How To Be A Non-Poet Poem by Jackie Chou

How To Be A Non-Poet

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Poets write poetry.

I order pizza,
watch reruns of Jeopardy
on Saturday evenings.

Close my emails with 'Sincerely'
instead of my own fancy phrase.

Wear solid colors.
No artsy-fartsy scarves
to set me apart
from a regular person.

Read Stephen King's bestsellers.
Blurt out cliches like the F-bomb.

No creativity to lose.

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Kostas Lagos 20 April 2021

A brilliant poem! I order pizza too!

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