Jeff Cove
@jeffcove.bsky.social
we are one, my love
we fuse our bodies and souls
it's the lichen way
I think if lichen could write poetry, this would be it.
(Note: A lichen is not one plant. It is a fungus and an alga living together in a relationship so close they liter... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/13/we-are-one-my-love.html
we fuse our bodies and souls
it's the lichen way
I think if lichen could write poetry, this would be it.
(Note: A lichen is not one plant. It is a fungus and an alga living together in a relationship so close they liter... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/13/we-are-one-my-love.html
- The Jeff Cove Experience
we are one, my love
we fuse our bodies and souls
it's the lichen way
I think if lichen could write poetry, this would be it.
(Note: A lichen is not one plant. It is a fungus and an alga living together in a relationship so close they literally cannot survive apart. It is the ultimate co-dependency.)
#poetry
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December 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
we are one, my love
we fuse our bodies and souls
it's the lichen way
I think if lichen could write poetry, this would be it.
(Note: A lichen is not one plant. It is a fungus and an alga living together in a relationship so close they liter... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/13/we-are-one-my-love.html
we fuse our bodies and souls
it's the lichen way
I think if lichen could write poetry, this would be it.
(Note: A lichen is not one plant. It is a fungus and an alga living together in a relationship so close they liter... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/13/we-are-one-my-love.html
I-35 Northbound
we were warned
about the snow
we left the way a state
would stare
and decide things
before we spoke
so we crossed one line
to live inside another
this much white
does not watch us
it only falls
and that
is the safety
we were looking for
#poetry
we were warned
about the snow
we left the way a state
would stare
and decide things
before we spoke
so we crossed one line
to live inside another
this much white
does not watch us
it only falls
and that
is the safety
we were looking for
#poetry
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I-35 Northbound
we were warned
about the snow
we left the way a state
would stare
and decide things
before we spoke
so we crossed one line
to live inside another
this much white
does not watch us
it only falls
and that
is the safety
we were looking for
#poetry
we were warned
about the snow
we left the way a state
would stare
and decide things
before we spoke
so we crossed one line
to live inside another
this much white
does not watch us
it only falls
and that
is the safety
we were looking for
#poetry
Daily Word Counts: https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/09/daily-word-counts.html
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Daily Word Counts: https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/09/daily-word-counts.html
My poems “Horse Thoughts” and “At The Eldritch Horror Zoo” are getting published in the December 2025 issue of Defenestration magazine!
#poetry
#poetry
Defenestration
Defenestration
www.defenestrationmag.net
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My poems “Horse Thoughts” and “At The Eldritch Horror Zoo” are getting published in the December 2025 issue of Defenestration magazine!
#poetry
#poetry
Yesterday my poem “Sleeping On Your Side” was published in Issue 5 of Pictura Journal.
I have an interview with them as well coming out soon.
#poetry
I have an interview with them as well coming out soon.
#poetry
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Yesterday my poem “Sleeping On Your Side” was published in Issue 5 of Pictura Journal.
I have an interview with them as well coming out soon.
#poetry
I have an interview with them as well coming out soon.
#poetry
This is what it looks like to be actively trying to get something published.
Late nights. Weekends.
A dozen versions of the same book.
I love that you can see the file sizes change across submissions as I add and remove things.
It’s th... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/04/this-is-what-it-looks.html
Late nights. Weekends.
A dozen versions of the same book.
I love that you can see the file sizes change across submissions as I add and remove things.
It’s th... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/04/this-is-what-it-looks.html
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is what it looks like to be actively trying to get something published.
Late nights. Weekends.
A dozen versions of the same book.
I love that you can see the file sizes change across submissions as I add and remove things.
It’s th... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/04/this-is-what-it-looks.html
Late nights. Weekends.
A dozen versions of the same book.
I love that you can see the file sizes change across submissions as I add and remove things.
It’s th... https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/04/this-is-what-it-looks.html
Let’s Talk About Blood: https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/02/lets-talk-about-blood.html
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Let’s Talk About Blood: https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/02/lets-talk-about-blood.html
Messing around tonight and I wrote this.
Parade
When it comes,
we’ll be ready.
Here’s the thing. Think about the shift in interpretive center over time.
If you read this poem in 1955, you’re getting lawn chairs out.
In 2025, you can’t even know what you’re in for.
Parade
When it comes,
we’ll be ready.
Here’s the thing. Think about the shift in interpretive center over time.
If you read this poem in 1955, you’re getting lawn chairs out.
In 2025, you can’t even know what you’re in for.
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Messing around tonight and I wrote this.
Parade
When it comes,
we’ll be ready.
Here’s the thing. Think about the shift in interpretive center over time.
If you read this poem in 1955, you’re getting lawn chairs out.
In 2025, you can’t even know what you’re in for.
Parade
When it comes,
we’ll be ready.
Here’s the thing. Think about the shift in interpretive center over time.
If you read this poem in 1955, you’re getting lawn chairs out.
In 2025, you can’t even know what you’re in for.
My Cardboard-Derived Manifesto Delivery System: https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/01/my-cardboardderived-manifesto-delivery-system.html
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My Cardboard-Derived Manifesto Delivery System: https://jeffcove.com/2025/12/01/my-cardboardderived-manifesto-delivery-system.html
Playlist for a 10 Hour Drive: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/30/playlist-for-a-hour-drive.html
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Playlist for a 10 Hour Drive: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/30/playlist-for-a-hour-drive.html
Sliding Window: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/27/sliding-window.html
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Sliding Window: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/27/sliding-window.html
I drove 10 hours over the last 2 days and had some time to listen to Billy Collins’ Masterclass on writing poetry.
It was good.
There were things I disagreed with: a title as a doormat, the goal of poetry is to “make readers fall in lo... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/26/i-drove-hours-over-the.html
It was good.
There were things I disagreed with: a title as a doormat, the goal of poetry is to “make readers fall in lo... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/26/i-drove-hours-over-the.html
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I drove 10 hours over the last 2 days and had some time to listen to Billy Collins’ Masterclass on writing poetry.
It was good.
There were things I disagreed with: a title as a doormat, the goal of poetry is to “make readers fall in lo... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/26/i-drove-hours-over-the.html
It was good.
There were things I disagreed with: a title as a doormat, the goal of poetry is to “make readers fall in lo... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/26/i-drove-hours-over-the.html
Over the weekend this post became something longer.
I’m pretty happy with it. It’s one of the handful of things I’ve written that did not start off as haiku/senryu and when I read it, I can tell. It’s strange though because I’m skep... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/24/over-the-weekend-this-post.html
I’m pretty happy with it. It’s one of the handful of things I’ve written that did not start off as haiku/senryu and when I read it, I can tell. It’s strange though because I’m skep... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/24/over-the-weekend-this-post.html
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Over the weekend this post became something longer.
I’m pretty happy with it. It’s one of the handful of things I’ve written that did not start off as haiku/senryu and when I read it, I can tell. It’s strange though because I’m skep... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/24/over-the-weekend-this-post.html
I’m pretty happy with it. It’s one of the handful of things I’ve written that did not start off as haiku/senryu and when I read it, I can tell. It’s strange though because I’m skep... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/24/over-the-weekend-this-post.html
How many times did I say the book was done?
Like, a thousand.
sound of keyboard clacking
Make that a thousand and one.
Like, a thousand.
sound of keyboard clacking
Make that a thousand and one.
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
How many times did I say the book was done?
Like, a thousand.
sound of keyboard clacking
Make that a thousand and one.
Like, a thousand.
sound of keyboard clacking
Make that a thousand and one.
One of the greatest things is just going to dinner with someone and being fully present.
Joking. Talking.
There is darkness in my poetry, but it’s in my pocket. I pull it out when I need to have a chat with it, but it’s not a hat.
That’s about as much metaphor as I have in me right now.
Joking. Talking.
There is darkness in my poetry, but it’s in my pocket. I pull it out when I need to have a chat with it, but it’s not a hat.
That’s about as much metaphor as I have in me right now.
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
One of the greatest things is just going to dinner with someone and being fully present.
Joking. Talking.
There is darkness in my poetry, but it’s in my pocket. I pull it out when I need to have a chat with it, but it’s not a hat.
That’s about as much metaphor as I have in me right now.
Joking. Talking.
There is darkness in my poetry, but it’s in my pocket. I pull it out when I need to have a chat with it, but it’s not a hat.
That’s about as much metaphor as I have in me right now.
Closing out an amazing four-day weekend. Ridiculously productive. The feeling, all around and within, is simply gratitude.
There is no fickle muse. No angels of inspiration.
There is, however, rare alignment in the machinery of... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/17/closing-out-an-amazing-fourday.html
There is no fickle muse. No angels of inspiration.
There is, however, rare alignment in the machinery of... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/17/closing-out-an-amazing-fourday.html
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Closing out an amazing four-day weekend. Ridiculously productive. The feeling, all around and within, is simply gratitude.
There is no fickle muse. No angels of inspiration.
There is, however, rare alignment in the machinery of... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/17/closing-out-an-amazing-fourday.html
There is no fickle muse. No angels of inspiration.
There is, however, rare alignment in the machinery of... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/17/closing-out-an-amazing-fourday.html
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Finding Gravity: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/14/finding-gravity.html
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Finding Gravity: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/14/finding-gravity.html
Hey I got a scholarship.
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insert Borat very nice meme here
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hey I got a scholarship.
insert Borat very nice meme here
insert Borat very nice meme here
One further thing I want to talk about as it pertains to the Poetry Playground project I mentioned earlier.
Many, well… actually most… of my ideas for interesting transformations came from reading thousands (really) of Reddit haiku. T... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/10/one-further-thing-i-want.html
Many, well… actually most… of my ideas for interesting transformations came from reading thousands (really) of Reddit haiku. T... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/10/one-further-thing-i-want.html
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
One further thing I want to talk about as it pertains to the Poetry Playground project I mentioned earlier.
Many, well… actually most… of my ideas for interesting transformations came from reading thousands (really) of Reddit haiku. T... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/10/one-further-thing-i-want.html
Many, well… actually most… of my ideas for interesting transformations came from reading thousands (really) of Reddit haiku. T... https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/10/one-further-thing-i-want.html
Poetry Playground: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/10/poetry-playground.html
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Poetry Playground: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/10/poetry-playground.html
Good Day, My Streetsman: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/01/good-day-my-streetsman.html
November 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Good Day, My Streetsman: https://jeffcove.com/2025/11/01/good-day-my-streetsman.html
Truth Be Told: https://jeffcove.com/2025/10/31/truth-be-told.html
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Truth Be Told: https://jeffcove.com/2025/10/31/truth-be-told.html
The Other Side: https://jeffcove.com/2025/10/28/the-other-side.html
October 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Other Side: https://jeffcove.com/2025/10/28/the-other-side.html
They'll Sing and Dance: https://jeffcove.com/2025/10/27/theyll-sing-and-dance.html
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
They'll Sing and Dance: https://jeffcove.com/2025/10/27/theyll-sing-and-dance.html