typewriter poetry

“From One Curio To Another”

b r — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:49:00 +0000

here is a poem for the prompt “curio”

“From One Curio To Another”

from one curio
to another :

words
more words

actions
reactions

a mantra: this is what i feel, now.
this is what
i feel, now.

this
is what i feel

now

crabs burrow in the afternoon
dying light
then darkness
the old new moon
the pull, the push,
receding not retreating

waves keep coming. i’ll jump goodbye

no more words
no actions
we fade: this is what i feel
now. this

is what

i feel, now.

- billimarie

“FYT”

b r — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:47:05 +0000

“FYT”

Accept heartache’s hand
not in marriage, but divine union
temporarily

that is the dance.

- billimarie

“Help”

b r — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:03:07 +0000

I found this spam message in my Typewriter Poetry inbox. So, I turned it into a prompt: “IM me on Yahoo Msngr it’s important. my username is deborahmeliarr121377″

“Help”

IM me on Yahoo! Messenger.
It’s important.
My username is deborahmeliarr
121377, and I am afraid
of these strange roots
clawing out beneath my fingernails.
Everything I touch
disappears. Now home
is just another place,
one with too small doorknobs
and an inadequate keyhole.

- billimarie

“Flaws”

b r — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:02:29 +0000

Another orphaned poem. I’m not quite sure what the prompt was, but this one–though ‘unfinished’–feels like a completed poem to me.

I know now
there are moments
I can never take back.

“Snowy”

b r — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:55:04 +0000

As I was digging through my files, I found this little orphaned poem. I think the prompt was about “snowy owls.”

“Snowy”

She was snowy.
That’s what I remember.
like the frost on
childhood cereal–
Mini Wheats
or something close.

-billimarie

2012 has gotten off to a great start. Very busy, though.

Have you gotten a chance to check out the new website? It’s www.typewriterpoetry.com :) I wish I knew how to merge these two blogs together, so that all of you can comment directly through your WordPress accounts. Alas! The internet.

I’m currently rewriting archived Typewriter Poetry poems. I’m planning on creating a bunch of handmade chapbooks (30 poems in one book)…would be fun to give out to friends and possibly sell. If you could let me know which Typewriter Poetry poems were your favorites, that would be a big help!

The Versatile Blogger Award & The Liebster Award

b r — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:36:20 +0000

It was very nice of Rebecca-Jayne, owner of the blog Detrimentally Disgruntled, to recommend Typewriter Poetry for a Versatile Blogger Award. And Antonio, owner of the art blog Scratch & Color, nominated me for the Liebster Award. Thanks to both of you!

In tune with the tradition, here are seven reveals about me personally, as well as a few other blogs I’d like to nominate…

1.) My goal in life is to become a traveling shaman.

2.) I work as a freelance video editor, graphic artist, photographer, and camerawoman.

3.) I’m a vegetarian.

4.) The tv show “Maury” will always be fascinating to me.

5.) The main reason I use Amazon is because of its WishList function.

6.) I was raped a few days after graduating university. A year later, I decided to buy a typewriter and write free poems for people in order to break out of a stagnant and depressing hold. If you are still reading this (and I thank you if you are), please check out this fantastic comic strip that deals with issues of consent: “Sex Talk.” And please remember, anything other than an enthusiastic ’yes’ automatically means ‘no.’

7.) I’m about 1/3 done with my first novel, “The Natives,” which is about two underage outlaws in love.

Here are a few blogs I am nominating:

- Tammy’s blog, agrigirl
- Benjamin’s blog, bennyhanna
- Rebecca-Jayne’s blog, detrimentallydisgruntled
- Antonio’s blog, occultoantonio
- Jane’s blog, The Poetry Place
- Tricia’s blogs, PhotoPoetics and Survivor’s Guide

“For Jude”

b r — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:26:41 +0000

I wrote this for Jude at Occupy LA. She was very interesting. I’m pretty sure her prompt was “kitties” and that she told me a story about how they passed away. But it was loud so I guess we’ll never know.

“For Jude”

One day you will bury
the memory: the color
of my eyes, the feel
of my fur. But Jude, love
moves in circles. Scratch
at the surface
and you’ll find
nothing stays forgotten.

- billimarie

“When”

b r — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:40:01 +0000

This was typed for Bill at Occupy LA.

prompt: To use the line, “when was the last time you thought of me, unexpected as if in a dream”

“When”

When was the last time
you thought
of me, unexpected
as if in a dream?
All night, there are whispers
as I sleep. I can hear
your voice: quickly fading,
ever
present.

-billimarie

Poet @ The Occupation

b r — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:02:22 +0000

A guy named Donald wrote this for me while I was typing poems for people at Occupy LA.

update

b r — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:29:37 +0000

Howdy all. For some reason, I’ve been getting a lot of hits for this blog. Hooray! I’m glad you like it.

I just wanted to update everyone to why I’m currently not pounding out any poems on my typewriter.

I’ve been working on my novel. I plan to finish a rough draft by the end of November. Using NaNoWriMo as my carrot and stick to help keep my deadlines organized, find friends, get inspiration, etc.

Are you writing a novel this November? Feel free to add me, or check out my writing blog. You can also send me a poetry prompt (don’t forget your name, if you don’t want it to be anonymous). Until then, I’ll see you in December :)