A new post on my free Substack... "Becoming Poetically Limitless" substack.com/home/post/p-... If you check it out, I hope you enjoy it. #poetry #poets #poetrylovers #writing #writers #creativewriting #creativity #progress #freedom

Happy Mother's Day to all. In keeping with that theme, here's my poem "Maternal Earth" addressing Mother Earth. It's from my second book, May We Learn from the Earth. ALT text + text link: allpoetry.com/poem/1683204... #poetry #poems #nature #naturelovers #mothersday #mother #motherearth #earth

Something I submitted to a "liberty" poetry challenge: DEARLY DESPOTIC (Freedom by way of self-control, not limiting others.) My lines alternate with iambic tetrameter/pentameter in the spirit of being/doing better. ALT text in image + link allpoetry.com/poem/1910516... #poetry #poem #democracy

Empathy Empowering A brief article I posted on Substack that builds on something I posted last year: robertjtiess.substack.com/p/empathy-em... If you agree with any of this, please share/repost. Thank you. ❤️ #poets #poetry #empathy #peace #progress #society #unity #peace #empowement #prosperity

From the Academy of American Poets… “Poem in Your Pocket Day 2026 will take place on April 30.” link: poets.org/national-poe... #poetry #poems #poets

My #haiku for #DailyHaikuPrompt 4/29 themes #spring #rain #grain ... .. . seeds beneath spring rain: soil becomes leaves of wheat turning into gold . .. ... #poetry #poem © me 2026 #farms #farming #growing #plants #agriculture #crops #wheat @dailyhaikuprompt.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

My #haiku for the #DailyHaikuPrompt 4/25/26 themes #evening #yellow #leaves . : . : . earth evening class yellow leaves the lesson here between deluge, drought . : . : . #poetry #poem © me 2026 #trees #water #nature #balance @dailyhaikuprompt.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

My two #haiku for #DailyHaikuPrompt #late #snow #rose . snow approaching spring, cold-shouldering calendars: weather's never late easy-going rose opening unhurriedly into timelessness . #poetry #nature #flowers #seasons #poem © me 2026 @dailyhaikuprompt.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

For #vss365 #assure . ENGRAVING World clock stuck on 11:59, uncertainty assures the worst, but then your heartbeats mallet me with the chiselling of your words, and I feel details, see relief; my life's a certain art again. . #poetry #poem © me 2026 @cribbowens.bsky.social @vss365hq.bsky.social

For #7syllablesentence March 12th to March 14th... . #bow Slow-bowed notes moaned soulfully. ~ #ooze Time oozed like a bandaged wound. ~ #will Despots have to hate free will. . @msfulofgrace.bsky.social @poetguygabe.bsky.social #writing #writingcommunity

For #vss365 #warmth theme . COLD SNAP soft tropic warmth which weaves these palms till fingers slack leave g a p s and touch goes tum- bling back to o-p-e-n a i r . #poetry #poem © me 2026 #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity @vss365hq.bsky.social @cribbowens.bsky.social

Another new poetry collection to consider: The Distance of a Shout Selected Poems by Michael Ondaatje About the book www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801311... About the poet www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/michae... #poetry #poets #books #newbooks #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity

For #7syllablesentence March 8th to March 11th... #rain Droughts made rain our miracle. ~ #action Action figures gathered dust. ~ #invite Stained glass invites light and eyes. ~ #naive Naive backers bought the farm. @msfulofgrace.bsky.social @poetguygabe.bsky.social #writingcommunity

COMING JUNE 2026 We Interrupt This Broadcast: Poems by Gregory Orr About his latest poetry collection: wwnorton.com/books/978132... About the poet: poets.org/poet/gregory... www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gregor... #poetry #poets #books #newbooks #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity #poetrylovers

For #bravewrite #motif . LEITMOTIFS Those madcap motifs cuing you back in my heart... La Mer chasing Lark Ascending Coltrane Turner Holiday hints of Hendrix Thunderstruck salsa Callas and At Last... bagpipes blasting Ode to Joy! . #poetry #poem © me 2026 #music @bravewrite.bsky.social

For #vss365 #lightning . BLITZKRIEG IDIOT fan of 1000-camera storms paparazzi flashbulb clouds chilling apathetic stills close-ups of unscripted risks You smug as a thunderhead bolting from thy lightning sins craven (shocker!) craving fames . #poetry #poem ©me 2026 @cribbowens.bsky.social

3 for #SenryuSunday ~ daylight savings time borrowing an hour for light then to give it back . two seasons at once summertime impassioning wintertime mourning . arrive early, spring! show how wrong the groundhog was! shadows know nothing! ~ #poetry #senryu #poem © me 2026 @jennfel.bsky.social

For #vss365 #spellbound DOOMSTRUCK? I'm spellbound by your absent spells. Friend, you were our optimist! Is hope a ghost tonight? Disillusion's a weak witch. A better magic's cast by stars! Love's arts! Odd truths! More fascination's anywhere! #poetry #poem © me 2026 @cribbowens.bsky.social

From Poetry Foundation... Celebrating Women's History Month "Poems, articles, podcasts, and blog posts that explore women's history and women's rights." Website: www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/... #poetry #poets #women #history #rights #womensrights #WomensHistoryMonth

Something for #smallpoemsunday The Moods, a potent little poem by W. B. Yeats. excerpt: "Time drops in decay,/Like a candle burnt out..." The rest of the poem can be read at the Academy of American Poets website: poets.org/poem/moods #poetry #poems #brevity #yeats #nature @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH RESOURCES from Academy of American Poets "Here we’ve curated a collection of poems, videos, audio, essays, books, lesson plans, and ephemera in tribute to these and other women poets writing today." poets.org/womens-histo... #poetry #poets #women #history #WomensHistoryMonth

For #bravewrite #allude ~ SLIPPED MY MIND One open mic poetry night I made the mistake of alluding to Lethe, the mythical river in Hades. Afterwards, I had a hell of a time explaining the damn thing, so I sipped water and said Forget about it. ~ #poetry #poem © me 2026 @bravewrite.bsky.social

Coming in March from Tuttle Publishing... The Poetry of Chuya Nakahara: Japan's Modernist Master translated by Christian Nagle tuttlepublishing.com/japan/the-po... This "definitive bilingual edition" includes photos, notes, online audio, plus a foreword by Mikiro Sasaki. #poetry #poets #books

For #vss365 #jewelry * THE FAILED HEIST After a squall smashed & grabbed the garden's jewelry, exquisitely fashioned orb-weaver webs dangled: diamond necklaces missed, now shimmering, more precious perhaps since this rain. * #poetry #poem © me 2026 @vss365hq.bsky.social @cribbowens.bsky.social

My #haiku for #DailyHaikuPrompt 3/6/26 #salmon theme -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- saltwater to fresh: salmon journeying homeward, swimming for more lives -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- #poetry #poem © me 2026 #fish #nature #journeys #survival @dailyhaikuprompt.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

For #7syllablesentence #open theme 🗝️ Does a key dream open doors? 🚪 #writing #writingcommunity #words @poetguygabe.bsky.social

For #vss365 #bountiful . ABUNDANTLY CLEAR In the rat-rich alley of cornucopian cans over- flowing with burst- ing bags of glass, foul wraps, and put- rid leftovers, one lavishy graffitied wall exuberantly shrieked BOUNTIFUL! . #poetry #poem ©me 2026 @vss365hq.bsky.social @cribbowens.bsky.social

For #7syllablesentence #ease ~ Nothing eases grief like love. ~ #writing #writingcommunity #words @poetguygabe.bsky.social

My #vssmagic #coat #poem TO ILLUSIONISTS In dark coats (secret pockets stuffed with doves & cards & scarves & coins) you act distract flap glitzy sleeves conceal reveals (sleight of hand!) deceived believing you dupe us but magic is no parlor trick. #poetry © me 2026 @vssmagic.bsky.social

"E PLURIBUS UNUM" My #BlueSkyPoetry #sprig #poem . 1 sprig to roots 1 stem branching 8 from 4 of 2 fostering more sprouts representing progress spreading smaller forms constituting the big until the greatness of the tree speaks of and by and for each leaf . #BSPP51 #poetry #trees ©me 2026

For #7syllablesentence March 1st to March 3rd: . #roar Roaring lions riled the pride. . #awe Grand Canyon demands our awe. . #rest Newton was right about rest. . @msfulofgrace.bsky.social @poetguygabe.bsky.social #writingcommunity #writing #words

Today, March 3rd, is when the UN observes World Wildlife Day to recognize animals and plants for their vital contributions to life on Earth. More about that... wildlifeday.org/en www.un.org/en/observanc... #nature #wildlife #ecology #environment #earth #animals #plants #biomes #life #conservation

My #haiku for #DailyHaikuPrompt 3/2/26 theme: #flying #geese ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ geese ahead of time before half-melted meadows, springtime overdue ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #birds #seasons #snow #poetry #poem © me 2026 @dailyhaikuprompt.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

My #BlueSkyPoetry #verge #poem . BRINK WE THOUGHT we thought we verged on openness then catapulted facts at what we judged was fraud's last wall but layers waited and the mortar of deceit braced megalithic fallacies better than our best believed. . © me 2026 #poetry #poetrycommunity #BSPP51

For #vss365 #splendor . LASTLY At the finally smolderless hour in the war-worn district the splendor of stars unfurled like a fresh flag and an anthem of peace for the few survivors aching to take in the universal view. . #poetry #poem © me 2026 @vss365hq.bsky.social @cribbowens.bsky.social

My #haiku for the #DailyHaikuPrompt themes: #fresh #blue #sky ~ freshwater sunfish guarding their circular nests, wary of blue skies ~ #poetry #poem © me 2026 @dailyhaikuprompt.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

For #vss365 #quest THE RINGS Today's big quest was in the kitchen: to rid the rings my coffee mug left on the countertop. I scrubbed them, tried many remedies, then went on, certain even Tolkien would've done the same. #poetry #poem ©me 2026 @vss365hq.bsky.social @daniellestejust.bsky.social

Robert Hass has a new book arriving! A Third Commonness: Essays on Poetry, Poetics, and the Natural World The Book www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/a-thir... The Poet www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert... poets.org/poet/robert-... www.literarymatters.org/17-2-the-imm... #poetry #poets #books

I encourage poetry lovers to visit public #libraries. Can't get a free #library card? You can still visit libraries and read #poetry #books there. Got a card? Ask a #librarian if you can access Libby/OverDrive or Hoopla poetry books/audiobooks. You'll have so many poetry #reading possibilities!

Lucille Clifton fans rejoice! This arrives in April... At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010 www.boaeditions.org/collections/... 70+ previously unpublished poems! Never read Clifton? Learn about her: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lucill... poets.org/poet/lucille... #poetry #poets #books

1/3 In 2011, Fordham University Press published a hardcover edition of Hart Crane's long poem The Bridge: fordhampress.com/hart-crane-s... In March 2026, the paperback + ebook editions finally arrive: fordhampress.com/the-bridge-p... (continued in next post) #poetry #poets #books

Maggie Smith's new poetry collection A Suit or a Suitcase arrives soon! I cannot wait to read it! I encourage poetry lovers to learn more about this amazing poet and inspiring individual ❤️ maggiesmithpoet.com maggiesmithpoet.com/book/a-suit-... #poetry #poets #books @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social

My submission for #vss365 #orbital theme "Orbital Mechanics" ALT text in image + poem text link: allpoetry.com/poem/1896197... (silly background done in GIMP) #poetrycommunity #poetry #poem © me 2026 #space #worlds #perspectives #aliens #unity @vss365hq.bsky.social @daniellestejust.bsky.social

My #BlueSkyPoetry #cadence #poem . ARHYTHMIA Thunder upending measures tempest free verse reverberant self-defining masterless a cadence to outshout any rebel kettledrum resounding however its expletive spirit wildly wills this evening . © me 2026 @blueskypoetry.bsky.social #BSPP50 #poetry

Two for #tea #7syllablesentence 🫖 Love's no teapot losing steam. 💕 Love's like tea: zest hotness frees. 🫖 @poetguygabe.bsky.social #love #passion #romance #couples #writing #writingcommunity

More insomniac words this time for #vss365 #knowingly WHO KNEW I don't! I'm no Descartes. I'd rather be a Socrates, chattering knowingly of my nescience, deemed wiser by my ignorance but humbled by oblivion. #poetry #poem ©me 2026 #philosophy @vss365hq.bsky.social @daniellestejust.bsky.social

My #poem for #BlueSkyPoetry #lilt MEDLEY Lilting rowers crooned offkey as chapel bells gently clashed with lyrical wind and creaking pier boats bobbed on waves obeying deeper beats; still a deeper harmony anchored everything that offbeat day. #BSPP50 #poetry ©me 2026 @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

My #haiku for the #DailyHaikuPrompt themes: #robin #mist ~ robins not in sight piercing mist with melodies: spring's songs will be heard! ~ #birds #music #birdsong #spring #springtime #poetry #poem © me 2026 @dailyhaikuprompt.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy

7 4 #7syllablesentence #string Balloon strings fell back to earth. She laced string theory with jokes. Bows danced in the string section. The string quartet reeled us in. New guitar strings sing brightly. Some puppeteers had heartstrings. String art lined her gallery. @poetguygabe.bsky.social