Kenneth Ronkowitz

Writing the Day

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Writing the Day is a poetry practice that started in 2014. These short poems are in the ronka form of 5 lines, each containing 7 words. Podcasts of the poems began in 2021, so 2024 is Season 4. Some poems are accompanied by additional commentary by the poet, Kenneth Ronkowitz. There are many more poems archived on the website at writingtheday.wordpress.com Thanks for listening - and reading.

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Kenneth Ronkowitz

Episodes

Falling Out of Summer 01.10.2022 0:49

Available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/09/30/falling-out-of-summer/

Ode for Stanley in His Garden 28.09.2022 1:40

You can read this and all the poems online https://writingtheday.wordpress.com 

The Fall To-Do List 25.09.2022 2:33

This poem along with some links and an illustration of the tilt of the Earth that creates the seasons is at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/the-fall-to-do-list/

Mountaintop Meditation 17.09.2022 1:12

Read the poem online at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/02/25/mountaintop-meditation/

She Is Sleeping 14.09.2022 1:45

Want to read the poem? Go to https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/09/14/she-is-sleeping/

In the last minute of the world 03.09.2022 1:16

This episode is also available at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/in-the-last-minute-of-the-world/

Infinite Emptiness 01.09.2022 2:40

This episode is also available as a blog post. Take a look at the infinite emptiness of the Mandelbrot sets there https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/infinite-emptiness/

Napping in the Multiverse 29.08.2022 2:51

This text of this episode is available at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/08/29/napping-in-the-multiverse/

Elizabeth and Robert Eloped 26.08.2022 1:57

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/elizabeth-and-robert-eloped/

Queen Anne’s Lace 23.08.2022 0:51

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/queen-annes-lace-2/

Fish in the Sky 11.08.2022 1:20

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/09/26/fish-in-the-sky/

Feng Shui Bedroom 04.08.2022 2:11

This poem and some background information can also read online at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/08/04/feng-shui-bedroom/

The Smallest Coffins Are the Heaviest 01.08.2022 2:11

This poem and text for this are online at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/the-smallest-coffins-are-the-heaviest/

In a Liminal Space 28.07.2022 1:06

This episode is also available as a blog postwith a link to some further information about liminality  https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/07/28/in-a-liminal-space/

Revealed 25.07.2022 1:05

If you want to read this poem or any of the podcast poems, go to the website versions  REVEALED is at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/07/25/revealed/

Disappearing 12.07.2022 0:34

This poem is also available online at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/disappearing/

Leap of Faith 10.07.2022 3:00

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/06/29/leap-of-faith/

Rings and Whorls 09.07.2022 1:44

This episode is also available as a blog post with links: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/06/22/rings-and-whorls/

He Never Learned to Swim 08.07.2022 4:01

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/07/08/he-never-learned-to-swim/

Helen, Frozen in Time 16.06.2022 1:12

This poem, photo, and a link to Paul's other photography are at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/06/16/helen-frozen-in-time/

Poem for Petrichor 12.06.2022 1:38

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/06/12/poem-for-petrichor/

Listening to Someone Else Reading Your Poem 03.06.2022 4:10

This episode with links to the poems and all the other sites mentioned in the podcast is available on the website for this podcast at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/06/02/listening-to-someone-else-reading-your-poem/

Tending the Garden 28.05.2022 0:34

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/05/28/tending-the-garden/

The Thing with Feathers Flies Away 23.05.2022 2:21

You can read about my Week for Emily and all the poems from the week at writingtheday.wordpress.com  

The Angel Orders a Double Espresso 23.05.2022 0:46

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/the-angel-orders-a-double-espresso/