Articles by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

Poem

• Dream Jobs Keep Dreaming (July 17, 2017) poem unrhymed

  "...And if someone was foolish enough to pay me..."

• 27 New York Chefs Standing over Primordial Soups (August 14, 2017) poem unrhymed

  "...knitted trains of intricate boldface patterns..."

• The Television Awoken by Remote Like a Crying Child (September 11, 2017) poem unrhymed

  "...it would be reasonable to consult a metallic wristwatch..."

• Alternate Charges (October 2, 2017) poem unrhymed

  "...the glow retreats, done is the day of toil..."

• Bank (November 6, 2017) poem unrhymed

  "...Money is spent hieroglyphs to the child mind..."

• Einstein Is Dead (November 20, 2017) poem unrhymed

  "...mating in the warring dogfight sky..."

• Asset (December 18, 2017) poem unrhymed

  "...victory for compression sock gentrification..."

• Impose Your Government, Oppose My Thumb (January 15, 2018) poem unrhymed

  Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-born author residing in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada with his other half and mounds of snow.

• Those Who Find Waldo Instead of Jesus Are Hardly To Blame (February 19, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...there is hope even if you disbelieve it..."

• The Bombers (March 19, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...They cannot be seen or heard..."

• No One Looks Good in a Defamation Suit (April 23, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "The publishers get antsy. And you can hardly blame them..."

• Fremont Street Stormtrooper (May 21, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...so that you never have to stop gambling..."

• I Like Detroit (June 18, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "Like a mouldy ragdoll..."

• My Alibi (July 16, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...half a world away from the rest of the sweat..."

• Flemish Painting Should Not Sound Like Something Caught in Your Throat (August 20, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...a wine that pairs well with the offering..."

• Henri Matisse Never Painted the Chicken Dance (September 3, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "Ever watch the art gallery crowd trounce through a visit?..."

• I can taste each one of my shortcomings (September 24, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...Any love I once had for this place is gone...."

• Babysitting (October 1, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...he didn't just want to be another one of them..."

• They Always Put the Laundry in the Basement Because Doing Laundry is Hell (October 15, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...more people who want you to drown than ever think you can swim..."

• Hero Sandwiches That Save the Day (November 12, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...guitar solos long and scraggly as 19th century beards..."

• William Golding Was a One Hit Wonder (December 3, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...Just an island all alone..."

• Pulling a Fast One in the Slow Lane (December 24, 2018) poem unrhymed

  "...There is money in my pocket which greatly reduces instances of famine..."

• His Lead Man Flaked (January 7, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "...The actresses he hired jumped a bus out of town..."

• Last Night I Dreamt Giraffes Back into the Wild (January 28, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "Any man who can't save himself can certainly promise to save others..."

• Interpretive Dance for the New Moon (February 11, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "...The ballet is silly because I prefer to dance by myself..."

• Shamrock Crew (March 4, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "...did favours for the Sicilian mob..."

• Peeling Oranges, Onions and Pavement in the Sun (April 22, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "...the decay of hope like worms in the garden..."

• Bobby Milk & Nose Whiskey (May 20, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "...Scorsese broke kneecaps in the name of realism..."

• Romeo and Juliet (After Kids) (June 17, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "...the way you vacuum the carpet in acute angles..."

• As Bikini Tops Jiggle and Lawn Mowers Reign Supreme (July 15, 2019) poem unrhymed

  "...and sweet cricket song..."

• ALL THOSE PAVEMENTS (June 29, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "...LOOK THERE AT THAT CRACK!..."

• Ugly Wolf Spider (July 27, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "...We all kill so easily, don't we?..."

• When Half the Football Team Was on Steroids (August 24, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "...everyone did nothing but grow bitter..."

• A Single Grey Waffle Shirt (September 21, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "...Old habits don't die until bad ones do..."

• Cottage Country (October 19, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "Do you ever see things in the carpet..."

• Recycle Bin Baby (November 2, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "...unforgiving Canadian winter..."

• Kill Scenester (November 16, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "Before I even turn on my computer..."

• "You're in a State" (December 14, 2020) poem unrhymed

  "...Please don't let it be Ohio!..."

• ARE YOU WENDY? (January 11, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...Realize I am getting this second hand..."

• Seeing Other People (February 8, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...what they had was real as the moon in the sky..."

• Groucho, by Default (March 8, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...he said that Karl was not a Marx brother..."

• Action (April 5, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...hit me all the way down the street..."

• Beat a Kid Over the Head with a Hammer and they Call You a Problem Child (May 3, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...that first time I got the better of my bully..."

• Fairy Floss (June 14, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...you begin to see the rollercoaster in everything..."

• Paper Trail (January 31, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...this back basement that has never held bodies in it..."

• Magic Show (February 28, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...That way she makes you fall in love..."

• Hay Wire (March 28, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...how the sudden spark of your words could ignite..."

• He took (April 25, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...big as the buildings all around him..."

• He says (May 23, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...I ask him about the last time he's been anywhere..."