Bruce Wise and Wise Words closes out Oddball Magazine for another week. Thanks for reading! See you on Monday.
Friday, March 27, 2026
The Season
Janet Cormier brings us a spring poem in this week's Bamboozled No More! Friday has come to Oddball Magazine.
Leopards Eating Faces Update!
More coming out with "buyers remorse," as if that term absolves them of their decision. They will probably never come back to the democrats' side, but they should at least go away. They should recognize they will never be mature enough to make decisions for themselves, let alone for others.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Trolling MAGA
Shoutout to @jonkari.p who made the original "Drunk Frodo" video. Cut his watermark to the video off because I didn't want to give up the gag to the MAGA crowd.
Head Down
James Van Looy's poem column once again marks our continuing descent. Read It's All One Thing, up now at Oddball Magazine.
Stone Soup Poetry All Open Mic, 3-25-26
From this week's online gathering. A nice gathering of new and regulars. Are you ready for National Poetry Month?
Bye Bye, March
The month is done, and National Poetry Month is upon us. Thanks everyone who participated or just listened. Stay tuned for more Stone Soup news for April!
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Hours of My Life Wasted
Let's meet later tonight for Stone Soup Poetry so we can salvage what's left of this terrible day with an all-open mic. It might make me feel better.
All Part of the Plan
Returning poet CL Bledsoe and new contributing artist Ellen Greenblum-Siddons close us out with wonderful grounded nonsense. Thanks for reading Oddball Magazine this final March Wednesday. See you in April!
NaPoWriMo 2026 is a Week Away!
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| NaPoWriMo graphic by Maureen Thorson. |
Next Wednesday will be April 1st, the beginning of National Poetry Month and National Poetry Writing Month, which I've been participation in since 2005 with myself and countless others taking up the challenge to write thirty poems over the thirty days of April.
This means I will once again promote a private Stone Soup Poetry group where those interested can post their progress for the month of April. I welcome anyone who wants to join up and take the challenge.
If you're sharing your work on a public website or blog, I highly recommend you submit it to the NaPoWriMo website, which will also be providing writing prompts throughout the month.
Keep an eye on this link to see every poem I post for the month.
Good luck, and watch your hands if you have to break the Emergency Haiku glass.
Springing Into It
Welcome back poet Livio Farallo and photographer Jennifer Matthews as we mark the final Wednesday of March (and the first Wednesday of Spring) over at Oddball Magazine. Thanks for reading.
Poet Seen
WriteSeen founder Jonathon Nimmons is this week's poet feature in Lyrical Somerville. Read him now at The Somerville Times.
A Bonus Moment of Comics
Steve Ditko did the licensed property comic Chuck Norris and the Karate Kommandos in 1987. He went on to do his own creation Speedball. Both these titles were done for Marvel. Did Ditko have a long term plan to do a Chuck Norris crossover with his own hero early on only for the Norris comic to only last four issues? Regardless of what happened, Chuck Norris was replaced by famous martial artist and actor and totally original Marvel character Chick Harris. A page from Speedball #3, drawn and plotted by Ditko with scripting by Jo Duffy.
Real Defacement
As of about a week ago, the "No Ice" graffiti only has one awful change added to it.
Is it me, or is this just another form of child trafficking.
Dissent Survives
Taken early March. Haven't seen many posters from this group. How did this survive the winter?
A Moment of Comics
The amazing Sam Kieth passed away last week. It was almost impossible for me to choose a particular page to post hear as a representation of his life's work. It's like describing one part of a fever dream and hoping it conveys the whole story. Ultimately, I chose this closing page from the sixth issue of The Maxx with dialogue by William Messner-Loebs. RIP, Mr. Kieth.
American Haiku: Trump Does Not Endorse
When I started my Sarcastic Haiku series, I wrote my first American Haiku.
An American Haiku doesn't care about tradition, formality or history. it takes as long as it wants to make its point because America. You can read
others I've written since by clicking here and scrolling down.
American Haiku: Trump Does Not Endorse
What do you mean there's
a new woman where I live
and she's over thirteen?!?
Your Wednesday Morning Poetry
Another Iranian poet this week. Here's "Water" by Sohrab Sepehri on the Words Without Borders website, translated by Jerome W. Clinton.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Continue On
Jason Wright's latest Jagged Thought poem column closes out Oddball Magazine for Tuesday.
Then
Welcome new contributor D.B.Shea and returning artist Thomas Riesner as we 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.
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| Some people are ambitious. |
Monday, March 23, 2026
Later
I'm hoping to attend a poetry reading tonight.
I'm also hoping to read a poem when I'm there.
Keeping my goals realistic for a Monday.
Don't Need That Many Words
First time contributing poet Jerome Berglund comes in with artwork from returning contributor S.A. Griffin. The Monday 3:00 time slot matters at Oddball Magazine.
Tonight: The Contro-Verse Open Mic at Urban Media Arts in Malden with Lisa L Sears
From 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. At Urban Media Arts on 145 Pleasant Street in Malden, MA. Hosted by Anna Geoffroy and Ethan Mackler. Click here for more information.
A One-Woman Workshop
Anne Skove's comic this week is a comic, a instruction manual and zine all at the same time. Read and learn something over at Oddball Magazine with "She Who Laughs Lasts."
Rain, Rain, GTFO
When it rains, Mike Mesterton-Gibbons pours poetry. Let his work kick off another week at Oddball Magazine. Thanks for surviving last week. Let's see what we can do this week.
April 8: A Fellow Oddball Rolls into Stone Soup
My good friend Jason Wright returns to Stone Soup on April 8 to kick off National Poetry Month's features. I hope you're all at our virtual podium then.
Join us on Wednesday, April 8, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 814 1997 6616
Password: stonesoup
March 25: An All-Open Mic Goodbye to March
Stone Soup Poetry will buckling down for April and all things National Poetry Month. I hope this Wednesday we can enjoy a somewhat lighthearted all-open mic moment if we can.
Join us on Wednesday, March 25 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 843 2705 2547
Password: stonesoup
The meeting ID is 843 2705 2547
Password: stonesoup
Rose Colored Stage Lights
This was the Dropkick Murphys segment where they did the all-women mosh as the played "Rose Tattoo." There's a poem in this, but I don't think I'll be publishing it now.
This Week's Friendly Reminder
I saw this sticker in freakin' Brookline back in September. I'm so glad it survives.
My Monday Morning Music
Last week, we ended a Dropkick Murphys week with a collaboration. We'll start this week with another, with more Haywire songs coming.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
No Idea
My long suffering partner took this picture of me in March 2014 outside her Southie apartment. I have no idea what's happening or why I wanted this photo taken, but I guess I look happy enough.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
It's a Hoax
Everyone knows Chuck Norris died over twenty years ago during the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny!
Two Cents
Chuck Norris Jesus Haiku
Chuck Norris Jesus
thinks this is a step down from
being Chuck Norris.
Dam
Just realized I haven't written a Bluesky haiku in weeks.
Nobody else noticed, but I finally did.
My Saturday Haiku for Bluesky, 3-21--26
Skies hang overcast,
ready to cry once they know
what happens today.
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