https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/category-109 en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:57:37 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3895-bad-poetry https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3895-bad-poetry Is there such a thing as bad poetry, and how do we determine when such exists? Alcuin of York General discussion of professional poets, and their works Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:53:54 GMT /section-217-general-discussion-of-professional-poets-and-their-works#comments 49 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3895 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3895 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3895 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3877-the-language-of-leaving https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3877-the-language-of-leaving but I didn’t mention that I fell in love with you somewhere in between those sheets and your smile I laced myself upon your familiar lips hoping I would somehow become part of their dialect but my name became nothing more than the morning breath you sterilize and rinse away Somday In May But April brought rain Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:37:10 GMT /section-227-but-april-brought-rain#comments 6 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3877 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3877 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3877 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3818-the-last-place-i-looked https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3818-the-last-place-i-looked He used to leave little yellow post-it's before he left for work. Always in places he knew I would find them. The scribbled hello's never seemed heartfelt until he stopped sending them. Somday In May But April brought rain Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:34:32 GMT /section-227-but-april-brought-rain#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3818 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3818 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3818 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3734-dirty-laundry-is-easier-to-swallow-with-chardonnay https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3734-dirty-laundry-is-easier-to-swallow-with-chardonnay and I can't go there, not again. It's so fucking cold there. I'll regret nothing, and everything. But I will carry this knowledge of avoidance in my left hip pocket with the lint the dryer left from your old t-shirt.   Somday In May But April brought rain Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:07:26 GMT /section-227-but-april-brought-rain#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3734 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3734 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3734 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3816-i-loved-you-again-after-coffee https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3816-i-loved-you-again-after-coffee 6 am the sudden startle of morning sounds itself in the static of the alarm my legs give pause before sliding over the side not in dread, but reluctant to depart the pitch of yours I fumble in the kitchen over last night's leftovers and todays duties hoping for Columbian roast I pull my robe a little tighter chilled in the absence of last night of us We were something holy I held my breath   Somday In May But April brought rain Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:06:09 GMT /section-227-but-april-brought-rain#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3816 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3816 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3816 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3878-spring-just-brings-longer-days https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3878-spring-just-brings-longer-days I found a bit of winterthat had been left behindin the shades of greyand peeling paint ofmy upstairs window sill. It's husky whisper wasmuted by the buzzingof spring's haughty arrivalwith lengthening of days,and rain. I wept under my breathfor winter's resignation and this bitternessit left behind Somday In May But April brought rain Fri, 29 May 2009 04:49:01 GMT /section-227-but-april-brought-rain#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3878 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3878 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3878 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3869-10.-fall-from-grace https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3869-10.-fall-from-grace you called yourself a fallen angel at noon we pulled into the parking lot the gray from the clouds hung in the air gouging deeply, much like the baggage that had settled itself under your eyes spitting on the ground you uttered something about your "Divine Right" so we went in through the silent prayers the sun cast a red glow about you from the stained glass you spewed obscenities to those God-fearing men and we were ushered away while i murmured apologies you laughed and called yourself their messiah, the savior a fallen angel ... more Jasmine Mann Poems In The Basement Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:25:39 GMT /section-545-poems-in-the-basement#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3869 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3869 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3869 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-576-07.-you-used-to https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-576-07.-you-used-to you used to let me know when you came your back trembled and then you would roll to your side my hair between your fingers i would sigh you'd zip up your jeans and drink cold coffee as i rolled to my side the sheets between my fingers Jasmine Mann Poems In The Basement Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:20:18 GMT /section-545-poems-in-the-basement#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/576 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/576 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A576 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3903-clean-sheets https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3903-clean-sheets i whispered in your ear last night while you slept directing you towards a smile at the end of your dream "love harder," i shushed "love truer," hoarsely "love me," i begged. then, the corner of your lip curled up gently i brushed the hair from your face kissed your forehead and watched you sleep anstey Conferring with the devil Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-253-conferring-with-the-devil#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3903 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3903 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3903 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3716-the-song-we-never-wrote https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3716-the-song-we-never-wrote anstey Trying to apologize Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-224-trying-to-apologize#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3716 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3716 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3716 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3927-2001 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3927-2001 What hope is twisted around pinky fingerto remember the little deaths of peace?What long division calculated by stars,what remainders lost to their cold dust? We are the dread monkeys of reason,the cold souls dancing round the obeliskfor want of evolution and relieffrom begging the moon her tides There are no questions, only answers humbled by our grasshopper tonguesthe flight of our bumblebee thoughtsand the acid etchings of time tattooing our breasts With celtic knots and roman yarns chariots that might carry us away to anothersplit infinity. There are no answersonly questions enjambed into ... more anstey That's my colon Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-256-that-s-my-colon#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3927 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3927 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3927 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3772-a-ditty-for-leaving https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3772-a-ditty-for-leaving anstey Blue skies before snow Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-226-blue-skies-before-snow#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3772 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3772 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3772 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3934-a-go-to-the-market https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3934-a-go-to-the-market anstey Mourning Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-241-mourning#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3934 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3934 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3934 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3838-a-preg--.nant-pause https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3838-a-preg--.nant-pause yeah, still playing with sounds and such anstey Little notebooks Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-245-little-notebooks#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3838 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3838 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3838 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4040-a-recipe-or https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-4040-a-recipe-or anstey The Tax-man Cometh Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-244-the-tax-man-cometh#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/4040 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/4040 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A4040 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3536-a-view-from-the-bridge-street-bridge https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3536-a-view-from-the-bridge-street-bridge just a cityscape anstey Fooling Around Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-202-fooling-around#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3536 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3536 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3536 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3561-a-walk-through-the-looming https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3561-a-walk-through-the-looming Lincoln stepped down central streetbefore he was President the Mills were pulsatingleather veins twisting cottoninto fabric he might have noddedas he watched the loomsand thread The printed dresses filthy asyoung girls with dark circles smeared under their eyesvacantly totured the equipment The 7-fingered boyswho knew how bad one mistake could be, even in a short life The cracked voices of forementsearching for dye, and help, unimpressed with an Illinois Senator The silence now is respectful, perhaps because he is gonebut maybe not anstey Relevance Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-203-relevance#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3561 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3561 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3561 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3910-abstinence https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3910-abstinence i know how  salt tastesupon my fat wet tonguethe tingle of tart lemonwhere tip meets fruit and water.smooth hellin short suffocating dreams. i will watch you dine anstey Half-day Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-254-half-day#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3910 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3910 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3910 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3765-accidents-will-happen-look-at-creation https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3765-accidents-will-happen-look-at-creation anstey Crashing Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-233-crashing#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3765 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3765 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3765 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3840-addiction https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-3840-addiction anstey Little notebooks Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-245-little-notebooks#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/3840 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/3840 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A3840