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Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale Cover Art

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, my wife spent all day working on the cover art for my poetry book.  She tried various methods and much cursing ensued.  In the end, I gave her an unused moleskin notebook and she took her aggression out on … Continue reading →

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Death of the Over-Used Meme

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

You use it every chance you get The latest viral phrase of fun Hilarious in its native land That not everyone has seen You drag it out at every whim Draining it of life Making it a husk of humor … Continue reading →

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Society of Oddities

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

An arm flap and a toe walk Signs of wrong Because someone said so Labels hurled At a child acting like a child Tears and screams Tantrums prove he isn’t right As if he’s the only one Fuck . . … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Own Adventure Poem

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is my poem for the Thursday Poetry Prompt from We Drink Because We’re Poets. I wander through the kitchen Stomach growling like a dogSo little to ingest A naked can of soup Or possible some beans? The makings of … Continue reading →

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Question Born of Impatient Insanity

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’ve had a thought that will probably end in disaster.  As some people may have heard, I’m thinking of debuting a book of fantasy poems.  Nobody heard this?  Then I’ll fire my publicist . . . out of a … Continue reading →

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Judging? You Forget Yourself

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

You stand there Cawing and scolding Telling me my place As if you have a clue A bad parent With a horrible child Crying Because he was denied You wish me to leave Abandon unmade dinners So you can cast … Continue reading →

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Yethys

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

They are the building blocks For other walks of life Harvested by many Without the serpentine Yethys Blatherhorn Vale would vanish Scales of gold Covering a body Of twisting muscle Echoing flashes of sunlight Beneath the watery surface Eyes of … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Mini-Posts

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Forgot to add this.  Here is the book description for Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale.  What do you think? Found in a battered leather notebook, these poems are the remnants of an expedition to the legendary Blatherhorn Vale.  Cut off from … Continue reading →

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Head of Lead

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

My head feels like it weighs a ton thanks to a cold and the weather by some high pressure freak thing.  I can barely focus on what I’m reading, much less writing my level. The plus of today is that … Continue reading →

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A Question of Illustrations

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Kieran Davis mentioned something on an old post of mine.  It was one of the Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale poems called Keriskan Gliders.  He wished me luck on finding an illustrator and I told him how my initial illustrator lost … Continue reading →

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