Radar 22 + 2: Marinarena Poems of the Year
Poetry (audio)
In place of a Radar 22 post this month, I bring you …
Radar 22 + 2 : My Top 24 Poems of 2024
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MY TOP FAVES OF THE YEAR (Tie for 1st place)
A Square & We Don’t Miss The Circus
REST OF THE TOP HALF
I Miss Subtlety - a big, heartfelt statement piece
ESS-ence - a pro-feminine female anthem
GIRL BOSS- what fun to record this one with the music background
Be Done Carrying Their Water- for the populists out here
RAPE TREES - a brief but heavy one , left up to interpretation
I Wanna Plushie- one for closet adult plushie lovers out there
Shakeups… - a wrap-up of an early 24 week that was… CRA-ZY!
TAMPA BAY- the great thought provoker of the City Acrostics, oh the pregnant pause…
NEW ORLEANS (#1)- an Acrostic ode to a fave city I’ve visited
The New ‘Nam- another heavy, poignant one, focusing on the youth
The REST of the TOP ‘24 LIST
Can We Skip to the Part…? - “Can we, can we yet…?”
No Curiosity - a piece worth making you to stop in your tracks for a moment
Truth - forget “your/my" truth”…it’s about “the truth”
Lead! - the lines of this one would go well on one of those inspirational posters framed on the wall at work office spaces
War Propaganda… like Memorial Day Sales- one of my war-centric post from the year
SAN FRANCISCO (# 1) - a wrap-up of the used-to-be grand city still worth a visit
OKLAHOMA (#2) - an especially fun Acrostic to read. Gotta love those Okie city names!
Hollywood is Dead - such a highly shared sentiment. Metrics are big on this post!
IRL Movie - a poem of this time, in the midst of “The Great Awakening”
Who Blasts Wilson Phillips?- inspiration from a post by
CHICAGO #1 - WARNING: this one will make you hungry!
PEORIA ILLINOIS - RE-RECORDED waxin’ poetic on a beloved IL town
Visit or revisit select poems written by yours truly this year. ARCHIVE