Wacky Poem Life

Episode 54: Crawl Outside encourages you to do so, especially if it’s out a window, especially if it might be uncomfortable and you might land in the Rose of Sharon bushes and then have to go get a massage. Opportunity waits out there, so says our poet of the week, so says Oklahoma’s favorite son Will Rogers, whose birthday is the day this podcast was recorded, November 4. Crawl outside, crawl into this episode, which begins with a recording from Rogers himself.

Episode 53: Halloween Teeth covers a delightfully ghoulish Dark & Scary poem contest winner that has us theorizing about odontophobia and philia and macabre thoughts of the season, along with a particularly distasteful Poetry Court poem.

Episode 52 marks 52 weeks of Wacky Poem Life. For this 1st anniversary show, we went live on Facebook and took an hour to talk a bunch of nonsense about rabid coons, squatters, Beowulf, Bill’s tattooed fingers and . . . oh yeah, our theme: What is Poetry? Please to enjoy.

Episode 51: Two Heads is about two heads. Two heads speak to us. We are two heads. Two heads are better than one. You get the picture. Head on over this way and listen!

Episode 50: Darkness Descends describes how one can almost get lost in depression and darkness, but light can shine through with pinpricks that grow and enlarge, as hope does. Poetry Court takes on an Instagram poem with both prosecution and defense equally prepared! Cast your vote at https://wackypoemlife.com/2022/10/07/episode-50-darkness-descends/

Episode 49: Slightly Used has Shaun and Bill reminiscing about dust and the patination of all things over time, including the skin off Shaun's arm. Weigh in on Poetry Court in the comments at https://wackypoemlife.com/2022/09/30/episode-49-slightly-used/ to tell us who won--prosecution or defense!

Episode 48: This Hand takes an almost-concrete poem about devastating loss that was left on the museum’s “wall of hands.” For all of us who have lost our animal friends, this poem strikes home.

Episode 47: Oklahoma Acrostic is a poem on a postcard sent through the postal mails, which recalls Oklahoma memories and weird state "flowers." Obvious Bill resees poetry and Shaun has her work cut out for her in Poetry Court.

Episode 46: Super Cowboy is about a poor ole cowpoke doing all his chores and always hoping a cowgirl will show up somewhere on the range. Jim Reeves starts us out and a really bad poem rounds us out . . . or up.

Episode 45: On the Way takes a road trip poem left in the museum years ago and we explore anthimeria and treasures to behold far beyond a pirate’s bounty. Bill creates a brilliant podcast convention poem.