You’ll need something
to write with

and something
to write on

and something to say.
Nothing too profound –

the subdued joy
of pale yellow or just

Hi.

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Howie Good, a journalism professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is the author of six poetry chapbooks, most recently Tomorrowland (2008) from Achilles Chapbooks. He has been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize and twice for the Best of the Net anthology.

A POETRY KIT FOR BEGINNERS • by Howie Good, 3.4 out of 5 based on 21 ratings

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5 Responses to “A POETRY KIT FOR BEGINNERS • by Howie Good”

1. Robin Herrnfeld Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 6:22 am

   Liked this very much. Especially: “Nothing too profound –

   the subdued joy
   of pale yellow”

   I think that’s poetry in a nutshell.

2. Kathleen Cassen Mickelson Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 6:54 am

   This was sweet and would have been a great way to kick off National Poetry Month!

3. Roberta SchulbergGoro Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 7:11 am

   Or maybe, just what is presently most pressing on your mind, profound or not.

4. Joan Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

   Wonderful! I enjoyed ‘the subdued joy of pale yellow’ – just right!

5. rumjhum Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

   Sweet and succinct.

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