“Late Father & Other Poems” available for pre-order!
Click here to pre-order! Parenthood and partnership dwell in Taylor Mali’s poems in addition to a “tender gloom” that comes from having lost a father years before finally becoming one, a late father....
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Did you see me on SNL?
This past weekend Saturday Night Live ran a really funny sketch called “Mr. H” starring James McAvoy, and it began with a quotation from my poem “What Teachers Make.” And they even used my name! I had...
View ArticleThe ERUDITE EDITION is coming!
Fans of the original set of Metaphor Dice, which I introduced to the world last year, will be excited to know that a Kickstarter campaign for the first expansion set, the ERUDITION EDITION, is...
View ArticleI am now an App Developer!
That might be overstating the case a bit, but the main point is this: Metaphor Dice is now an official app for iOS available for $1.99 in the App Store! I don’t for a second regret developing the...
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A poetry assignment based on a poem by Danusha Laméris
The poems is called “Bonfire Opera,” and you can read it here. Now here is the assignment: Write a poem of your own using “Bonfire Opera” as your template in which you tell the story of a curious...
View ArticlePoetry during the pandemic
On March 21st I fled New York City with my wife and two children and headed for the old barn in Connecticut where I spent most of the weekends and summers of my childhood. What we thought would be...
View ArticleI am The Plastic Bagman!
This has nothing to do with my work as a poet or the business of poetry, but I need this to be somewhere on the internet, and it’s been a while since I have posted to my blog so here goes. About two...
View ArticleApril 30: METAPHOR DIE (Which Is To Say)
Joint Taylor Mali on Zoom on the last night of National Poetry Month for an exploration of metaphor with poets, rappers, comedians, and other improvisational artists. Registration is required, but the...
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THE GOLDEN DIE CONTEST + ANTHOLOGY
Happy to announce that Button Poetry has agreed to publish an anthology of poems all “powered by Metaphor Dice,” which is tentatively titled “Poetry by Chance.” If you’ve ever written a poem you like...
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Tuesday Workshops at Brooklyn Poets!
If you live in the New York City area, I am now teaching a weekly workshop at Brooklyn Poets (144 Montague St) on Tuesday evenings from 5–6pm! It’s part of their Weekly Drop-In Series and it costs $25...
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