to take his hero status down a notch 

Were the loudest criers when he let go 

Now they have no one to scoff 

They never would have welcomed him in 

Not that he would accept the invitation 

The Chameleon King 

The Thin Prince 

He was always a step ahead 

And now he has taken the final step in life 

Which we all will take one day 

My hope is to go out as gracefully 

And being able to tell my story 

As he bravely told his 

My hope is to live my life 

As bravely as he did 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

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Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

Today’s (optional) prompt asks you to write a poem of at least ten lines in which each line begins with the same word (e.g., “Because,” “Forget,” “Not,” “If”). This technique of beginning multiple lines with the same word or phrase is called anaphora, and has long been used to give poems a driving rhythm and/or a sense of puzzlebox mystery. To give you more context, here’s an essay by Rebecca Hazelton on her students’ “adventures in anaphora,” and a contemporary poem that uses anaphora to great effect: Layli Long Soldier’s “Whereas.”

Listless Is How 

14 April 24 

Listless is how I wake 

Looking at my goals of the day 

What I need to accomplish 

Needless chores each and every day 

Actions that won’t be remembered in perpetuity 

Listless is how I feel 

As the motions that are meaningless begin to take shape 

Looking at all the things I want to fill this hole in my soul 

Watching the dust pile up 

I can’t even keep up with cataloging the objects that I once thought I desired 

Listless is how I live my life 

Without interest in the outcome 

Without passion that used to drive me on 

Without the interest in learning new things 

Without challenging the status quo 

Listless is how I move through the day 

Pushing through the fog that is comprised of mental strain 

Pushing through the obstacles I place in front of me 

Pushing through the mud that becomes paintings 

Pushing through the words on the page 

Listless is how I sleep 

Never getting the rest that I find is required 

Never inspired by what I see in dreams 

Never recharging myself and taking naps that pushes me farther behind 

Never catching up and going ahead of where I want to be 

Listless is how I never wanted to be 

Avoiding the trap of thinking none of this matters 

Avoiding the fatigue that others fail to understand 

Avoiding looking in the mirror and seeing the hopelessness 

Avoiding the reflection that others cannot see 

Listless is how laziness is taking over 

But I don’t have the luxury of being content 

But I don’t have the inclination to let things be 

But I don’t want this anymore 

But I don’t want to change 

Listless is how I define myself 

And I am not happy with the weeds growing in my yard 

And I am not planning on staying in this mood 

And I am not going to let you catch up 

And I am not going to ever stop 

Listless is how I define this small part of my life 

It is an enemy within 

It is not how the story ends 

It is not the final chapter 

It is not forever unlike me 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

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Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

 our optional prompt for the day asks you to play with rhyme. Start by creating a “word bank” of ten simple words. They should only have one or two syllables apiece. Five should correspond to each of the five senses (i.e., one word that is a thing you can see, one word that is a type of sound, one word that is a thing you can taste, etc). Three more should be concrete nouns of whatever character you choose (i.e., “bridge,” “sun,” “airplane,” “cat”), and the last two should be verbs. Now, come up with rhymes for each of your ten words. (If you’re having trouble coming up with rhymes, the wonderful Rhymezone is at your service). Use your expanded word-bank, with rhymes, as the seeds for your poem. Your effort doesn’t actually have to rhyme in the sense of having each line end with a rhymed word but try to use as much soundplay in your poem as possible.

Word bank: 

See : turntable 

Hear :music 

Touch : prickly 

Taste : sour 

Smell : vinyl 

Concrete noun : 

Speaker 

Record 

Sleeve 

Verb :  

Cradle 

Lift 

Analog Escape

13 April 24 

I escape to my mancave and gaze at the turntable 

When I am able 

The music that escapes the speakers 

The kick fills my ears and I am feeling weaker 

My skins sensation is prickly 

The heart beats quickly 

When the record spins 

My hand moves toward the air 

And when the sounds stop, I open another sleeve 

And begin to weave my mind into a sour mood 

I feel dower by the hour 

And cradle the next vinyl 

The fable I tell myself makes me mindful of the time 

And I spin another until I find my favorite thing 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

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I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you.

Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem that plays with the idea of a “tall tale.” American tall tales feature larger-than-life characters like Paul Bunyan (who is literally larger than life), Bulltop Stormalong (also gigantic), and Pecos Bill (apparently normal-sized, but he doesn’t let it slow him down). If you’d like to see a modern poetic take on the tall tale, try Jennifer L. Knox’s hilarious poem, “Burt Reynolds FAQ.” Your poem can revolve around a mythical character, one you make up entirely, or add fantastical elements into a real person’s biography.

The Sprelly Man 

12 April 24 

Peanut allergies be damned 

Let me tell you the tale of one 

Who has thrived in what some call  

The dark ages of these legumes 

Bright and colorful is he 

Tasty and smooth is his body 

When left to long 

He splits into oil and mass 

Don’t leave the Sprelly Man in the cupboard too long 

Take him out daily 

For your source of protein 

And sweetness 

Pair him up with his dear friend Pineapple Jelly lad 

Spread him all over the best bread money can buy 

And you too will change your religion 

Or at least your thoughts of the simple PB&J sandwich 

Sprelly man wants you to be stronger 

Happier than you have ever been 

Sprelly Man is looking out for your best interests 

Better than a high school counselor 

I met the man of Sprelly long ago 

His beard was blacker than a new moon night 

Deeper than the ocean 

More manly than he had a right to be 

We talk about his exploits 

When I patron his store 

A place of solace and comfort 

Where I, a humble man, am elevated 

Come to the shop 

Come to the farmers market 

To the Expo center in town 

Where all the children gather at his feet to hear tales of peanuts crushed so sweet 

Enjoy his bounty 

Buy some for friends that you meet 

Spread the love of sprelly to all 

As you spread it with the best butter knife, none can compete 

I may be a great man 

But the Sprelly Man is far greater 

I am not worthy of cleaning his vats of goodness 

Nor am I worthy to worship at his feet 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

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I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you.

Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

Finally, our optional prompt for the day honors the “ones” in the number 11. Today, we’d like to challenge you to write either a monostich, which is a one-line poem, or a poem made up of one-liner style jokes/sentiments. Need inspiration? Take a look at Joe Brainard’s poem “30 One-Liners” or Frank O’Hara’s “Lines for the Fortune Cookies.”

Things The South Taught This Yankee 

11 April 24 

Texas:  

If offered a beer, you drink it, even if you hate beer because you don’t turn down hospitality 

It's always bigger in Texas, whatever it is 

Armadillos that you run over are funnier in sombreros and cans of the beer that you hate, take a picture 

Playing Me and Bobby magee and breaking out into the Peanuts theme song is only done in Mexican bars 

Don’t mess with Texas 

Not all who live in Texas are bigoted christians, some are as heathen as you are 

Remember the Alamo, and watch out for Ozzy’s piss and freshly chewed bat heads 

The bigger the belt buckle the smaller the dick 

Everyone is armed, don’t start a fight 

Y’all ain’t from here is a warning shot 

Grits made with cherries are delicious 

Pickled Okra is a food group 

I am more man that you could ever be and more woman than you could ever have 

This ain’t Burger King, you get it my way or you don’t get the damn thing 

North Carolia: 

Maddog and nighttrane make for an interesting morning 

Don’t go into an Airborne bar unless you are Airborne 

Outer Banks = OBX, don’t ask why, there isn’t an airport there 

Anything you can do I can do better, hold my beer  

Say it with me FayetteNam 

Virginia: 

The war of Northern Aggression 

If you ain’t from here you are a carpet bagger 

You are not a resident unless you were born here, don’t care if you pay taxes 

Its’s a commonwealth not a state 

95 is a parking lot 24-7 

The City of Fredericksburg is also a county 

Copper heads, peepers, feral ponies and camels being stolen from estranged partners 

Driving while black is still enforced 

Oklahoma: 

Oklahoma State trooper not a Texas Ranger, and you will address me as such 

The land that God hated 

The top of the hill is all sunny, the bottom of the hill is where God is angry 

This isn’t Texas 

Your broken down car’s interior has been set aflame, 3 of your tires and your spare have been removed and your car is on blocks, who did you piss off 

Missouri: 

Ammo and Capuchino 

The Arch is not a sign for McDonalds 

Kansas City lives here 

We pulled you over to find out if that eyebrow piercing hurt 

I used to suck off all the guys in my army barracks, wanna go to the rest stop and let me suck you off or maybe come back to my place 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

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If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see.

Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz.

I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you.

Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

And now for our optional prompt! Ezra Pound famously said that “poetry is news that stays news.” While we don’t know about that, the news can have a certain poetry to it. Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem based on one of the curious headlines, cartoons, and other journalistic tidbits featured at Yesterday’s Print, where old news stays amusing, curious, and sometimes downright confusing.

Preacher Advises Against Going To Hell, It will Be Boring 

10 April 24 

Lets just put aside the concept of hell for a minute 

Since it is not in the bible 

And has been mistranslated so many times 

Can we agree it is a separation from your god for a minute 

And according to you this would still give me eternal life 

What if i don’t want that 

What if I just wanted to die and be done 

What if lets just say I want one chance to do everything I will be known for 

Let it all ride on this life 

And cash in my chips and let them fall where they may 

But no 

I am not given a choice if I want to come into this world 

And if I choose to depart prematurely (according to you) 

I will be forever punished 

Would it surprise you I like my sex a bit rough 

I enjoy having fingernails draw blood down my back 

I enjoy having my nipples bit into and my neck marked up with burses 

It shows me that I am alive 

I like some pain when I am fucking 

Both inflicting it and getting it 

I don’t mind having someone pleasure themselves in my asshole 

While I thrust deeper into someone else 

Your hell excited me 

According to you the people i would rather hang out with will be there 

The people that Jesus hung out with will be there 

And yes some harp music is nice to sleep to 

I’d rather feel the drum beat of heathens fill my soul 

See my idea of hell 

Is much like Satre’s 

Hell is other people whom I don’t want to hang out with 

Which would be people going to your heaven 

So your fairy tale 

That is supposed to scare me 

Like i was a little child 

That I actually believed in for time 

The idea gave me the worst stomach pains 

And caused me to pause 

And ponder the question 

What is the purpose of the idea of hell 

When my father couldn’t answer it 

And of all people he should be in hell 

For the sin of pedophilia 

I realized that I didn’t want to be in a place where he resided 

Hell is a concept of control 

If you don’t do what I say you are going there 

But who says what you say is right 

Who says god is going to keep his word when he contradicts himself 

Who says the scriptures are correct when they have been adulterated at best 

And perverted at worst 

No thanks 

I’ll just wish for you what I wish for everyone 

And that is you play your hand while at the table of life 

And when it comes time to cash your chips 

You see what you want to see 

I’ll see what I want to see 

Which is oblivion 

Which is no thing 

As I played my hand 

And either win or lose 

I can say I played it on my terms 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

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• YouTube Channel: Create Art Podcast YT Channel
• IG: @createartpodcast
• Twitter: @createartpod

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If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see.

Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz.

I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you.

Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

Our prompt for today (optional, as always) takes its inspiration from Pablo Neruda, the Chilean-born poet and Nobel Prize Winner. While he is most famous in the English-speaking world for his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, he also wrote more than two hundred odes, and had a penchant for writing sometimes-long poems of appreciation for very common or mundane things. You can read English translations of “Ode to the Dictionary” at the bottom of this page, “Ode to My Socks” here, and “Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market” here.

Today, we’d like to challenge you to write your own ode celebrating an everyday object.

Ode to a Dear Friend 

9 April 24 

You sputter when I awake 

Your smell warms my cold soul 

The dark liquid you produce welcomes me  

From the dream world into our dismal reality 

So many ideas and conversations have been sparked by your power 

Revolutions planned and implemented 

Wars won or lost by your availability 

You are more precious than gold 

More effective than antipsychotics 

You my dear friend truly understand in the silence you provide 

You are more spiritual than some cheap ass wine or stale cracker 

You have saved more people from their deadly habits 

You, not the sun, are the reason we wake in the morning 

You, not our loving children, are we want to encounter first 

If you disappeared, our only choice would be suicide 

Or worse tea 

I would become a tree-hugging hippie to protect you from extinction 

And slaughter all the pandas in existence 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

• Email: [email protected]
• YouTube Channel: Create Art Podcast YT Channel
• IG: @createartpodcast
• Twitter: @createartpod

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If you have found value in this podcast, please share it with a friend as that is the best way to discover new podcasts. I want this to be a 5-star podcast in your eyes so let me know what you would like to see.

Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz.

I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you.

Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

Today, we challenge you to write a poem that centers around an encounter or relationship between two people (or things) that shouldn’t really have ever met – whether due to time, space, age, the differences in their nature, or for any other reason.

At The Movies 

8 April 24 

As I was sitting at the Siskel Center 

Watching Salo 

I noticed in front of me 

Two figures that seemed out of place 

Well one was definitely out of place 

Dressed in clothes from the 18th Century 

The other man 

Was dressed from something out of the 1930’s 

They sat there sharing a pipe 

And the familiar smell wafted towards me 

Throughout the movie they cackled 

Like crazy men 

And they spoke to each other loudly in French 

An usher tried to quiet them 

And other patrons harumphed and bemoaned these two figures 

I sat there with my popcorn and soda 

Wondering what the deal was 

Why these two men seemed so familiar 

The movie ended 

The lights came up 

People were filtering out of the theater 

But I and the two men stayed in our seats 

I approached them 

And tried to comprehend their conversation 

Each one had smiles and seemed to enjoy the show 

And in m broken French 

I introduced myself 

The man dressed as if he was from the 30’s gave me a card 

With what I assumed was his name A Breton 

It had a woman's ass being supported by two Greek columns 

And he introduced his companion as the Marquis De Sade 

I left with them 

And we went back to my studio apartment 

Drank wine 

Smoked from their pipe 

And I woke up on the floor the next day 

Feeling enlightened 

And violated 

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Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem titled “Wish You Were Here” that takes its inspiration from the idea of a postcard. Consistent with the abbreviated format of a postcard, your poem should be short, and should play with the idea of travel, distance, or sightseeing. If you’re having trouble getting started, perhaps you’ll find some inspiration in these images of vintage postcards.

Wish You Were Here 

Postcards to Heaven 

7 April 24 

If you are reading this 

Then you already know you are dead 

I survived the journey 

I have surpassed what you have left me with 

I have a home 

A wife 

Some kids 

And I didn’t go to jail 

And I didn’t cheat on my wife 

And she didn’t cheat on me 

And I didn’t rape my children 

And they aren’t living in fear of me 

And they aren’t living in fear of an imaginary sky buddy 

I was able to use this useless degree 

To make a life for us 

I win 

You are dead 

And your death was almost my undoing 

But I went forward 

I kept moving 

And it's hard to hit a moving target 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

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Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.

The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:

NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.

Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.

Today’s we’d like to challenge you to write a poem rooted in “weird wisdom,” by which we mean something objectively odd that someone told you once, and that has stuck with you ever since. Need an example? Check out Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Making a Fist.”

Learning About Life Backstage 

6 April 24 

Bathroom walls  

Subway cars 

Discarded napkins at the bar 

Elroy was here tagged on a city alley way 

These are the places where philosophy starts 

But on the back of a high school theater set  

Is where I found my calling 

Life is like a shit sandwich 

The more bread you put on it the less shit you have to eat 

Was what i saw one day 

In the dim light of the stage 

And I have tried to put more bread in my life 

Because it has been a shit show 

I’ve tried wheat 

And only found that to be dry 

I have tried pumpernickel  

And my teeth turned black 

I have tried multigrain 

Only to pick out seeds in my teeth 

But sourdough, oh sweet sourdough 

When it is toasted with butter or oil 

Is the best bread to have to cover up the smell 

I once tried ciabatta 

And she broke my heart 

Well her brothers were going to break my arms 

So I stuck with plain white bread for prom 

Is naan considered a bread or just a vehicle for food consumption 

I have never been able to tell 

And the pita? Is it a pocket of goodness 

That I can crawl into 

And swim around in with tzatziki sauce 

And falafel and lamb 

What bread is best to make shit taste better 

And what bread is considered part of the sandwich equation? 

Will we ever know 

And why do we accept the shit in our sandwich 

Dripping out of the sides 

Does diarrhea count as shit 

Or must it be a log 

And what about a hotdog bun 

If we get a nice chunky log to come out 

Filled with corn and the remains from other shit sandwiches we had to eat 

Does the shit we are forced to eat identify us at all 

Or is it a badge of dishonor that we wear 

Proving to our lovers 

Who taste the shit we consume 

That we have suffered more than them 

I don't want a bite of your sandwich 

Keep it to yourself 

Because we all must eat the shit between some bread 

And all we are about is if it tastes good 

So, we can gobble up more of the shit we deal with in life 

Don’t focus on the shit,  

Focus on what makes the sandwich better 

Because we all gotta eat a shit sandwich sometime 

To reach out to me, email [email protected] I would love to hear about your journey and what you are working on. If you would like to be on the show or have me discuss a topic that is giving you trouble write in and let's start that conversation.

• Email: [email protected]
• YouTube Channel: Create Art Podcast YT Channel
• IG: @createartpodcast
• Twitter: @createartpod

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Speaking about sharing with a friend, check out my other podcast Find A Podcast About where I help you outsmart the algorithm and find your next binge-worthy podcast. You can find that podcast at findapodcastabout.xyz.

I am trying to utilize YouTube more, so make sure to check out my YouTube Channel to see me doing the episodes right in front of you.