September 2017
A former copywriter who found her true calling writing deathless advertising jingles for AM radio, I am also the former Poet Laureate of Wisconsin (2009 - 2010), and the author of six poetry collections. The most recent of these, titled Step on a Crack, is just out from White Violet Press (Kelsay Books.). My work has appeared in many anthologies and journals, including Poetry, Able Muse, Light Poetry Journal, Mezzo Cammin, and Measure, and I also served for five years as a regular poetry columnist for The Writer magazine. I currently live in Madison, Wisconsin with my poet-husband Dave Scheler and an aging cat, where I continue to write, teach, and hobnob with some extraordinary poets who also call Wisconsin home.
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The Bad News Being sixty-something was bad. Being seventy-something is worse. No way to gild this lily. —Dick Allen Can’t gild this lily Rewrite the plot Unstake your claim Airbrush that shot Unsay your piece Remake your bed Unburn that bridge Debone your head Unfix the game De-cook your goose Unbuy the farm Loosen the noose Rub out your mark Try try again Turn back the clock, Ever. Amen. |
©2017 Marilyn L. Taylor
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