you’re not who I thought
when I put you up there–give
back my pedestal
by Edie Montgomery-Pool
This haiku was inspired by an experience a friend had. She met an American Idol who turned out to be not at all like their “nice person” image. It sounded like the fame went to their head. Hopefully that person will get a better grasp [...]
What’s Making Me Happy: I’m going to my first writers’ conference, ya’ll! (I never actually say “ya’ll” in real life; I just thought it looked good at the end of that sentence.) I just signed up for the Southern California Writers’ Conference in “L.A.” in September 2009.
What’s Really Annoying Me: The Los Angeles conference isn’t [...]
work is a circus
I trapeze without a net
surrounded by clowns
–Edie Montgomery-Pool
I love haiku, especially when it has a funny or quirky angle. If you’re feeling the love for haiku, too, here is a list of books that might interest you. (These would also make great gifts for that person you know well enough to feel obligated [...]
As you probably know by now, Jay Leno is leaving The Tonight Show, and Conan will be taking over as host. I love Conan, so this makes me very happy. Jay Leno fans also have something to be happy about–now they won’t have to stay up so late to see him as he’ll be starting a [...]
A poem by moi…
I Need You
by Edie Montgomery-Pool
hold me
until i
suffocate
crush me
leave no bone
unturned
self hatred
is my
savior
but i cannot
destroy
this thing called me
alone
i need you
_______________
(You may reproduce this poem in part or whole, on or in a website, email, podcast, or broadcast; permission for [...]
Are the Summer Olympics taking up too much of your time and digital recording space? Want to get right to the nitty gritty? Here are several sports in the 2008 Olympic games, all recapped in 17 words or less. This is a work in progress; I’ll add more as I watch more Olympics.
2008 Summer Olympics [...]
So this poem I wrote has been traveling around on a sticky note for quite some time now, and I figured I’d better post it before I lost it. It’s a Sappho, a vastly underused poetic form that I love for its unique rhythm and that I’m single-handedly trying to make popular again (and when [...]
I spent the day with my dad who is very sick. This is kind of a free-form, journal-like, day-in-the-life type poem. Not sure what to call it — suggestions? Let me know if you have any thoughts on the ending, too.
Untitled (for now)
by Edie Montgomery-Pool
I keep thinking of what I’ll do if I find him [...]
Here’s the other poem I had published in The Advocate. I grew up by the Pacific ocean, and although I get terribly seasick, I’ve always had a love for the ocean (as long as I’m looking at it from the shore!).
Listen
by Edie Montgomery-Pool
Listen!
Lie as still as you can.
Close your eyes -
Feel the grit of the [...]
