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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Happy International Haiku Day 2024
Forgot to Post This Reaction Haiku Last Week
American Haiku After Discovering
Jack Kerouac's American Haiku
Jack's ghost
gets back on the road
to sue my ass.
I'll Be Much Happier Than Most When the Day's Done
Tonight: Toni Bee's Poetry Workshop.
If you go to Toni's workshop then call in to Stone Soup, I'l be your best frind. Click here to register.
Drive Carefully
First Taste
Poet Jeannie Roberts and artist Ira Joel Haber is our first serving this Wednesday at Oddball Magazine.
A Moment of Comics
American Haiku: How to Trump a Jury
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
You can read and hear "God Willing Valley" and "Poem for Gaza" by Palestinian poet Nyla Matuk in Send My Love to Anyone.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Jason and Me by Geoffrey
Tonight: The First and Last Word Poetry Series
For Those Feeling Old
Poet Joseph Cooper and artist Thomas Riesner kick off Tuesday over at Oddball Magazine.
This Week's Most Distinguished Network Name
It's amazing what people will name their online networks. I'm always trying to hijack Wi-Fi when I'm commuting, so I often come across a number of interesting names. Every Tuesday, I post the most impressive and/or cringe-inducing names.
The one time I regret doing research... |
Monday, April 15, 2024
A Higher Standard
Don Krieger is back with an essay on the inner workings of one of Trump's many court cases. Read it now at Oddball Magazine.
Tomorrow: The First and Last Word Poetry Series
Two More Days Until Toni Bee's Poetry Workshop
Write with former Poet Populist Toni Bee on the subject of roses and thorns and share the work you create in the session. Click here to register.
More Show and Tell!
Too Short to Be an Erasure Poem, but Closer to TRUTH
Now I'm Caught in the Metaverse!
April 17: Sue Savoy from the T to the Virtual Mic
Join us on April 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 874 4170 0263
Password: stonesoup
Thank You, Jennifer.
Continuing to celebrate National Poetry Month with work from our contributing artists. Next up is Jennifer Matthews for this early Monday at Oddball Magazine.
This Week's Friendly Reminder
When people have to alter numbers in their sticker with a marker, things are serious. Try to contribute to the current administration changing their minds.
My Monday Morning Music
I still have the CD from Reg E Gaines this track appears on. His stuff is hard to find online, but I think I have a selection ready.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
My Friday Evening Music
More jazz and Jack Kerouac with "American Haiku." Hmm. Nice title. Thanks to Gordon Coombes for uploading this.
Sign Up for Toni Bee's Poetry Workshop
Write with former Poet Populist Toni Bee on the subject of roses and thorns and share the work you create in the session. Click here to register.
A Special Pairing
For National Poetry Month, we offer up a collaboration featuring Janet Green Riley and our longtime staff photographer Bonnie Matthews Brock. Thank you for reading Oddball Magazine this week and throughout this special month.
Stone Soup Croutons, 4-10-24: Boston and West Virginia Have the Same Rapture Issues
Stone Soup Croutons is a weekly poem I write using lines and impressions selected from Stone Soup Poetry's open mic readers and features. I figure out a title (and sometimes the rest of the poem) later. You can read the other ones I've done since 2015 here.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
A Moment of Comics Journalism
Inch Your Way Over Here
Inch from Bull City Press is looking for small collections of fiction and poetry. Click here and submit before April 15.
Robert's Flyer
As could be expected, Robert Fleming made his own flyer for his Dire reading tonight. Click here for more info.
Tonight: Robert Fleming at the Virtual Dire Literary Series
And don't forget to visit his page at Old Scratch Press.
An Absolute Label
James Van Looy is back with It's All One Thing. Read his poem column now at Oddball Magazine.
Mary Ann Honaker Features at Stone Soup Poetry, 4-10-24
From this week's online gathering. Be sure to buy a copy of her latest book from Main Street Rag, Whichever Way the Moon, or sending her cash via her PayPal at persephone576@yahoo.com.
So Long Mary Ann!
Thanks so much to Mary Ann Honaker for an excellent feature at last night's Stone Soup. Be sure to buy a copy of her latest book from Main Street Rag, Whichever Way the Moon, or sending her cash via her PayPal at persephone576@yahoo.com. Be sure to join us next week for our next feature for National Poetry Month, Sue Savoy.