Turns out my poem “Rules for Poetry” just earned a finalist spot in the 10th annual Wergle Flomp humor poetry contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Very excited to have earned a spot in this small group in a contest that attracted over 2300 entries! Check out the poem, and all the other winners and finalists here. (Rules for Poetry originally appeared in Rattle #33, “Summer 2010 Tribute to Humor” and also appears in my free e-book of the same name. Thanks Winning Writers!






Congratulations, Rick! I remember hearing you read this one and laughing like a drain. This is one of my mother’s expressions. Do drains laugh? If they did, they’d be creasing their grilles because of your poem.