New York Today: Our State Poet, Yusef Komunyakaa

God has locked the purification plant and gone home to wash up.
So, with none to stop them, Cain and his brothers have gorged on poison, once again.
Each throat discharges grey fetid fluid, shorting the phones, forcing all to flee.
We are linked by the sewers, linked to each other and to the zoos,
Where our brother monkeys, by ones or twos, fling feces at each other.
Every mirror is in shards, and I am become a broth served up for saprophytes.

City kids give tourists wrong directions? Not funny. Not the city kids I know. New Yorkers are known for helping others-- especially those who ask for help, but even those tourists who look like they might need help.

Any ideas about what George is doing? Is a violin or slingshot involved?

Thanks to the New York Times poetry month, April 2014, I recently found out I had a couple Haiku poems published in their New York Times "New York City Haiku" book. What an honor! Thanks again, Times.

I didn't know much about Haiku then (and still need to do more research) to learn more. But want people to know that I have taken this a step forward. I work just very part time at a senior rehab place. This week, still in poetry month, we will be writing some Haiku poetry. A new learning experience! Exciting! Never too old (or young) for new poetry.

Poetry month's here.
Write a little one for fun.
Always gives us smiles!
MIMA

Happy Poetry Month, everyone. Try it, you'll like it. :)
Congrats Poet Laureate Komunyakaa!

And since I can't see "HAMILTON", I'm looking very much forward to seeing George Washington...in the buff and all.
Nice "Ode to the Atmosphere".
Thanks.

Loved this poem by alexandra Friedman!

thanks - it's available now, great poem, well done!!

where is the "city kids" poem?

Orlando goofy New York City F.C.

For the “In the News” item on the Trump folks helping Mayor Bill become a shoo-in. LOL - wondering, could this be intentional on their part; it just seems so, well, consistent and convenient?

“City Hall News (Mayor Again, Bill)”
Tune of “Wedding Bell Blues (Marry Me, Bill)”

[could be the logical way to look at the claims of Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions]

Bill, I’ll help you win, I always will

I look at you and see that it’s now almost May
Oh, but do you really need to have Election Day
I say so much dumb stuff, Bill,
That leaves weird impressions
You never take no guff Bill,
From me or Jeff Sessions
I’ll act like I’m in your hair again
Till you’re mayor again Bill

I’ll help you win, I always will
Each time we make a claim, Bill, we know that this fall
Our need to dial it back leads you back to City Hall

Oh, lookit here Bill, go go Bill
You will be Mayor again, Bill
We got the City Hall news
You’ll be Mayor again, Bill
We got the City Hall news

"City Kids"
What a lovely poem. Well done, Alexandra (Friedman, that is). Then again, Alexandra L, you always do well.