Dave's Magnetic Poetry Blog
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Zen Poem
I don't know anything about Zen, but this sounds about right to me. Made with our Zen Kit.
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Painting Language
Much as I hate the whole "tagging" thing, I have to admit that there's something beautiful about that seemingly universal handwriting style taggers use. This artist reminds me of that....
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Like A Ninja On A Unicorn
I think Magnetic Poetry really comes into its own when you mix various kits together. Like here, where I've mixed D-Bag Poet with Unicorn Lover.
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Teen Bryan Cranston
This is actually just a test to see if our new blog works. Nevertheless, you should enjoy this shot of Bryan Cranston from the 80's. Wonder if he owns a...
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Cool Poem
I like this poem. Thanks, Carrie!Make the Ordinary Come Alive - by William Martin, excerpt from The Parent's Tao Te ChingDo not ask your childrento strive for extraordinary lives.Such striving...
Blog posts
I Rode A Little Folding Bike...
...more than 1,000 miles across Eastern Europe. Then I came back and wrote this little poem.
So Wonderful...
...to get letters like this: "No questions. Just a note of appreciation. From the moment the box arrived, my granddaughters, ages 13 and 11, became oblivious to their electronic devices,...
Hockey Hair
I'm a huge hockey fan, and like many hockey-loving Minnesotans I look forward each year to the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. There's nothing like it anywhere in this...
The Promise Of Love
Here at my desk at Magnetic Poetry I've got a couple of metal easels (which we sell, if you want one of your own) and several containers of magnetic tiles...
Alright
Dave here... It's time to get back on this MagPo blog horse and ride again! I'm going to start things with this image, taken at The Whitney Museum in NYC...
Math Poet + D-Bag Poet = Math D-Bag!
I actually knew a brilliant kid in college who talked kind of like this. And smoked a lot of pot. And is probably a gazillionaire somewhere in silicon valley right...
Desk Top Weed Zen
I recently got a couple of tiny vases, and decided to bring them into the office and fill them with found plants and flowers. These cockleburs and grass are from...
Trust
Half the fun of Magnetic Poetry comes from letting the muse of the magnets have its way with you. In other words, I think it's a mistake to set out...
GQ Magazine
Funny where we pop up. Here's the latest.
Magnetic Poetry As A Songwriting Tool
Magnetic Poetry was originally conceived as a tool for sparking ideas for song lyrics. I recently brought it back to its roots and put a short magnetic poem onto a...