…for dogs When I was in elementary school, I remember learning about what qualifications were necessary to become president of the United States. The Constitution dictates that a presidential candidate must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and must have been…

Thanks, Denise Levertov, for a beautiful poem to share with friends and AI. New Chat with ChatGPT: Promoting Peace through Poetry Mary L. Holden: How can Denise Levertov’s poem “Making Peace” make the world a better place and bring antagonistic leaders and warmongers to their senses? ChatGPT: Denise Levertov’s poem…

Intelligence itself is not “artificial.” Or, is it Conglomerational Intelligence? Con and glom and mer and ation met to discuss agitation caused by patterns done by grouping: ChatGPTs and hard drives pooping. Garbage in, garbage out so ask it questions and maintain doubt. What you see is what you get on pixelated internet…

If you have no discernible talents, write a poem, thank “The Golden Bachelor,” and use the Bible for goodness, truth, and beauty. Looking for love is always a talent show and this week’s episode of “The Golden Bachelor” proved it. Contestant Joan was worried about the competition and claimed she…

…will words ever win wars? While working on the memoir of a 95-year-old client, I had the good fortune to meet a friend of his, a man who happens to be a blood relative of Larysa Petrivna Kosach, a Ukranian poet whose brilliant creations of words failed to stem political…

…written in response to the prompt given at the Writers’ Gathering, September 21, 2023 — B…. sound Be… verb Beg.. another verb Begi. a verb holding i hostage Begin start n…. now go backwards ni… a ni for “any” nig.. hard stop nige. snow in Paris nigeB when snow befalls Paris …..it makes a sound unique to every ear, left, right. Five letters fall in flakes melt in canals stream into hearts and begin to begin to be, to b…

…because Fediverse*, and what would Earth be without poetry? All this social media is twisting brains and popping quizes. The Fediverse thinks it’s uni- when in fact it’s so cartoony! You think you must participate, be grateful and appreciate. They’re always here: these gives and takes this fake light’s realm no one forsakes…

Levine Querido is an indie publishing house started by Arthur Levine, the editor of Harry Potter. This post is about the magic he’s manifested through authors Liza Wiemer and Debbi Lakriz who support the voices of underrepresented writers from diverse backgrounds. In 2008, I was working as an assistant editor…

and September’s first week… At summer’s slip turn to the elm. Its branches speak to time and realm. June made promise July paid rent August dallied and warmth was spent. September slows into the rhyme of single twig and paradigm. Take dose of tea and walk in wood then turn back to your neighborhood. NOTE: The slippery elm is native to North America and it offers medicinal qualities that might cure the kind of hangover too much summer causes. In September, a person can gather up their emotional twigs and come back to true selfhood. Season’s turnings are heart-rendering hellos/goodbyes.