The poem, “A Stone,” appears at Wise Owl, their Daily Verse feature, 28 April 2025.
I couldn’t figure out a way to link directly to “A Stone,” so I’ll just have to recommend following the link and scrolling down to 28 April.
You might notice I put “ouch” in parentheses next to the title in the heading for this post. I decided to title a number of similar poems “A Stone,” so I will add a distinguishing word beside the title sometimes. Why don’t I just use a different title? I’ve seen other poets do something similar — Frank O’Hara titling many of his poems “Poem,” for instance. When “Poem” is referred to elsewhere it needs help with identification. “Poem (lousy).” “Poem (anthology piece).”
