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

New Year’s Day 26.02.2022 0:10

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/new-years-day/

Hourglass Snow 26.02.2022 0:12

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/hourglass-snow/

Ouija 23.02.2022 2:08

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/   The post I mention about some history of the talking board and some scientific demystification is at https://paradelle.wordpress.com/2022/02/20/demystifying-the-ouija-board/  

Axis Mundi 22.02.2022 1:30

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/02/07/axis-mundi/   For more on the "center of the world" see https://paradelle.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/axis-mundi/

It’s Not All Ronka Poems 22.02.2022 6:43

About some of my other poems and poetry projects, including poetsonline.org where you can submit some of your own poetry.

Death Cleaning 18.02.2022 1:49

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/death-cleaning/ I wrote a longer post about this topic on another site of mine. If you're curious, take a look at https://paradelle.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/death-cleaning/  

Scarlet Experiments 16.02.2022 1:48

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/scarlet-experiments/

Podcast Note 15.02.2022 1:48

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/podcast-note/

Ordinary Time 22.01.2022 1:24

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/11/07/ordinary-time/

This Garden of Earthly Delights 22.01.2022 2:55

Read the two poems and the explanation and see illustrations from the painting at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/10/31/this-garden-of-earthly-delights/

At Sea 20.01.2022 0:45

Read this poem and many others online at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/11/12/at-sea/

Facetious 20.01.2022 0:35

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/facetious/

Diagramming the Plot 18.01.2022 1:33

Read this ronka poem at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/11/26/diagramming-the-plot/

A Monarchy of Butterflies 17.01.2022 1:05

Read the poem at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/monarchy-of-butterflies/

The Almanac 16.01.2022 1:46

Read the poem at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/the-almanac/

Transformation 15.01.2022 1:32

Read the poem at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/transformation/

Podcasts Season 2 14.01.2022 2:13

Some info about these podcasts based on the poetry practice site of mine at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com  

January Moon 14.01.2022 1:25

written on a cold winter night while reading and looking out the window at the Moon Read it at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2022/01/14/january-moon/

Another Time 11.12.2021 0:55

Text version at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/12/11/another-time/

A Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair 19.09.2021 3:59

This episode is also available on the website along with a few links mentioned in my after-reading https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/09/19/a-lock-of-emily-dickinsons-hair/

The Fallow Year 24.08.2021 1:16

You can read this poem at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/03/11/fallow-year/

Force Majeure 22.08.2021 0:10

This episode is also available as a post with some links to two the terms used in the poem.  https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/force-majeure/

After Reading Poems By Mary Oliver 18.08.2021 1:28

This poem is also available as a post at https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/08/17/after-reading-poems-by-mary-oliver/

The Beautiful and Perilous Mermaids 15.08.2021 1:09

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/08/04/the-beautiful-and-perilous-mermaids/

The Ghost of the Shimmering Summer Dawn 14.08.2021 1:49

This poem about the constellation Orion the Hunter is also available as a blog post: https://writingtheday.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/the-ghost-of-the-shimmering-summer-dawn/