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Welcome to the Town of Feeling

Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious watched them, from her window, Wondering, which one should I meet?Confused came in with overwhelmed and said, "The Panics have come to town"Then Hopeful called the carefulls, And said that Happy was a clown.Anxious came in with the news, Confident... Read More

A Case of The Fears

Chicken Soup is good for a coldSleep is good for the FluWhen I get a case of the FearsWhat is a person to do?It is not bacteriaAlthough it can eat away my soulIt is not a virusYet, it can keep me from feeling wholeI know what will do the trick,What... Read More

I Hate The Wait (Weight)

I get up in the morningAnd want to stay in bedOh, so nice and warmLike fresh from the oven bread.My day is oh so busyI wish that I could stayIn the quiet of my houseIf only I could play.Relax and play like Children doNo matter where they areNever worried about... Read More

Why I enjoy Writing?

During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the most difficult questions for me to answer(timely and thoroughly) is,"Why do you enjoy writing"?So due to the challenge manifested in such a question,I pondered on creating an answer. Many reasons came to mind,but after digesting much"time for thought",I managed to... Read More

Growing

Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, to things you've known and done to things you wanted to do. Growing heals sometimes the shattered dreams and hopes of a life you once knew leading you to a new knowledge... Read More

Kens Poem

How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling on the road of goodbye. Bittersweet tears fall as I think of all the places I'll never see, all the faces I'll never know, all the joys I'll never share, as I head for the... Read More

Find the Magic

FIND the MAGICFind the Magic As you release old bondage Come out of hiding And see the starsFind the Magic As you expose the pain Let the tears flow And find beauty in your bodyFind the Magic As you scream from the beating Run from the threats And feel the... Read More

Ocean Heal Me

Ocean Heal MeOcean heal my wounds Let your waves curl and foam on my body Wash away blood, heal scarsOcean renew me with your power As unceasingly you roll Giving strength that's been drainedOcean keep me warm Wrap me in your brine Caress me with your tidesOcean disperse my tears... Read More

Bleed

now is not the time to open open that great door again not the time to be more tolerant not the time to play to winnow is not the time for justice evolution mercy choices not the time to pet the puppies yipping with pathetic voicesnow is not the time... Read More

Joined

JOINEDHeart beat of man pounding - yet unheard joined becomes the beat of a nation.Words of man written - yet unread joined becomes a proclamation.Sounds of man spoken - yet unheard joined becomes a production .Lines of man drawn - yet unrecognized joined becomes an illustration.Beings of man humming... Read More

In The News:

East Bay Express
The East Bay Poetry Summit Brings Poetry Out of Bookstores and Into People's ...
East Bay Express
The poems at the reading varied wildly: one poet riffed on the phrase "the possibilities are endless"; another touched on topics like Twitter, the Verizon Guy, and the actress Tippi Hedren; another reader nearly yelled her disaffected Occupy-tinged poetry.

Making poetry accessible
Los Angeles Times
“I've thought about that and sort of reversed it,” William Stafford says here in response to an interviewer's question about when he decided to be a poet. “My question is: 'When did other people give up the idea of being a poet?' You know when we are ...

Oregon youths in custody place in national poetry contest
Statesman Journal
The 18-year-old Salem woman jots down poetry, song lyrics, short stories and wandering thoughts. She writes in journals and on scraps of paper. She writes when she's upset; her darker thoughts are her muse. Just about the only time she's not writing is ...

Zap2it.com (blog)
'Downton Abbey' auction lets you read poetry to Mr. Bates - um, what?
Zap2it.com (blog)
The winner of the table-turning prize will read poetry to Coyle in a horse-drawn carriage ride in Central Park, and then take Coyle to dinner at the super fancy Per Se at the Time Warner Center, all the while making sure that Coyle's every need is ...
Downton Abbey's Brendan Coyle: Win a Romantic Date With Him!Us Magazine
Kinky Downton Abbey Dinner Date with Bates Up for AuctionVanity Fair

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Make Yourself Heard Through Poetry
Jakarta Globe (blog)
“Poetry is the grooves in the universe's arteries,” described Okka who spends her growing-up years in between three countries; Indonesia, Australia and the United States. Poetry, according to her, is about letting go of fear and letting the words come out.

La Grange students become well-versed on poetry
The Doings La Grange
LA GRANGE — Vomit, snot and monsters aren't the usual themes for waxing poetic. But fourth-graders at Ogden Avenue School embraced the freedom to flex their creativity this month at a workshop conducted by guest poet and facilitator Bill Buczinsky.

Boston Globe
Poetry slam fosters hope
Boston Globe
Like all the teenagers who participate in the Louder Than a Bomb poetry slam, now in its second year in Massachusetts, these students from Lowell's FreeVerse! team are learning to meet life's big questions head on, with bravery, enthusiasm, and a ...

Breaking Ground Poets to bring slam poetry to Dietrich
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
On May 26, join the Breaking Ground Poets at the Dietrich Theater as they present their annual Breaking Ground Poets Poetry Slam. In this live competition, members of the Breaking Ground Poets will perform original poetry over the course of three ...

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Daily Californian
The Book Nook: Poetry for the every man
Daily Californian
While poetry isn't usually people's first choice for recreational reading, especially when school has finally ended and people are attempting to give their brains some much needed down time, Charles Bukowski's “You Get So Alone at Times That It Just ...

Sixth grade winners announced for Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest
Suburban News
Union County Freeholder Chairman Linda Carter (center) joined Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Bruce Bergen in congratulating the sixth grade winners of the 2013 Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest. Amerely Lokko from the Burnet Middle School ...

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