Champagne Sijo
The Sejong Cultural Society has awarded me second prize in their annual poetry writing contest (funded by Harvard University) Follow the link to read the winners:
Martin Jibson, son of Robert Jibson and Ann (Buttle) Jibson with 2nd wife Nellie Viola (Fox) Jibson.
Silas Marner Redacted b y David Jibson
Silas Marner Redacted is a series of 20 short poems redacted from the classic novel by George Eliot. It’s avialable to read in a free PDF. Click the cover image to go to the page. Here is a sample of what you’ll find:Griefloss served the slowcurrent of bereavementthat so withered a lifea wide cheerless unknowna life snatched awaythe earth brokencrushed by griefsat in lonelinessand moaned very…
Allegro and Spring Training / David Jibson
A couple of poems from a 2014 Issue of 3rd Wedneday.
Travel Advice for My Teen-aged Daughter Who Has Asked to Go on Spring Break / David Jibson
This poem was featured at a fall meeting of the Poetry Society of Michigan. It was a response to a prompt from Elizabeth Kerlikowske, then president of the organization. “Write a poem giving someone advice. It could be an extended metaphor. And fun/clever/don’t even think of rhyming.”
Stearn's Motor Inn / David Jibson
My friends in Ludington, Michigan will recognize this place. A stay here is like travelling back in time (in a good way). This poem, originally pulished in 3rd Wednesday, is also in my collection, Protective Coloration, Kelsay Books, 2020.
The Baby I worry about the baby, how many ears it will have, because some of her ancestors had more than the usual Complement of two.
Cleaning for Unexpected Company / David Jibson
Originally published in Third Wednesday Magazine
Her / David Jibson
From “Poem Noir”. Download FREE at https://davidkjibson.com/poem-noir/