andrew jeterSep 111 minStonewall Inn, June 27, 1999This poem was published this summer by Silver Birch Press.
andrew jeterAug 121 minDuring my Department Zoom MeetingHummingbirds fight, red-green zips around the feeder with its yellow plastic flowers opening in perpetuity. Turkeys roam in gangs, linger...
andrew jeterJun 161 minWiling AwayCan I be too ____ to write these days? Too set, too predictable, too enjambed in my ways, offering too few new words to everyone else, ol...
andrew jeterMay 41 minWait, I think I've seen this one...Excited to announce that Silver Birch Press has published one of my poems today in their MY FRONT DOOR Series! Check out their site for t...
andrew jeterApr 301 minA Return(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem about something that returns.) [Just like last year, I got behind at the end. No matter, it is a...
andrew jeterApr 292 minThey'll Do.(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a paean to the stalwart hero of your household: your pet. Sing high your praises and tell the tale of K...
andrew jeterApr 271 minThe Chorus(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem in the form of a review. But not a review of a book or a movie of a restaurant. Instead, I chall...
andrew jeterApr 251 minShopping List at The End(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: Because it’s a Saturday, I have an (optional) prompt for you that takes a little time to work through — altho...
andrew jeterApr 241 minAn orange splits open(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write about a particular fruit – your choice.) [To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to this still life poe...
andrew jeterApr 211 minTogether In This(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: Find a poem in a language that you don’t know, and perform a “homophonic translation” on it. What does that m...
andrew jeterApr 201 minNo Matter How Many Times(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem about a handmade or homemade gift that you have received.) When she realized the cancer was inop...
andrew jeterApr 192 minI Decided to Read the News Today(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem based on a “walking archive.” What’s that? Well, it’s when you go on a walk and gather up intere...
andrew jeterApr 181 minFo(u)r Haiku(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write an ode to life’s small pleasures. Perhaps it’s the first sip of your morning coffee. Or finding some mo...
andrew jeterApr 171 minJumping Rope(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem that features forgotten technology.)[I have a lot of students who know what those things are and...
andrew jeterApr 161 minSeeing the World in Blues, Purples, and Greens(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem of over-the-top compliments.)[I was so not feeling this prompt. It mentions the Cole Porter song...
andrew jeterApr 151 minSpring Along a River(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem inspired by your favorite kind of music.)[So, two things: 1) a friend asked me the other day abo...
andrew jeterApr 144 minWhat I See(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem that deals with the poems, poets, and other people who inspired you to write poems.) [This was n...
andrew jeterApr 131 minAgain Tomorrow(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a non-apology for the things you’ve stolen.) I suppose I’m sorry I took them from your soft, pink lips,...
andrew jeterApr 122 minThey are useful...(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a triolet.) [Ugh, my least favorite—rhyming. I actually tried, for what it is worth, but just couldn't ...
andrew jeterApr 111 minNarcissus Reminds(from the NaPoWriMo prompt: write a poem in which one or more flowers take on specific meanings.) Before the daisy or rudbeckia announce ...
