avoiding words like “like” and “as”

July 24, 2014

In his poem “The Smiths as I understand them” Bob Hicok writes about special need kids and in one passage …

DaDa, Daddy–dVerse Meeting the Bar

June 26, 2014

Greetings, dVerse Poets. This is Victoria, happy today to invite you to join me in thinking outside of the box, …

June 19, 2014

Good evening/afternoon/morning poets. My name is Tony Maude and it’s my pleasure and privilege to once again act as your …

June 12, 2014

One thing I love in poetry is the freedom to use mixed images and metaphors that don’t seem to connect …

June 5, 2014

As poets, we have to be respecters of the words. They bring what is captured in our dreams, what our …