The Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest

  • Me & Fred

    Me & Fred

    Once again, it’s time for Chelsea Ann Owens’ Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest. The theme is Wild West. I’m ridin’ the range that ain’t never gonna change with my horse named Fred Fred is red: Red Fred. He’s my best friend til the very end. We set up camp when nighttime comes Fred can’t help for

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  • Spicing the Pumpkin

    Spicing the Pumpkin

    It’s time for Chelsea Ann Owens‘ Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest. The theme is pumpkin spice and the form is Tanka. Below is my attempt at terrible Tanka writing. Autumn aroma fills the air with Halloween making one nauseous: too much candy and chasing it with ten beers then puking.    

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  • Perpetually Deployed

    Once again it’s time for The Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest. Yay! This time we are to create an acrostic poem using the name of a celebrity or favorite habit.   Kim’s ol’ butt: As big as a barrel, Round like a Double-Stuffed Moon Pie And wobbly as Jell-O. Sort of like a Humongous Air Bag.

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  • Ode to Sweat

    It’s time for the 43rd weekly Terrible Poetry Contest over at Chelsea Ann Owens’ Blog. Writing cliché, mis-metered verse can be tricky; only those stuck in bad, beginner habits can truly pull it off. For a bit of guidance, read my basic outline. Ready? Excellent. Let’s begin. Here are the specifics for this week: The Topic is free-versing

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