Captain Obvious flexes his right forearm, examines it,
says, I’m the kind of person who tells it like it is.
Captain Obvious is made of cottage cheese.
Captain Obvious smells like motor oil. One time,
he took a drive down a long, long highway,
and as he drove, he wrote every song on the radio.
Tag Archives: poems
My First Chapbook Is Here!
It’s sitting right next to me on the couch, in fact. Shouldn’t it be next to you — or in your hot little hands? Here are a few ways you can make that happen:
- Order it from the fabulous Evening Street Press (where you should also order some of the other chapbooks, and their Review),
- Order it from Amazon, or
- Email me here: marilyn [dot] cavicchia [at] gmail [dot] com.
If you go for option #3, I’ll even autograph it for you — for FREE. I’ll spring for the postage, too, and then at some point, you mail me $10.
What sort of poetry is in Secret Rivers? It’s made up of persona poems in which the speakers are either driving or riding in vehicles on a particular stretch of highway in Ohio. I didn’t start out with any particular intention, but because of the area I was describing, a narrative thread emerged that deals with fracking (hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas). My opinions of this practice are probably clear, but I tried to be balanced and respectful, and to let all my personas have their say — whether they agree with me or not.
I hope you’ll enjoy Secret Rivers. And if you happen to live in Chicago or Columbus, watch this space for news about upcoming readings.
My Super Sweet Nomination
Mary Ann of mypenandme nominated me for a Super Sweet Blogging Award, and I could not be more thrilled! I am in great company with her other nominees, and I feel so honored to be recognized in this way. Please check out Mary Ann’s blog, after you’re done admiring these beautiful cupcakes.
The Super Sweet Blogging Award requires responses to a few questions, as follows:
1) Cookies or cake? Cake, and preferably a piece of real cake, not a cupcake.
2) Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate, but as I get older, I appreciate the subtleties of vanilla more than I used to. In a restaurant, I will almost never order the boring chocolate thing if there’s a more interesting nonchocolate option available.
3) What is your favorite sweet treat? Because it’s summer and there are Red Haven peaches at the farmer’s market, I am thinking of peach shortcakes. I use the recipe on the Bisquick box. I think I cut the amount of sugar I use on the fruit, and I add some orange or lemon juice so the peaches don’t turn quite so brown. I whip cream, which is always fun because there’s that moment where if you go a step too far, you’ve made butter instead.
4) When do you crave sweet things the most? At the end of the workday or after dinner.
5) If you had a sweet nickname, what would it be? My late mother used to call me Biddy, or Bid for short. It would be sweet to hear her call me that again.
And finally, I need to nominate some others whose blogs I enjoy:
http://insanebloom.wordpress.com/
http://www.waystationone.com/
http://whimsygizmo.wordpress.com/
http://susanspoetry.blogspot.com/2012/08/thirst.html
http://immortalmuse.wordpress.com/
http://hollyannegetspoetic.wordpress.com/
http://the-tenth-muse.com/
That was hard … I enjoy so many, particularly on Open Link Night at dVerse Poets. Please go visit all my nominees, and thanks again, Mary Ann from mypenandme!
Marilyn Rauch Cavicchia 