I have three new poems in the Bagels with the Bards, their 17th Edition and annual compilation, which commemorates and honors Krikor der Hohannesian (pictured on the cover). The Bagel Bards is a group of poets that meets every Saturday in Somerville, which now, I rarely go to, but in the past went to often.
THE STORY BEHIND THE POEMS*
1) Sill-is a four line word-play on love.
2) The Ordinary-Is a salute to an ordinary day, a Sunday morning with the paper, and coffee. Since has been revised and called Extraordinary
3) The Uninvited Dance-Is about going to a wedding without a 'plus one'. The last few weddings of been to with my children and their partners we make fun of the MCs at weddings and their announcement of, "For the first time ever...Mr. and Mrs. _____," which we take to the level of announcing for ourselves, "For the first time ever, Chicken Cardon Blue!" or "For the first time ever, the table placards!" You get the drift. Below is the complete Table of Contents, and click HERE if you are interested in purchasing.
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