https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/category-104-week-of-nbsp-03-12-07 en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:11:57 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3368-confessional-poetry https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3368-confessional-poetry   Anne Sexton told me that Little Red Riding Hood was a whore so who am I to argue with such a great poet? Anne also told me that she should have been a whore herself, seriously, she said, she was that good at pleasing men. Next month, I'm going to go see Snodgrass maybe then I'll ask him if it was true. Snodgrass won't tell me, I'm pretty sure because he's probably a gentleman or something. anstey Release the Hounds Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:48:56 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3368 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3368 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3368 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3400-embracing-the-tornado https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3400-embracing-the-tornado anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3400 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3400 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3400 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3386-a-break-down-five-miles-from-home https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3386-a-break-down-five-miles-from-home the rain is hard and long and wetthe clouds so gray, that we forgetsunlight breaking and skies of bluesas I pause to tie my shoes the moon is gone behind the stormno fire here to keep us warmthere is no goodness in this newsas I pause to tie my shoes the cars pass by at fifty fivedo they know if they're alive?Beneath my breath I hum the bluesas I pause to tie my shoes. "Daddy, daddy, you're here, you're here!""Yes, I am my darling dear."I'm alive, right now, with love so trueas ... more anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3386 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3386 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3386 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3294-afraid-to-write-what-s-real https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3294-afraid-to-write-what-s-real shall we type the words we're thinking of or type the words we can't shall we type the words we're saying here or all the words we shan't that's the question in my mind when the answers are quite clear that's the question right behind me when you're sitting near shall we think the thoughts we dare not think of or think the thoughts we should shall we think the thoughts we want to think even though they're not so good that's the question on my mind when the night is growing deep when the answers are so very real and I should be fast asleep shall we type the words we're eating up as we munch upon our lips shall we type the words we're meaning when our hands roam to eachother's hips? that's the question deary that's the question right at hand we can't see the answers clearly and I'm sure that we don't understand so... shall we type the words we're thinking of or type the words we hate shall we type the word's we're singing here or all of the words we just ate? ... more anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3294 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3294 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3294 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3388-albert-einstein https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3388-albert-einstein It was on a bicycle in italyEinstein thought of relativitybut it was in Germany on a trainhe found the way to explain anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3388 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3388 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3388 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3449-an-insomniac-writing-poetry-at-4-43am https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3449-an-insomniac-writing-poetry-at-4-43am The last stanza is absolutely embarrassing anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3449 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3449 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3449 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3358-another-fact-of-life https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3358-another-fact-of-life The end of the road is in Ticaboo Utah but don't worry though there is beer there and a nice inground pool If you get there at sunset that's the visit's real reward anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3358 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3358 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3358 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3440-apologies-from-god-for-a-snowy-march-morning https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3440-apologies-from-god-for-a-snowy-march-morning dew drops cover the first green blade with ecstasy and the scent of soonsex clamoring youngbloods for girlgirlgiggles near hot-aired screamstreams july and tea-steam sing lust along the dew drops cover lads or belch out the football from your left most feet this is how the mornings are here in spring. anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3440 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3440 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3440 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3398-b https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3398-b along the fence where the lilacs grew i followed the little pink spongey ball i rustled around until it was clear i'd never find it and i heard the buzz the first sting was near my left ankle the next three ascended my leg until the fifth one swelled to the side of my scrotum. i cried then and screamed until Nana asked, "What happened...?" "..b b b ball b b b buzzz b b b beeee....., " i answered, and she wiped away my tears with her hand as she prepared the baking soda and tweezers to treat the welts. anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3398 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3398 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3398 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3383-beneath-my-skin-where-the-moron-lives https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3383-beneath-my-skin-where-the-moron-lives we sat there with kisses on our lips waiting for the meaning of the metaphor to be revealed. At first, I thought it's like heaven or hell -- something spiritual But you snickered that'd be a simile. anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3383 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3383 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3383 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3394-bloody-mary https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3394-bloody-mary I hear the sound of shattered glasscrushed under my feet and I thinkof your clear blue eyes, "There're more mugs are in the cabinet on the right, tea's next to the sink." I watch you grab the broom, a dustpanand a deep breath, then bend downgingerly to clean up another broken moment. "Thanks, want me to help with that?"I ask you, but I know the answer already."No, I got it, thanks though," you smile. A second later, maybe less, your foot slips and catches, you ... more anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3394 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3394 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3394 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3402-blunt-force-trauma https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3402-blunt-force-trauma we sit crosslegged upon a red gingham tablecloth laid neatly on the grass beneath a majestic elm tree a tall bottle of coca-cola and a basket full of peanutbutter sandwiches and soft sugary chocolate chip cookies made by the mother of one dead girl the chaos of the moment trapped now in our tears with our words and dreams, still our hunger speaks rudely the want of miracles and better prizes of the solution to this rubiks cube of a mess it gnaws at our bellies while the coroner uses a scalpal on our children to determine the cause of death. anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3402 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3402 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3402 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3361-breaking-down https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3361-breaking-down i walked into the kitchen while you were crying "i would have sliced the onions," i say, and pull you in for a hug. "i'm fine," you tell me as I start to toss the rest of the brocholli in the pot with your onions and water you say, "can you peel and dice these potatos?" "no problem," I smile at you. After dinner you thanked me as if I'd made it but we both know you were the one left crying. anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3361 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3361 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3361 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4079-choices-entropy https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4079-choices-entropy anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/4079 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/4079 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A4079 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3312-communion https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3312-communion the red wine poured so easily from green bottle to clear crystal the gentle gurgle of refined grape and yeast fermentation and exaltation of spirit of bread anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3312 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3312 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3312 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3372-compassion https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3372-compassion I was sitting on a bench on Boston Common that day the old whore came down for the free food and sat there too. She farted loudly and we both pretended not to notice how screwed up she was Her black hair was stringy long deep creases ran down her face like the River Lethe of her own personal hell "I'm 37 today," she barked in a hideous crack broken voice. I smiled, but not enough to prove I cared. She looked 60. "Happy Birthday," I said. She tried to laugh, but only a series of painful wheezing coughs and bites at dirty crisp autumn air followed. "I'd do you for a cup of coffee." I looked at her, and welled up with tears as I went back to work. ... more anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3372 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3372 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3372 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3395-composed https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3395-composed greet me here with melacholy poetry and tender glances that our friendship might be read aloud word by word unstressed and stressed a meter stick to measure our souls' spoken verses to build peace in our hearts one kind thought at a time honesty hope and respect. anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3395 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3395 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3395 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3445-cynic https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3445-cynic three dewdrops cover the blade of grass from the tip reaching for sunlight to the root reaching for water they splash as i crush it beneath my foot. anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3445 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3445 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3445 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3291-damn-us-naked-apes https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3291-damn-us-naked-apes The monkeys are coming the monkeys are coming and oh how the seamen are worried they bop as they throw their feces you know then skittle and skattle and scurry The monkeys are leaving those monkeys are leaving and oh how the nude women are grateful they moan and they groan for the man on the throne whose just another monkey unlikely to be faithful anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3291 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3291 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3291 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3316-discussing-her-orgasm-as-we-drive-down-rte-95-at-2am https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3316-discussing-her-orgasm-as-we-drive-down-rte-95-at-2am "imagine, " she smiled, "that you're dressed completely in orange marmalade and that this normal and that everyone else is too." "ok, " i say. "Imagine, " she laughs, "that there are bees thousands of bees and they dont' want to sting you they just want to lick you all over and make you happy so happy that it tickles." "ok, " i say "Imagine, " her eyes bulge out from her head, "that you can fly with your giant orange and black butterfly wings and that it makes you ... more anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3316 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3316 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3316