A Few Poems a Day Helps Keep the Psychiatrist Away
I would like this column to feature poems of a topical nature. I added this column literally ten days before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. I started receiving poems about the attack by email literally a few hours after they occurred. This is your area, only as good as the poems you post.
Please proofread your poems and type in or copy and paste only your best poems directly into the poetry column. When you submit your poem, you will automatically be sent an email confirmation where you will be asked to click on a link to confirm your submission, and your poem will be added to the website. This email may end up in you bulk mail, so don’t forget to check there also. This measure was added to each column to prevent spamming and unwanted messages. At the end of every month, I will remove objectionable poems. Please proofread and edit your poems before you finalize your submission.
I absolutely do not want lousy high school beginner poetry, indecipherable, experimental poetry, or annoying religious poetry. I want underground beat poetry, heartfelt romantic love poetry, poems with pop culture references or references to other poets, musicians or artists, humor, free verse or rhymed verse. Cursing and sexual situations are okay, as long as you aren’t gratuitous. If you must curse, type only the first letter and underscore the rest of the letters in the curse word. I want grade school and high school students to be able to view this website without running into objectionable material. Simultaneous submissions and previously published poems are okay, often that is the best stuff. Take the high road and let your poetry pen sing, dance and soar! You can write an optional three sentence bio below your poem. Skip a line between your poem and bio. You can also leave your email so others can contact you. This, too, is optional.
Ralph Haselmann Jr.
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