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Tag Archives: poetry
She’s not Bitter–much
Woke up to this from Doris: “Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you for organising what has been a pulsatingly exciting poetry competition. I apologise for being so tetchy towards the end. I was already fraught, even before the shambolic … Continue reading
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Tagged alligators, Blarney Crone, Doris Brazil, poetry, the last word
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Excuses, excuses.
Ok, I admit it. I tired of the First Annual Itchy Ankle Writing Contest (with entries welcome on and from Washington DC) before I had completely finished the judging process. I therefore managed to miss my own deadline for announcing … Continue reading
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Tagged alligators, Blarney Crone, creative writing, Doris Brazil, horseshoe crabs, itchy ankle, Itchy Ankle Underwear, James Joyce, Lennon and McCartney, Lionel Richie, lottery balls, poetry, prehistoric, Seamus Heaney, stoner, strream of consciousness, Ted Hughes, underwear, Washington DC, Woodward and Bernstein, writing contest
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Maryland’s Living Fossil
The First Annual Itchy Ankle Writing Contest is to be judged this evening and I have a full day’s work ahead of me. (Well, I’m actually going sailing–but I’ll get back to it after 8 hours in the sun and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Blarney Crone, calvert cliffs, Doris Brazil, elena kagan, First Annual Itchy Ankle Writing Contest, fossils, horseshoe crabs, john roberts, larry king, maryland, Piers Morgan, poetry, supreme court judges, Washington DC, writing contest
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Haiku for the Nation’s Capital
No-one knows what was In Washington D.C. then Only what’s there now. Before the Mall and Long before the Monument Did dinosaurs roam? Up on the Hill were There old and gnarly relics With sad too small brains? In the … Continue reading
Now We’re Getting Somewhere
Potamac Rockcreek Evening. Huge In Swampy Terrain One Rough-skinned Iguana Crawls. When Any Small High-strung Insect Nears, Gnarly Tongue Obtrudes Noiselessly. Death. Certain. To write your account of Prehistoric Washington DC, check out the rules here
Entries are flooding in
A very mystical entry from a modern day Itchy Ankle resident who may have accidentally eaten an ancient hallucenogenic–hard to say. Tucked away in a circle in my little boat, I had a dream: Somwhere in the times to … Continue reading
Look to your Laurels: Doris will be hard to beat
The latest entry from Doris Brazil who hopes to scoop all the awards when the winner of the first annual Itchy Ankle Writing Contest is announced tomorrow evening. While I never heard of a volcano in DC, I have to admit … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Jane, Blarney Crone, DC earthquake, DC volcano, Doris Brazil, haiku, itchy ankle, Japanese, Mamas and Papas, poetry, poetry contest, prehistory, prose, Washington DC, winebox, writing contest
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We’ve been discovered…
Great news. Entrants in the First Annual Itchy Ankle Writing Contest have been invited to join a Poet’s rally, courtesy of a patron of the arts called Jingle who is obviously deeply moved by the images evoked by our talented writers: Itchy Ankle in a time … Continue reading
Poems to Honor David Stemper
Sometimes people can leave you little bits of themselves in ways that neither you nor they quite realize at the time. David Stemper obviously made a habit of this. I worked with David for a while about a year ago … Continue reading
