Author Archives: ROMPoetry

On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank got a diary for her 13th birthday. A few weeks later, she went into hiding with her family. Her diary changed the world. A diary can be serious and life-changing or fun and entertaining or both. A diary records in words the thoughts and feelings of our day. AContinue reading “Episode 174: Get Yourself a Diary”

Episode 173: Talking in Cursive takes us down Route 66 with poems written impromptu at the Capital Cruise Expo in Tulsa on May 28-29, as Tulsa set a Guinness Book World Record for the longest parade of classic cars. We asked people to write about Route 66. We also talk about the act of handwritingContinue reading “Episode 173: Talking in Cursive”

Episode 172: White Board Snake Road gives you information about the history of the white board, which you didn’t know you needed, plus some poems left on the museum white board, which you definitely need.

Episode 171: Pocket Poems 2026 is about Poem in Your Pocket Day, where people are encouraged to carry a poem in their pocket all day and share it with others. Two folks shared their poems with us, and we talked about them and Shaun also had some bad jokes that Bill suffered through, and weContinue reading “Episode 171: Pocket Poems 2026”

Episode 167: Homo-Hetero-Homo-Hetero is not what you think. We discuss a poem by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa and discuss his heteronyms, which then led us into a discussion of homonyms, homographs, and other homos. Then, we were joined by one of the winners of the Rhyming & ROMPing on Route 66 poetry contest, Linda Rosenthal,Continue reading “Episode 167: Homo-Hetero-Home-Hetero”

Episode 166: Whip Me with a Goat’s Hide. We don’t mean to be blunt, but Valentine’s Day had some bloody and violent origins. Don’t blame us. It’s those pesky Romans. Anyway, join Shaun and Bill for some non-bloody discussions of Victorian valentines and contemporary ones written on the cuff. Celebrate this violent holiday in trueContinue reading “Episode 166: Whip Me with a Goat’s Hide”