Roland Petrov : Writing

The Fire at Heywood House

The Fire at Heywood House

A Poem by Roland Petrov


a sequence of shadormas
Juggling One Ball

Juggling One Ball

A Poem by Roland Petrov


Tweetable micropoems of 140 characters or less.
Shock-head

Shock-head

A Story by Roland Petrov


"Shock" has many definitions. I wrote this story for a competition with a compulsory line: "Nothing shocks me. I'm a scientist." This is not to be rea..
Writing Another Villanelle

Writing Another Villanelle

A Poem by Roland Petrov


Blame Richard!
Highballs & Siberian Bananas

Highballs & Siberian Bananas

A Story by Roland Petrov


I've discovered a couple of rather interesting errors in some of Salman Rudhdie's works.... I wrote this in 1992, and a version of it (no longer exta..
In the Fullness of.....

In the Fullness of.....

A Poem by Roland Petrov


This is my attempt at another poetic genre by Richard: the diminishing hexaverse.
Summertime Again

Summertime Again

A Poem by Roland Petrov


Thanks to Mattavelli for introducing me to this poetic style, and thanks to Richard for inventing it.
Rain in Slow Motion

Rain in Slow Motion

A Poem by Roland Petrov


A haiku for Mattavelli's water haiku competition.
Arms of Love

Arms of Love

A Poem by Roland Petrov


I don't often write love poems, but this one came to me in the shower. I paired it with a photo I took in Mexico and added a verse to incorporate the ..
Smoke From the Crematorium

Smoke From the Crematorium

A Poem by Roland Petrov


a haiku written for the Haiku Fire contest