Author David M. Bader on the Publishing Process

Today I add a new category to the blog – author interviews!  David M. Bader was kind enough to take time out of his schedule to answer some questions about his experiences with the world of writing and publishing.  Lawyer turned author, Bader has written numerous books, including Haikus for Jews: For You, a Little Wisdom, Zen [...]

The Poetry of Spam: Haikus About Lunch Meat

Spam, our favorite mystery meat.  I keep a can of it in the pantry at all times for when I get the occasional spam craving.  But as soon as I’ve swallowed the last bite, I get this gross feeling, like “why did I do that?“ Keola Beamer also has a fascination with spam, but his is [...]

Hilarious Political Limericks

National award-winning humorist and newspaper/magazine columnist, Madeleine Begun Kane, believes that “a limerick a day keeps Republicans at bay.”  Here’s a humorous political poem she wrote called Some Friendly Advice for McCain’s Veep Vetting Team: McCain doesn’t use a PC Or a Mac, so he needs a VP Who can act as his tutor In [...]

Funny Computer Poem

This piece is called A Poem for Those Over 30, but I think people under 30 will appreciate the humor, as well.  The author is unknown.  It starts out: A computer was something on TV From a science fiction show of note A window was something you hated to clean And ram was the cousin of a [...]

No Third Date

Okay, I wasn’t even sure I liked this online magazine upon first perusal, but now it is quickly becoming one of my favorites.  It’s quirky, strange, a little silly, and perhaps an acquired taste, but one I’ve now grown to love. Don’t miss the poem by Marilyn Letts called No Third Date at Feathertale.com.  The last [...]

The Dog Show

This was one of two poems I had published around 1996/1997 in The Advocate, PKA Publications.  (I’m still waiting on my author’s copy, though – lol.)  I wrote this when I was around 16; it’s a true story about a girl I knew at the time: The Dog Show by Edie Montgomery-Pool Here’s a quaint, [...]

After Thanksgiving Poem

This humorous poem is all over the internet, but no author is ever credited.  If you know who wrote this poem, let me know.  It’s called After Thanksgiving. I ate too much Turkey, I ate too much corn, I ate too much pudding and pie. I’m stuffed up with muffins and too much stuffin’ I’m [...]