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Election Times Reaction Rhymes

A five-line poem by American poet Emily Dickinson caught my eyes as I was taking a break from reading and writing about local politics. Politics were on my mind and her poem inspired me. I lengthened my poem into sonnet form and appropriated some of her words and her use of...
Posted On May 18 2022 06:04
, By Joey 'Pepe Batbon' Connolly (Special to the Saipan Tribune)
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Senryu Poems for Mother’s Day by Students from Tinian

Here is a wonderful way to begin the celebration with Mother’s Day messages from Tinian in three languages. These haiku/senryu are from a series of poetry workshops I conducted in the 6th grade English classes of Brenda Safer at Tinian Elementary School. Students were encouraged...
Posted On May 06 2022 06:03
, By Joey ‘Pepe Batbon’ Connolly (Special to the Saipan Tribune)
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Virtues and vices go on vacation

These two sonnets complete 13 Virtues listed by Benjamin Franklin in his autobiography, plus one. I added on Courage. I added a parallel opposite vice to each virtue. The series is going on hiatus for now, see you later with more virtues and vices. The first sonnet i...
Posted On Mar 31 2022 06:03
, By Joey 'Pepe Batbon' Connolly (Special to the Saipan Tribune)
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A sonnet for St. Patrick’s Day

The word “duende” is used in Spanish and Chamorro languages. English speakers use the Irish Gaelic word leprechaun, which has the same meaning. A shanachie is a teller of old tales and legends. “May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future” is an old Irish...
Posted On Mar 17 2022 06:03
, By JOEY ‘PEPE BATBON’ CONNOLLY (Special to the Saipan Tribune)
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