Short Order Poems

Poems on Demand On Whatever You Want on Typewriters. Featuring Timothy Bradford, Chad Reynolds, and special guest poets, Short Order Poems offers patrons a rotating menu of poetry served fresh and hot off vintage typewriters. Poems start at $10 each.

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See you tomorrow night. Free and open to the public! We’ll have Oklahoma Book Award winner Sly Alley, Najah Amatullah, Julia McConnell, and Chad Reynolds writing poems after US Poet Laureate Tracy K Smith and OK Poet Laureate Jeanette Calhoun Mish read. This reading is in celebration of 20 years of the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Poetry Series at Oklahoma City University. ..... #tracyksmith #uspoetlaureate #jeanettacalhounmish #okpoetlaureate #shortorderpoems #oklahomacityuniversity (at The Paramount Room)

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We are really excited about this.

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“Great White Sharks” by @_chad_reynolds_ , written at the Edmond branch of the @metrolibraryok on topic of “Great White Sharks.” For Jaden, who is really excited about summer reading. . . . #shortorderpoems #metropolitanlibrarysystem #edmondok #summerreading #sharks

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Hey writers! Join us this Thursday evening, April 12, when we'll host poet, SOP co-founder, and Penny Candy Books publisher Chad Reynolds for our next monthly creative writing workshop! We'll meet at 6:30 PM at the Ralph Ellison Library for his interactive session "Beyond Kid Stuff: What Writers Can Learn From Children's Literature." It will offer insight to writers working in all genres as well as open an insider's window on producing and publishing successful children's books. All writers of high-school age and older are welcome, and attendance is free. As usual, we'll write together, share our work, and have a fantastic time. For more info, go to ralphellisonfoundation.org/cww/ The Ralph Ellison Foundation partners with the Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing at OCU and Short Order Poems in presenting this workshop series. Many thanks as well to our hosts at OKC's Metropolitan Library System. (at Metropolitan Library System)

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Hey! Join us next week for the next installment of our continuing series of free and public creative writing workshops! On Thursday, March 8, we'll host Leah Chaffins at the Ralph Ellison Library at 6:30 PM as she presents her interactive workshop "Time: Managing the Magic Within." Chaffins will provide insight useful to writers of fiction as well as poets with respect to character development, setting, and other framing devices that will help us understand how best to handle the tricky aspect of time within our work. Proudly brought to you by the Ralph Ellison Foundation in partnership with the Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing at OCU & SOP. We'll look forward to seeing you there! (at Metropolitan Library System)

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Ran into an old friend in Midtown today! Looks like the reapplication back in September worked. Poem by @brent_newsom. Thanks to @downtownokc & @packardsokc. Full map of rain poems at tiny.cc/makeitrainpoems (at Packard's New American Kitchen)

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@penthesileaish (Sara Yoko), Shannon Moham, & @_chad_reynolds_ will be SOPing for all yr be mine, bae, Vday &/or solo requests! FREE thanks to @artscouncilokc & its generous sponsors. #artmovesokc #wholefoodsokc

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“Public Relations in a Broken World” by @_chad_reynolds_ for @krystaldawit who just started her own PR firm. Written at @okcontemporary’s ArtNow.

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Untitled by @bohemianfilm at @okcontemporary’s Art Now. Topic: Staying calm at a decisive moment. #artnowokc

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This evening at 6:30. Join us!

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Fox Trot by @dragonpoet76 at @okcontemporary’s Art Now. Topic: Commissioned by a granddaughter in honor of her grandma who lived through the dustbowl and a host of other struggles. #artnowokc

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Is Something Burning? by @timothygbradford & @bohemianfilm at @okcontemporary’s Art Now. Topic: Is something burning? #artnowokc (at Oklahoma Contemporary)

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Next week! We're excited to host fiction writer Monica Orange on Thursday, February 8 at 6:30 PM at the Ralph Ellison Library in OKC for the next installment of our free and public creative writing workshops. Orange will present her session “Drawing from the Root: Tapping into your Culture to Develop Voice,” and, as always, we'll do some in-class writing exercises and share our work. Put it on your calendar! Organized & sponsored by the Ralph Ellison Foundation, with thanks to the Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing at OCU and Short Order Poems for their partnership in presenting this series. And thanks to everyone for your support! Monica Orange is a writer of fiction and a freelance creative consultant from Oklahoma City. She received her BA in English from Oklahoma Christian University and her MFA. in Creative Writing from the Red Earth MFA Program at Oklahoma City University. Her creative nonfiction piece entitled "Horned Toads" recently appeared in Milk Journal. A member of the Deep Deuce Writing Society, Orange is currently developing a nonfiction series and video blog geared toward Black women that focuses on natural reproductive health and culture. @blueaura1920 @metrolibraryok #ralphellisonfoundation

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“Maeve” for Maeve, the second part of a sibling triptych by @_chad_reynolds_, written at @okcontemporary’s ArtNow.

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Untitled by @bohemianfilm at @okcontemporary’s Art Now. Topic: Metamorphosis. #artnowokc

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from Stéphane Mallarmé’s Divagations (trans. Barbara Johnson). Made me think of @mathiassvalina’s Dream Delivery Service, which SOP hopes to bring to OKC someday.

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fresh, bright, new by @dragonpoet76 at @okcontemporary’s Art Now. Topic: Kindergarten (for a kindergarten teacher) #artnowokc