Articles by Richard LeDue

Poem

• Fred's Creamery on Charlotte Street (April 19, 2021) poem unrhymed

  Richard LeDue currently lives and teaches in Norway House, Manitoba. His poems have appeared in various publications throughout 2020 and 2021, including a chapbook, "The Loneliest Age," released from Kelsay Books.

• The Kind of Silence We Try Not To Think About (May 17, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...a corpse can't recite a poem..."

• Winter Sports and Mass Graves at Buchenwald (June 14, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...black and white photos of the dead..."

• Waking Up (July 12, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...morning frost shining like angel spit..."

• An Unwanted Sequel (September 27, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...naked branches remind me of tentacles...

• Artistic Aspirations (October 25, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "Pogo the clown took to painting on death row..."

• Apparently, (December 6, 2021) poem unrhymed

  "...a collection of dusty soldiers, missing their tiny guns..."

• The Same Music Everyday (January 3, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...loneliness whispering in your ear on a Tuesday afternoon..."

• How Dinosaurs Flew Away (February 28, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...I started reading about dinosaurs becoming birds..."

• A Sore Back Morning When No One Is Listening (April 4, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...the world seems to be giving me the silent treatment..."

• Charles Bukowski's Ghost Will Never Haunt Me (May 9, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "We have the kinship of famous and ordinary..."

• Allow Me My Darkness (June 6, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...working all afternoon on their day off..."

• Two Tiny, Forgettable Poems (July 11, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...only if we want to know..."

• A Defeat Worthy of Writers' Block (August 29, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "When the blank screen wins..."

• Tea with Honey (September 26, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...help us forget we ever had hangovers..."

• Haunting Is Harder Than You Think (October 24, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...some poems are children playing on Halloween..."

• The Kind of View Most Don't Want To Notice (November 14, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...like someone who left without ever saying goodbye..."

• A Universal Second Language (November 21, 2022) poem unrhymed

  "...thunder actually says nothing..."

• As Crows Circle (January 23, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...hide behind a scarecrow grin among a cornfield of smiles..."

• A Dollar More Than Minimum Wage (February 20, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...the assistant night manager lent me his gloves..."

• Sleep, (March 20, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...you told your neighbour..."

• A Tomorrow Poem Today (April 17, 2023) poem unrhymed

  Richard LeDue currently lives and teaches in Norway House, Manitoba. His poems have appeared in various publications throughout 2020 and 2021.

• This Is My Ballot (May 15, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...you did something, and think yourself so important..."

• The Relativeness of Sharpness (July 31, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "The guillotine is a poor teacher..."

• Another Poem About Writer's Block (August 28, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...a blank page dirty with eraser marks and tiny shavings of rubber..."

• Another Name Covered in Moss (September 25, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "It's easier to believe in god than to eat a healthy diet..."

• Another Bad Bet (October 23, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...empty pockets filled with knowledge would weigh me down..."

• Finding out someone you used to know has died (November 20, 2023) poem unrhymed

  "...an apple believing it has wings..."

• The Futility of Last Words (January 1, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...listless as a one-sided armistice..."

• Crash Landing Snowflakes (February 5, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...especially when it's minus fifteen..."

• Another Another (March 11, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...at least there's still long walks at night..."

• Bad Instinct (April 1, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "Fruit flies atop of beer..."

• Cheap Ways to Feel Young Again (April 22, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...death for me is a cartoon mouse hole in the wall..."

• Each Day (July 1, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...It really depends on how many directions you believe in..."

• Death at 50 km/h (July 29, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...obeying the speed limit like it's scripture..."

• The Quietest Execution (August 26, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...light from our phones does a poor impression of the sun..."

• No Afterlife for Being Young and Fearless (September 23, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "...records spinning on deceased Saturday nights..."

• As Smiles Give Way to Wrinkles (October 21, 2024) poem unrhymed

  "If I'm sometimes insolent..."

• Drinking Alone Again on Christmas Day (January 6, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...compassion even more intoxicating when you find it..."

• Love Songs Everywhere (February 3, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "Love songs among the 5lbs bags of potatoes..."

• Joy to the World (March 3, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...the colour of the sun on a Saturday morning..."

• The Saddest Truth (March 31, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "Love laced dreams make your eyes dance..."

• I suppose (April 28, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...having a community of dead people ..."

• Our Wordless State (June 9, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...silence of strangers at a bus stop..."

• Those old songs (June 30, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...Freddie Mercury proves ghosts are real..."

• Searching for the Right Words (August 4, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...speaking a language we pretend to understand..."

• While Worms Pray to Fish Shaped Gods (September 1, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...No one seems to care either way..."

• Someone To Complain To (September 29, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...a sign of a midlife crisis..."

• On The Death of Al Purdy (November 10, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...Each breath probably was like chasing after a shadow..."

• The Gentle Snow (December 8, 2025) poem unrhymed

  "...mittens forgotten on the kitchen counter..."

• Gone (January 5, 2026) poem unrhymed

  "The grey sky reminds me of..."

• Morbid Hope (February 2, 2026) poem unrhymed

  "...gravestones are metaphysical name tags..."

• Hoping (March 2, 2026) poem unrhymed

  "...my paperless silence rustles too loudly with my despair..."

Opinion

• <i>Legato Without a Lisp</i>, Book Review (October 14, 2024) book review

  A review of "Legato Without a Lisp" by Sanjeev Sethi.