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Cheri Lucas Rowlands

Editor at Longreads. Automattician since 2012. Californian since 1979. Junglist for life.

Tag Archives: poetry

Creating With Less

Three bursts of pandemic poetry, courtesy of word magnets.

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsMay 24, 2020May 24, 2020Posted ininspiration, Life, motherhood, time, writingTags:creativity, pandemic, poem, poetry, productivity1 Comment on Creating With Less

The Cursor

Musings on the power of the cursor.

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsJune 22, 2017Posted insocial media, the internet, writingTags:blogging, poem, poetry7 Comments on The Cursor

Finding Space

After reading “My Family’s Slave,” Alex Tizon’s story in the Atlantic, my mind has been a cauldron.

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsMay 19, 2017May 19, 2017Posted inculture, musing, social media, space, the internet, writingTags:Alex Tizon, Filipino, Filipino American, poem, poetry21 Comments on Finding Space

Neon (Again)

An end-of-summer visit to the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas, in haiku and photographs.

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsSeptember 24, 2016April 19, 2017Posted inphotographyTags:haiku, las vegas, neon, poetry, signs, travel22 Comments on Neon (Again)

Face

Entered that world once again,
and there he is, my dear friend gone.
I send a friend request, despite —
Just need a moment to pretend.

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsJune 25, 2015January 7, 2017Posted insocial media, the internet, timeTags:death, facebook, friendship, memory, poetry29 Comments on Face

The Search

On Google Street View
We trace a map to our dreams
Along country roads

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsFebruary 20, 2015November 11, 2016Posted intiny thoughtsTags:haiku, poetry, tiny house20 Comments on The Search

Twitter Poetry

Sifting through my digital detritus
some rare moments of light
while others
speak only
of the weight
I wish to escape

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsJuly 18, 2014April 29, 2017Posted intwitter, writingTags:consumption, Internet, poem, poetry, social media, twitter22 Comments on Twitter Poetry

Paths, Possibilities, and NYC

Such different life paths
From each other, and from mine
Yet New York City is like glue
Where these intersections materialize

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsJune 28, 2013April 29, 2017Posted inelsewhere, Life, place, timeTags:Instagram, life, memory, new york city, photography, place, poetry, travel10 Comments on Paths, Possibilities, and NYC

Fragments on Time: Found Poetry in My Dashboard

I have nearly 50 drafts in my blog’s dashboard — waiting, forgotten, abandoned.

Posted byCheri Lucas RowlandsMay 9, 2013March 9, 2023Posted infavorites, memory, place, time, writingTags:featured, photography, poetry, travel47 Comments on Fragments on Time: Found Poetry in My Dashboard
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