tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post8918976359374933619..comments2023-11-02T09:08:36.866-04:00Comments on the word cage: Pop Quizmarybidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14100986477346925113noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-23886762768321694662009-05-25T22:58:14.233-04:002009-05-25T22:58:14.233-04:001. Thursday, I think.
2. It's still untitled.
3....1. Thursday, I think.<br /><br />2. It's still untitled.<br /><br />3. Bittersweet wind.<br /><br />4. Yes<br /><br />5. warm delirious dreamsMaya Ganesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981552119449526456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-11286550911350867662009-05-24T12:18:36.793-04:002009-05-24T12:18:36.793-04:001. hope so. this morning. fragments of last few da...1. hope so. this morning. fragments of last few day may have congealed.<br />2. in line for cones<br />3. woman as bent twig<br />4. generally and now.<br />5. some justification for using the phrase "getting off scoff free"Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-802116358018680102009-05-24T01:47:36.103-04:002009-05-24T01:47:36.103-04:001. The end of April
2. It is a titleless portio...1. The end of April<br /><br />2. It is a titleless portion of a larger poem that still needs to be written. :)<br /><br />3. rhododendrons and plugged gutters.<br /><br />4. No.<br /><br />5. :(<br /><br />word verification: larriStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158640973124212177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-52785176211161760402009-05-22T12:43:47.906-04:002009-05-22T12:43:47.906-04:001. The last time you told me to. 2006, maybe?
2....1. The last time you told me to. 2006, maybe?<br /><br />2. Alcoholic Hausfrau Dreams of Holiday<br /><br />3. I'd have to look it up, which I won't but it was something to do with a drunken woman getting drunkenly doinked by her drunken husband after a day of drunken daydreaming. It would be autobiographical if I had a wife.<br /><br />4. I currently have nothing percolating in my head but some moonshine.<br /><br />5. The only image from that "poem" is my brain cells whoopin' it up.P. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08752227008206130069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-44809273467744179952009-05-22T12:22:44.968-04:002009-05-22T12:22:44.968-04:001. Over a week ago. I'm teaching summer school r...1. Over a week ago. I'm teaching summer school right now.<br /><br />2. Big News.<br /><br />3. My sons and I flying a box kite in Fairmont, MN.<br /><br />4. No.Tom C. Hunleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972166472389394669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-26090359649087212202009-05-21T10:05:14.077-04:002009-05-21T10:05:14.077-04:00I love your "pop quiz" posts.
1. When was the la...I love your "pop quiz" posts. <br /><br />1. When was the last time you wrote a poem? <br /><br />Three hours ago. <br /><br />2. What was its title?<br /><br />The Aeronauts on Holiday. <br /><br />3. What was one image from the poem (if applicable)?<br /><br />"An aeronaut goes to a wedding, for instance, only to find <br />she’s the bride. Stand on the X, they say"<br /><br />4. Do you currently have a poem percolating in your brain?<br /><br />Yes. <br /><br />5. If you answered "yes" to number four, what is one image from that poem?<br /><br />A man stands on a cliff-edge at the end of the world.John Gallaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112997671155171626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-3677623427800559102009-05-20T22:15:12.475-04:002009-05-20T22:15:12.475-04:001. When was the last time you wrote a poem? 4 hour...1. When was the last time you wrote a poem? 4 hours ago<br /><br />2. What was its title? Leaving Memories<br /><br />3. What was one image from the poem (if applicable)? footsteps<br /><br />4. Do you currently have a poem percolating in your brain? yes<br /><br />5. If you answered "yes" to number four, what is one image from that poem? naked bodiesDamselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251135502896226256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-85054274702850830382009-05-20T08:49:09.994-04:002009-05-20T08:49:09.994-04:001. About a week ago.
2. "Kitchens and Their Attend...1. About a week ago.<br />2. "Kitchens and Their Attendant Rooms Can Be Dangerous" (but I don't really like this title<br />3. Shoe polish for nurses<br />4. Yes<br />5. Beersusan grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823157606004918590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-27391496471821695882009-05-20T01:10:25.050-04:002009-05-20T01:10:25.050-04:001. When was the last time you wrote a poem?
Sunday...1. When was the last time you wrote a poem?<br />Sunday, at a workshop<br /><br />2. What was its title?<br />The draft title is Church of Protest<br /><br />3. What was one image from the poem (if applicable)?<br />Lilys, cushions and the open sky muffling complaints<br /><br />4. Do you currently have a poem percolating in your brain? Ohhh, y'know, the odd one or two...<br /><br />5. If you answered "yes" to number four, what is one image from that poem?<br />A young Viennese child reciting numbers to the accompaniment of her grandfather's violin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905420391460499051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-85590124939828348232009-05-20T01:07:30.309-04:002009-05-20T01:07:30.309-04:001. Worked on one for a few days, finished it this ...1. Worked on one for a few days, finished it this past Saturday the 17th.<br /><br />2. the replacement of existentialism by irony as an essential animating force in contemporary culture<br /><br />3. "the light fell in tears of amber on the rose-lit mantle of the tuscan hills"<br /><br />4. Probably. Actually several poems in progress, which I generally do.<br /><br />5. [Picking one of the in-progress poems at random]: "under the green rain, the gray spring air, on the green rolling ground"Lyle Daggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731915540520704368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-7390466647287475042009-05-19T18:59:07.583-04:002009-05-19T18:59:07.583-04:00I love your pop quizzes, Miz Biddinger.
1) May 9...I love your pop quizzes, Miz Biddinger. <br /><br />1) May 9<br /><br />2) Funtown<br /><br />3) An abandoned putt-putt golf course on a street now frequented by hookers.<br /><br />4) Yes<br /><br />5) Lafitte's Bar in the French Quarter of New OrleansCollin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-84821110520746188552009-05-19T18:03:29.838-04:002009-05-19T18:03:29.838-04:001. Finished one of my April drafts late last week....1. Finished one of my April drafts late last week.<br />2. "Which Motherfucker Stole My Flow?"<br />3. N/A (it's more of a sonic/wordplay poem)<br />4. Yes<br />5. Bruises for armsSteven D. Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485188072556490050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-38280250940649831482009-05-19T16:47:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:47:00.000-04:001. Sunday afternoon.
2. Little White Church with T...1. Sunday afternoon.<br />2. Little White Church with Turquoise Trim.<br />3. Church wearing a belt made in New Mexico.<br />4. No<br />5. n/aMichael A. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015233939646285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-84519779941218561902009-05-19T15:01:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:01:00.000-04:001. May 13
2. "Idyllic Small Town, Circa 1970s"
3...1. May 13<br /><br />2. "Idyllic Small Town, Circa 1970s"<br /><br />3. parents waiting in line at the gas station<br /><br />4. yes<br /><br />5. carousel horsesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-77968918252570781942009-05-19T12:19:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:19:00.000-04:001. When was the last time you wrote a poem? Last F...1. When was the last time you wrote a poem? Last Friday<br /><br />2. What was its title? [Progress]<br /><br />3. What was one image from the poem (if applicable)? I think there were no images...something about prepositions<br /><br /><br />4. Do you currently have a poem percolating in your brain? Yes.<br /><br />5. If you answered "yes" to number four, what is one image from that poem? the way a city protects you from all the sky's endless interrogationsLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163920808413285914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-3619039237822608622009-05-19T12:17:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:17:00.000-04:001. Yesterday
2. Prayer
3. apples, braided vine
...1. Yesterday<br /><br />2. Prayer<br /><br />3. apples, braided vine<br /><br />4. Yes<br /><br />5. pencil marksKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-83866432176252019832009-05-19T11:22:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:22:00.000-04:001. On Sunday
2. The Trouble with Describing To...1. On Sunday<br />2. The Trouble with Describing Tornado Weather<br />3. sky the color of nicotine stain<br />4. Yes<br />5. the dairy row in a supermarketKaren J. Weyanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870809238605691875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-56352543013469638512009-05-19T10:55:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:55:00.000-04:001. Poem a Day Challenge for April 2009
2. "Just...1. Poem a Day Challenge for April 2009<br /><br />2. "Just This"<br /><br />3. Being uplifted in body and spirit at the prospect of someone's death. the simile incorporated a leaf.<br /><br />4. Yes<br /><br />5. Cesarian BirthJustin Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161484350184865575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-33042994299611362532009-05-19T10:50:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:50:00.000-04:001. When was the last time you wrote a poem? Last n...1. When was the last time you wrote a poem? Last night<br /><br />2. What was its title? Back to the Rookery (which I didn't realize I stole from you until just now!)<br /><br />3. What was one image from the poem (if applicable)? A little girl with bifocals and an eye patch.<br /><br />4. Do you currently have a poem percolating in your brain? No.<br /><br />5. If you answered "yes" to number four, what is one image from that poem? See #4Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357902086583000382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-50820118332372917362009-05-19T09:03:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:03:00.000-04:00Me me me! I'll go first! Over here, in the black s...Me me me! I'll go first! Over here, in the black shirt!<br /><br />Please take out your #2 pencil and complete the following.<br /><br />1. When was the last time you wrote a poem? Sunday night.<br /><br />2. What was its title? Forensics.<br /><br />3. What was one image from the poem (if applicable)? A snarl of flannel in a refrigerator<br />twenty miles outside Woodstock.<br /><br /><br />4. Do you currently have a poem percolating in your brain? No.<br /><br />5. If you answered "yes" to number four, what is one image from that poem? Alas!<br /><br />1 point for each response. Partial credit available. No penalty for attempting. This is an open book test.<br /><br />Class dismissed.marybidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100986477346925113noreply@blogger.com