READ A POEM
by Kevin Frederick Smith
Error
Desperate query:
“instant-happiness-dot-com”
“404: Not Found”
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“Error” by Kevin Frederick Smith from
2015 Hessler Street Fair Poetry Anthology. Crisis Chronicles Press, 2015. Used by permission of the author.
ABOUT TODAY’S POET
Kevin Frederick Smith was awarded honorable mention for his first submission to the Hessler Street Fair Poetry Contest, and he was a finalist in Writing Knights Press’s first Grand Tournament. The latter earned him the publication of his poetry chapbook,
Smorgasbord. His work has appeared in a variety of anthologies from Writing Knights Press, The Poet’s Haven and the past four editions of the
Hessler Street Fair Poetry Anthology. He is a former president of Notre Dame College’s Poetry Club, which earned club of the year under his leadership. When not writing, Smith enjoys tabletop gaming and immersion in local history.
WRITE A POEM
Write a poem using the advice column as a model. You can cast it as a prose poem, free verse, or rhyme. Consider using heightened language and an outlandish problem and solution.