Keywords: Brendon Booth-Jones
Other questions to ask of a poem are: How does the poem surprise me? Does it make something familiar seem strange and new? Does it make a weird, inexplicable experience astoundingly relatable? Does it buoy me, does it offer me solidarity and empathy on a personal or political level? Does it make music out of the mundane? Does it crack open cliché, make tired language fresh and invigorating?
https://writersblockmagazine.com/2020/04/03/but-what-does-the-poem-mean
To write when you have a full schedule can be challenging. I am about 25k words into a project I started 2 years ago, and still have a long time to go before I’m at my 100k goal. Of course, a lot of this time has been spent on planning the story. To create something that I will be proud of, I need a strong plot, interesting side plots, and fully fletched characters that people will want to read about.
I believe I have that.
Still, what I don’t have is time. It’s an excuse, I know, but it’s still true. I work full time as a bus driver, where I also volunteer for union work to make sure that my employer plays by the rules. I’m also a 50% student, spending a lot of my spare time reading and writing for assignments. You know, just in case I don’t…
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I need to take it back in time When blogging made us all unite And it wasn't click bait And GDPR I'm not the only one getting tracked Why is everybody so naive? These algorithms we do not need No! Stay away!!! We don't need no Direction, Homies.
https://legendofvelda.com/about/
So my name is Velda like Zelda with a V
I go by supernovia on IRC
Named after my grandma because Velda was her nick,
but don’t ask about MY handle cause that story makes me sick.
Since twenty-oh-eight I’m a WordPress fanatic
Now I’m finally working for Automattic.
Yeah, I’m this random mixup of half artist and half geek
Lovin fonts and FOSS, and giving my critique.
I’m a single mormon mommy and a serious contender —
Best rapper? Not a chance. But I’ve got the best blender.
(Don’t breathe this!)
Star Trek and The Doctor occupy my TV
But don’t give me Enterprise, I’m after TNG!
And I’m hiking when I can, but you know I go slow,
cause I’m out of breath or snapping tons of photos.
I love looking at the sky with my friends and my kids,
Watching an eclipse, or catching Leonids.
For the past few years I’ve danced some Lindy and Blues
And I finally invested in a pair of dancing shoes.
I would be amiss if I didn’t mention
UPHPU is my posse and I know it.
I love open source and I’m not afraid to show it.
Well I’m out of ideas on stuff you’d want to know —
I’m ridiculously shy, even more on video.
But even if I’m scared I really love a kindred geek
So holla, give a hug, and don’t be afraid to speak.
WORD.
(Press.)
Publishing Poetry 