Kendall Defoe

Joined February 2018

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Teacher, reader, writer, dreamer... I am a college instructor who cannot stop letting his thoughts end up on the page. No AI. No Fake Work. It's all me...

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A Poem on God
This was a poem I wrote based on an incident I observed in my hometown between a homeless girl on the street and a person who passed her by and did the old guilty side glance away from her so as to not notice her condition.
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Poets
Thoughts on Charlie
Charlie was our darling. Yes, the heartbeat of the band many consider to be the greatest rock and roll band of all time – the Rolling Stones, if you needed a reminder – has been taken away from us. Eighty years young and cancer stepped in to take him off the world stage. I was in front of a computer screen at home, surfing and scrolling at documents for work and to pretend I was into my job, and I just had to stop for a moment and consider the moment. Most of us knew that he was ill and that a tour had been delayed (now cancelled?) but this was not on my list of possibilities. Why not? Well, he was a Rolling Stone…
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Beat
Warning Labels and Guidelines
Viewer distinction is advised You must be eighteen or bolder Blasphemies not included Some scenes may not be inscrutable for all anonymous members
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Poets
Snow Globe
Please, please come in. I was expecting you earlier, but that does not matter. I seem to have more than a day to finish everything before they pack up my life and forget about me.
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Fiction
Alternative Canadian National Anthem
Wrote this ages ago and I feel it is more appropriate after legal changes in the nation and with an election in the offing:
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Poets
The Poet
The poet begins with a blank piece of paper, a deadline and too much time on his hands. The poet realizes that he has just begun to start the first lines of his new poem.
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Poets
Ten Books that Influenced Me
Not sure if I can keep it to just ten, but I will try. I made a promise to a friend and she liked my reading history, so...
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Motivation
Misery Loves Company
Misery loves company And… Bigotry loves stupidity Beauty loves envy Civility loves courtesy Apathy loves cruelty Vanity loves celebrity
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Poets
The Fan
This was an experiment with the villanelle form of poetry (I wonder if people get the point): “Just let me finish with the game, honey.”
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Poets
A Box of Pencils and a Notebook
I like the idea of having no plan for writing anything when I begin to write. Nothing can stop an idea faster than seeing the whole road ahead (no trip is truly enjoyed with a map and a complete itinerary). There has to be some sense of chance when you feel the urge to create on the page. That is why I have no fear whenever I begin to write.
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Confessions
20 Rules for the Gym
COVID-19 might make it seem redundant to talk about the gym, but with the rules now being bent for some of them, I think that it is fair to talk about a problem that will not go away soon.
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Longevity
A Pleasant Day at the Park
Don’t judge us. We’re just birds. Okay, don’t flip out over the fact that I’m talking to you. We just want to make sure that you understand out point of view before you lose all sense of control and start chasing us or throwing things.
By Kendall Defoe 5 years ago in Fiction