Translating poetry is notoriously difficult. Translating poetry in such a way that the humorous nature of a poem remains intact is even more difficult, even though it is precisely jokes that can ...
Basking Shark To stub an oar on a rock where none should be, To have it rise with a slounge out of the sea Is a thing that happened once (too often) to me. But not too often – though enough. I count ...
When the poet Tommy Pico writes "Nature is kind of over my head," it seems almost like a joke at first. Humor is indeed everywhere in his second book, Nature Poem ("mittens are dumb af," "What rhymes ...
When we were both young and unknown poets, Patricia Lockwood had a blog with the tagline “Poems Are Jokes.” For years, this phrase has come back to me, when I hear an especially poetic joke or read an ...
One of Topekan Ruth Maus' favorite sayings comes from a Chinese proverb: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." That single step for Maus started with auditing a class at ...
Pittsburgh, PA, December 23, 2025 --(PR.com)-- Jeff Deeds, a loving husband and father who owned and operated Good Deeds Carpet and Upholstery Needs for twenty-one years and also worked in the pest ...
If you were among the lucky people to grab a copy of Frank Ocean’s Boys Don’t Cry zine, then you read some awesome writings by several artists in pop culture, including one by Kanye West. The ...
For the contest that produced today’s results -- poems using spelling bee words — the Empress required that the words be used with their true meanings. But it’s just the opposite for this week’s ...
Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: ...
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