About Speculative poetry

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I wrote my first speculative poems in the sixth grade at P.S. 156 in Laurelton, NY while studying with the wonderful Mrs. Sylvia Parver. I had read Animal Farm in the 4th grade, 1984 in the 5th grade an was granted permission by my evolved parents to read Brave New World in the 6th grade. Alice in Wonderland was also an influence on the second of my poems as it incorporated the language of Jabberwocky. But the very first verse I remember was about  post apocalyptic love:

We'll run, and find a sacred place

where I will kiss your burnt-off face

and you will touch my non existent lips

as the bomb continues to rip

this doomed world

I've written speculative verse ever since, though my speculative verse didn't find a home for itself until the 80s and then not again for 20 years.

the primoridal verse, the first verse, the poetry of possibilities. Our earliest recorded literature is speculative poetry:Gilgamesh, Ramayana, The Iliad and Odyssey, and Beowulf for example.  

Speculative poetry’s engagements include: aliens, alternate history, cryptids, cyberfunk, cyberpunk, dystopia, fairytales, fabulism, fantasy, folklore, futurism, horror, magic, monsters, mythology, occult, paranormal, post-apocalyptic, robots, science fiction, shifters, slipstream, solar punk, space opera, steamfunk, steampunk, superheroes, supernatural, sword and sorcery, sword and soul, time-travel, and weird. All poetic forms and scifaiku are welcome.

To fulfill my commitment to SERVE VERSE, I created a speculative poetry reading series. Every other week the poetry of possibilities is presented for your enjoyment and delight. The poets  answer your questions and talk about their work.

The schedule for 2021 includes:

John W. Sexton                         1/3/21

  Wendy Low                                  1/17/21
LindaAnn LoSchiavo               1/31/21
féi hernandez                            2/14/21
Brandon O’Brien                       2/28/21

Jacqueline Johnson              3/14/21

Terese Mason Pierre               3/28/21
Jennifer Crow                               4/11/21   

You can find out more at http://www.speculaitvepoetry.com