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
Yes I'm black
But you're not a racist
Yes I'm homosexual
But you're not homophobic
Yes I'm weird
But you're not judgemental
Yes I'm an outcast
But you're not a descriminator
Yes I'm mannerless
But you're not narrow-minded
Yes I'm an introvert
But you're not a bully
Yes I'm feminist
But you're not a rapist
Yes I'm a dumb youth
But you're not a conservative
Yes I'm an idiot
But you're not prejudiced
Yes I'm penniless
But you're not pretentious
Yes I'm cheap
But you're not dirty-minded
Yes I did wrong
But you're not offensive
Yes I'm miser
But you're not a spendthrift
Yes I'm worthless
But you're not boastful
Yes I'm out of box
But you're not stereotype
Yes I'm old
But you're not an ageist
Yes I lack humanity
But you're not a beast
Yes I'm what I AM
But you are not what you SEE!