by Ryan | Jun 6, 2021 | Backer Poems, Blog
Poetry “Month” is back with a vengeance, starting with a poem for Fernando Berdichevsky, who joins us at the $1 level. i’m beginning to worry that these poems are telling you far more about me than they are about yourselves, but here goes nothing....
by Ryan | May 25, 2021 | Backer Poems, Blog
i’m running out of time on Poetry Month. If i hope to write a poem for every patron in May, i’m gonna have to kick this thing into high gear like Oprah with a car giveaway: YOU get a poem! And YOU get a poem! Everybody gets a poem! Beeeeees! Or...
by Ryan | May 19, 2021 | Backer Poems, Blog
It’s Poetry Month! i won’t rest until all of my wonderful backers are good and poem’d. Here’s one for $3 Meeple level supporter Alex Goodman. The Incident If you see Alex, please give him this letter It’s about the bees. I want to encourage him...
by Ryan | May 18, 2021 | Backer Poems, Blog
May is Poetry Month, this time in honour of Zac Santanello. Not only does Zac “bac” Nights Around a Table at the $3 Meeple level… and not only did he graciously send me a “pac” of Crystal Palace promo cards a short while ago… but...
by Ryan | May 18, 2021 | Backer Poems, Blog
Fall Harder Serena Martin built a jetpack Out of sticks of gum It didn’t fly her very far Or anywhere near the sun It didn’t melt mid-flight Like tales of Icarus of yore If you want to fail like legends do Then try a little more. Nucleum? Nearly Killed’ Em! How i...
by Ryan | May 17, 2021 | Backer Poems, Blog
Poetry Month took a quick break this past weekend because the Muse was off whispering inspiration into the ears of the world’s rappers, or whatever she does when she’s not helping me. But she has returned to me today with an ode to Don, who supports Nights...