Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.
This is a place to “talk” poetry with someone who has loved it all her life. I have a true passion for the possibilities of poetry and would love to hear your thoughts and/or read your poem. I will be happy to offer my reaction to your work and, based on over 40 years of teaching poetry, organizing, and conducting poetry workshops, working as a book review editor for an international poetry magazine, authoring five books of poetry and two textbooks on teaching poetry, send along my thoughts on ways to make your poem stronger and more impactful.
If you’re on my site, you have a connection to poetry. Feel free to connect with me – right here -right now, by typing your message into the “chat box” and clicking send. I’m waiting…
Your friend in poetry, Susan
FEATURED POEM
Sometimes you're ahead of me ,
Sometimes just behind my back.
You are a giant sometimes
Another a time , a tiny tot.
Oh! When I run , you run
I stop you stop ,
When I walk , you walk.
I feel as if you're a copy cat.
Oh my Shadow!!
What don't you do
Just to Be with me
Sometimes this , sometimes that
a colourless life you lead.
No matter how hard I try to be ,
But can never be as selfless as you.
Hey my lovely Shadow!
I really adore you.
(SHADOW / POETRY WITH ASTHA)