Twitter Poems

8/6/2019 Twitter Poems

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Twitter Poems By Allen Taylor

All Rights Reserved http://www.world-class-poetry.com 2009 http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com

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At the beginning of the year I acquired a strange idea. Twitter poems. I kicked

around a few ways to do it before settling on single tweet poems of 140 characters or less.

The first poem was broadcast on April 1, a fitting one youll see.

I thought it proper to use a hashtag in order to keep track of the poems. I settled

on #twitpoem. Even though other poets had beaten me to the idea and a #poetry hashtag

was already in place, my little experiment proved to be quite popular. Other poets soon

joined in, targeting #twitpoem with their own verses in addition to #poetry and #haiku.

I wasnt sure if anyone had constructed rules or guidelines for Twitter poems so I

came up with a few protocols for my own use. They consist of the following symbols:

/ = line break // = paragraph, or stanza, break

And that was about it. The poems were written as one line. But for this chapbook

I decided to break up the lines and stanzas so they could be seen as the poem was

intended. If you want to see the poems as submitted then youll have to visit

http://hashtags.org and search for #twitpoem.

I have spared making adjustments to the poems despite their shortcomings. There

are a few (minor) places, however, where I couldnt resist. Please forgive me.

The reason for this chapbook is because I wanted to share the poems with a

broader audience. Feel free to pass it along to your friends. Distribute it widely. Just dont

sell it, please (like anyone would buy it anyway wink wink). And if you care to follow

me on Twitter youll find me at http://Twitter.com/WorldClassPoet . See you there.

Allen Taylor


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Twitpoem #1(April 1)

Phantom fansChase fame

Find fools goad


Litter.

Twitter.Fritter away.

Sputter.

Mutter.Another day

comes and goes;

blows.


What's that?

Her cat.

What's this?

A kiss.

Whose, these

or those?Red shoes.


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Velarium.

Velour.

Aquarium.Liqueor.


Chasing chickens is a game

ah, but to catch themnow that's insane


A gaggle of geesetaunt my grandson

teach him to point.


Hoarfrost gone.

Now new life can come.


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A five cent piecedeserves one more.

A five cent peace

buys one war.


She asked me if I suck hind titNo thanks, ma'am

I quit


Slipknot slipClippity clip

Bim boom bang

Tie a knotKnit a slot

Gim goom game

Hot monsoonSlippery spoon

Boomerang


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I need what we all need:A hand,

A heart,Love that lies,

And a fresh cup of coffee


Somehow I learned to walk on water

between learning to smoke,and drink, and cuss

and raising children


My sis says I'm lame and spasticBut folks on Twitter say

I'm Twitastic


Ranch dressinghas me guessing

What's for dinner?


7/12




Me and Baby Bluesitting on a swing

One of us drooled

on the other's ding-a-ling


Chrysalis, me;

tomorrow free.


Twist & tweet to the sound of some beata humdrum basket of tricks

Twitter away the secs of a day

like a bum on a beach for kicks


Nina eats gummy wormsSays she likes red bestI prefer yellow

We sit and munch

Till blue in the face;Nina pines: Sweet, mellow


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Skippin to my doodle

to my doodle-oodle-oo

Eatin fried chickenwith my alligator stew

and sippin midget milk

with alibaster brew


Salicylic acid museItza ruse.


Snivel snivel snivel whineSnivel whine cherry pop

Snivel snivel snivel whineDoodle oodle oodle op

Doo Wah!


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We are brokenlike crackers in a bowl of soup

or a blue perhaps purple and crispFruit Loop

split in two

Twitpoem #23

(April 23)

In the hayloft of childhood dreams

Are pumpernickel reamsof sand castles,

apple ciderand dry water sprouts on fairy dust


a bc

defghjklm(no)p

qrstuv

"wxy"z!

?

:;,.


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Not muchdepends

upon

a red

wheelbarrow

exceptthe rain

to deliver

its sermon


he he

ha halol

rofllmao

roflmaoroflmfao

@ what?


Love is like a bird

that flies

leaves little droppingsfor the trees

and the grass

me.


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Thistle teaches us many things.Like some of the best places not to bend over

are near streamswhere things reach out to prick us


I tawt I taw

Some pudd'n, Cat.

I did. Indeed!

That girl showed her puddy tatt.


The End.

stratS

near Here.


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Call for Entries

Twitter Chapbooks

25-30 poems

Limit 140 characters each

At least 10 poems

Must be previously published on Twitter

Through one or more of the following hashtags

#twitpoem #poetry

#haiku #micropoetry

#senryu #tanka

Or another microblogging service

Put poems into the body of an e-mail

(no attachments)

Note which poems were publishedNote the hashtags or microblogging service used

And send to [email protected]

Be sure to include your name and a 50-100 word bio.

Documents

Twitter Poems