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
Drink, sip on the liquor,
Lips on its circular shape ,
It's when your eyes seem heavy that you speak truth,
You don't like my hair, it's too long you say,
My voice too soft to cheer you up,
My shape uneven so it turns you off,
Not loose enough to have fun, I shouldn't worry about that girl,
Sober,your eyes fully open,
I cut my hair made it shorter,
I spoke with more sass and bass in my voice,
Lost the fat you called uneven,
Got loose and had more fun,
And now you worry about that boy