Archive - Bob Hicok: Poetry

A Family Matter

there are gaps we’ll never fill

Apr 2 •

March 2024

March here is more of a run

The truth is I'll tie daffodils to my penis one morning / and bring spring to my wife in bed.

Mar 30 •

Free Event: Reading & Live Q&A with Bob Hicok

Hear Bob read new poems and answer your questions alongside Leigh Chadwick

Mar 28 •

Is your solitude crushing?

Mar 25 •

Samples of the day

I wish I knew how to dream of people.

Mar 20 •

Water Look Away

A few poems from my favorite poetry collection of 2023

Mar 5 •

February 2024

January 2024

Elections have consequences and confetti on one side, not the other

"Republicans will be able to drill for oil in my bedroom if they want. Who'll stop them—me? Marcel Marceau? Buddha? That guy's too chubby and…

Jan 27 •

The gift (I am not asking for)

It’s Bob’s birthday today, but we’re getting the gift — a previously unpublished poem!

Jan 20 •

More than whispers, less than rumors

“Why does lyric poetry exist?”

Jan 12 •

Happy anniversary

A poem about war and fullness

Jan 4 •

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