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Author: dandorman1

I am a poet, writer, and teacher. My focus is in visual poetry with dabbling in flash/micro fiction, collage, and projected text.

Arc Poems–After Circle Poems

Recently on Instagram, I posted this poem. After reading Quait journal’s Issue 2: circle poems, I was inspired to write poems … More

Creative Writing, Poetry Blog, Process, Visual Poem, Visual Poetry

A New Video Poem

It feels like years since I’ve posted anything, and today seems like the perfect day to do so.

Poetry, Video Poem

A Collage (Not Poetry)

I’ve been working on a few things lately, but with the semester beginning, I have to change gears.At some point, … More

Collage

George – Video Poem

I hope you enjoy this early video poem, written for the little guy who no one seems to like but me.

Creative Writing, Hybrid Poem, Hybrid Poetry, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Blog, Video Poem, Video Poetry

Dandelion Tea-Video Poem

This morning I went outside to gather up some dandelions for tea

Apollinaire, Avant-Garde Tradition, Creative Writing, Free Write, Freewrite, Guillaume Apollinaire, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Blog, Video Poem, Video Poetry

Character Sketch: Barry

A short visual poem about a guy who figures out he needs to get moving.

Collage, Collage Poem, Collage Poetry, Concrete Poetry, Creative Writing, Narrative Poem, Poem, Poetry, Visual Poem, Visual Poetry

Quick Thought after Paul Valéry

This, when the goal is to ignore the practical for the incomprehensible.

Creative Impulse, Creative Writing, Paul Valéry, Paul Valery, Poetic License, Poetry, Poetry Blog, Poetry Revision, Valéry, Valery

Character Sketch: Casper

Casper was a people pleaser //

Narrative Poem, Narrative Visual Poem, Narrative Visual Poetry, Overhead Projector, Poem, Poetry, Visual Poem, Visual Poetry

Staying the Course

Warning: this may be inspired by teenage emo music.

Creative Writing, Epigram, Free Write, Freewrite, One Line Poem, Overhead Projector Poem-ing, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Blog

Red: A Disaster

Here is something a little different that came about while writing Lectures Delivered to Nobody.

Creative Writing, Cut Poem, Free Write, Freewrite, Overhead Projector, Poem, Poetry, Red Poem, Visual Poetry

So It Goes

The third of Lectures Delivered to Nobody

Creative Writing, Free Write, Freewrite, Overhead Projector, Overhead Projector Poem-ing, Poetry Blog

The Cause of Every Problem

It’s actually just one problem.

Creative Writing, Free Write, Freewrite, Overhead Projector, Overhead Projector Poem-ing, Philosophy

Lessons for the End of Time

From the beginning of all this, there had been a sense that anything produced on an overhead projector would bear some semblance to old school classrooms…

Creative Writing, Free Write, Freewrite, Overhead Projector, Overhead Projector Poem-ing

Sage Advice from Maj

It teaches us to pay attention, to learn how to be alone with ourselves.

About Poetry, Poetry, Poetry Advice, Poetry Blog, Poetry Professor

Free Write Starting with a Favorite Word

One word can also start a poem.

Poetry, Poetry Prompt, Rhyme, Rhymed Free Write, Rhymed Poetry, Rhyming Poetry

Digital Publishing Brainstorm w/ Dictation App

parentheses takes drink parentheses so it’s like how does the digital age

Creative Writing, Digital Publishing, Free Write, Freewrite, Publishing

Knowing

The bigger we grow the smaller the galaxy becomes. The bigger we grow the more expansive the realization of unknowledge hits

Knowledge, Philosophy, Poet Blog, Poet Philosopher

* Cave Painting Compendiums

FreefreefriggityFREEWRTE

Free Write, Freewrite, Poetry, Rhyming Poetry

Blog Post

I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do with social media, but I’ve been botching it pretty hard, for sure. Something needs to change.

Blog Writer, Blogging, Poetry Blog, Social Media

IG Observation

A stream of thought observation/opinion about sharing failures on social media

Blog, Blogging, Creative Writing, Creative Writing Process, Experimental Poetry, Free Write, Freewrite, Poetry Blog, Poetry Process, Social Media, Writing, Writing Process

Your Future Here

Possible futures and multiple observers.

Concrete Poetry, Concretisim, Light, Overhead Projector Creative Writing, Projector Art, Text and Light, Text Art, Text Based Art

In Defense of Blogging (again)

It’s like they are afraid someone will find out they are not living perfect lives.

Blogging, Blogs, Creative Writing, Poet, Poetry Blog, Poetry Studio, Writer Blog, Writing

June

Prismatic color schemes on a plate of picnic beans.

Free Write, Freewrite, Image and Text, Poetry and Space, Projector Art, Projector Poetry, Space and Text, Text Based Art, Visual Poetry

Failures

Woe is me, obviously.

Creative Writing, Creative Writing Process, Experimental Creative Writing, Experimental Writing, Poet, Poetry Blog, Poetry Process, Projector Art, Projector Poetry, Street Art, Visual Poetry, Writing, Writing Process

Soul Mind Body

The order depends on how you look at it.

Concrete Poetry, Projector Art, Text Based Art

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