The Ordinary Poems Blog

Behind the scenes of the most ordinary poems of all time. Check out sketches, short poems, and updates as we gear up for our January launch.

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#runningoutoftime #neighbors #rhyming

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This could be one worth exploring in a longer format... #rhyming #classes #thegreatclasswar

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#amwriting #writing #procrastination

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Web Poets’ Society: New Breed Succeeds in Taking Verse Viral

Young, digitally astute poets with loyal online followings have catapulted onto the best-seller lists, where poetry books are scarce.

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Keep showing your work, and the rest will follow.

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#workaholics #anonymous

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#couches #weirdneighbors #recliner

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#daylightsavingstime #lifehacks #lifehacker

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As I get all the pieces together for the relaunch of Ordinary Poems, I can't help but share this watercolor illustration for "Tim the Time-Maker."

The plan as I have it now is to have one of these pieces for each of the original 13 poems. For the coming stories, I want to get at least 3 works per poem and combine them with parallax scrolling to see if that makes for a compelling format.

Exciting stuff!