Tim Torkildson's Clown Alley

The Poet Laureate of the New York Times Newsroom

Sunday, October 30, 2022

insomnia

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 well, it's 430 in the morning. I've already been up since 3. i tried to fall back asleep in my leather recliner but it was no-go. s...
Monday, October 10, 2022

Verses, what else?

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  From paycheck to paycheck I'm living today. I guess that is now the American Way. Inflation has gutted my salary so I'm eating no ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Today's Verses.

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 HAIKU moonlight pouring down against a distant black tree -- dogs bark at nothing. Eating croissants ought to be elegant and fancy-free. Bu...
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Narrative Poem: The Magic Haberdasher and Other Stories.

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  On a street near the river there was, and sometimes still is, a haberdashery shop. It has no online store.  It's windows are dusty and...

Submissions

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     sept 25.  2022. blue mt arts like a thin cat's tail, the night air curls around us -- where are the blankets?   Sludge of pumpkin ...
Friday, September 23, 2022

Recent Verses

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  Comic-cons and cosplays are a fad that makes me frown. Because, you see, for quite some time I've been a circus clown. Funny caps and ...
Monday, August 15, 2022

Critique of Henri Cole's 'Figs.'

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  Overnight the figs got moldy and look like little brains -- or Ids without structure -- that say something dark about our species not real...
Friday, August 12, 2022

Morbius: Give This Movie A Miss.

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  The box office performance of Morbius Title:Morbius Daniel Espinoza is the director. written by Matt Sazama, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, an...
Saturday, July 23, 2022

Pink Sauce

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  What is pink sauce? Tell me true! Is there merit in this goo? It's for dipping, marinades; and for TikTok mass charades. Do not treat ...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

A free bowl of chilled Thai noodles

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  Several people have told us, as if it were an accusation, that we said we wouldn't be serving any meals during the week, only on week...
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I am convinced that if God meant man to laugh, he would have made more Democrats.
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