— Poetry & Lyric —

Excerpts from The Best American Poetry 2007: Rosie O’Donnell Edition

The following are actual poems written by Ms. O’Donnell, edited by Mr. Sewell. [Collected from Rosie.com.]

larry king annoys me
beyond all description
news or entertainment
whichever suits

donny called yesterday
i love that guy - a lot
hard to believe
as on r 1st date he called me fat

(November 16, 2007)

* * *

we stared at each other for a half hour
then i threw a peanut up
took a few tries
but he got it

smart
my squirrel

(March 24, 2007)

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a snowy friday
i saw edward sissorhands
a new ballet
at BAM
inspiring on all levels
art

(March 16, 2007)

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do u believe
lee harvey oswald
acting alone
killed JFK
reply in ask ro
please

(December 5, 2007)

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I cant find text edit
On this new computer
microsoft sux
In terms of flow

It is all rules
math
commas And capitals
U cannot avoid them

Annoying underlines
Blinking at u
Stop – yeild
I SAID NO ONIONS

(October 1, 2007)

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i should never say it
no matter who is listening
u cant ever hold dog down
get off of me
i am not racial

chris - have u ever used the n word?
asks larry
in white suspenders

(November 7, 2007)

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please tell me
my publicist is wrong
and sweet john carter
newsman from atlanta
did not sell the interview we did
to et access and the lot

(December 17, 2007)

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i boogie boarded on sunday
the thrill of the lip
u know u caught it
2 the shore

(April 7, 2007)

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its raining hard
on the hudson
lit up by the bridge
bedroom doors open

kel is in the city
dinner with friends
i am watching journeyman
editing my annie lennox photos

(November 12, 2007)

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i have won the bloggers choice award
this thrills me 2 no end
ya see this blog thing
is the future

ya got something to say
to show
to give away
do it

its an amazing medium
2 work in
here and now
real not perfect

(November 17, 2007)