No Crime in Rhymin’ — Oct 2019

but it sho’ is inconvenient

John Watson Nicol — The Court Jester

Milestones reached this month:

• 39 splendid submissions by 15 distinct and distinguished poets.
• A mini flash mob prompted by Mark’s Roman Numerals musing, and followed up with Bill’s $LXIV.
• Two poetic responses to Christina’s critical essay Poetry is Not Your Therapist — by Matthew and Jane.
• Bill’s Looking Forward and James’s Can you guess … curated into Poetry!
• Welcome to our first-time contributors Christyl and Matthew!

Here’s everything we published this month:

P.G.

I Am A Master Baiter

Plane Jane

Ré

Babies In Elvis Wigs

Rand

The Death Meditation that Blew Buddha’s Socks Off

Christyl

We’re Done With Your Toxic Powers That Be

Our Tempest Tossed Trash

James

Obsession

Rich karma

Can you guess the famous rhymes?

Mark

Crying Time

Why Do People Still Use Roman Numerals?

I Am Troll

Names Are Weird

Dweebs

Important Primary News: A Sonnet

Fat Bear Week 2019

Bill

There Is No Crime in Rhymin’

The Truth about Monsters

Who’s There?

A Moving Experience

Poetic License

The $LXIV Question

The Rollercoaster

The Rhombus

Looking Forward

The Elephant and the Tricycle

Annie

Out of the Closet

Political Soup

Jane

The Messenger

Precious Advice

Matthew

Translation

Selene

You Don’t Love Coffee

Harper

More Lip Service

“Don’t Impeach Me Tonight”

Handmade Hearing Aid

Mary

NEUROPIXEL!

Comment Limit

Sunflower See

and your Editor-in-Chief,

Joe

A Mnemonic Rap to Help You Remember Taiwan’s Shrinking List of Diplomatic Allies

Whistleblower Crescendo

Previous month-end wrap-ups

No Crime in Rhymin’ — Sept 2019

No Crime in Rhymin’ — Aug 2019

No Crime in Rhymin’ — July 2019

No Crime in Rhymin’ — June 2019