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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:

Poetry & Jazz
WNYC
This approach surely dates back to our ancient ancestors, but there was a particular renaissance back in the 1950s and '60s, bringing together poetry and jazz. Some of those vintage experiments surely laid the groundwork for the poetry slams and rap of ...

UA Poetry Center names new executive director - Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Daily Star
"I am completely thrilled about this opportunity," says Meier about his appointment as the executive director of the nationally recognized University of Arizona Poetry Center. "I'm really excited to be part of the center and the poetry scene. It's a ...

American Life in Poetry
Billings Gazette
If we haven't done it ourselves, we've known people who have, it seems: taken a vacation mostly to photograph a vacation, not really looking at what's there, but seeing everything through the viewfinder with the idea of looking at it when they get home.

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Kansas.com
In poetry and faith, life matters
Kansas.com
The writing throughout is, understandably, poetic, as in this description of his origins: â€œI grew up in a flat little sandblasted town in West Texas: pumpjacks and pickup trucks, cotton like grounded clouds, a dying strip, a lively dump, and above it ...

Faintly Transcendental: On The Poetry Of Graham Foust
The Quietus
There's a growing, worrying tendency in poetry feature writing to begin an article about an author with a list of accolades, qualifications, prize nominations, and publishing credentials. More often than not, this is a symptom of the fact that most ...

Scientists respond to planet hunter's plight with pointers â€“ and poetry
NBCNews.com (blog)
Scientists respond to planet hunter's plight with pointers â€“ and poetry. NASA. An artist's conception shows NASA's Kepler space telescope observing a planetary transit. By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News. NASA is getting plenty of advice â€” and ...

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Poetry finally joining e-book revolution
The Times Herald
NEW YORK (AP) â€” Over the past two years, publishers have been steadily filling one of the largest gaps in the e-book catalogue â€” poetry. Adrienne Rich, Allen Ginsberg, Langston Hughes and Wallace Stevens have been among the poets whose work ...

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Wescott Library Hosting Poetry Open Mic and Contest
Patch.com
Poet Katrina Vandenbarg will discuss the "Alphabet Not Unlike the World: Poems" and her other works at an adult poetry contest event at the Wescott Library. The event, scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 23, is free and open to the public. It will ...

Poetry: Portland School spirit, by way of Long Island
OregonLive.com
The Portland School of Poetry is both homegrown and imported. It's of PDX and outside PDX. While some poets may have begun their lives here (Matthew Dickman and Wendy Willis, say), others have come from elsewhere. William Stafford was from ...

New Yorker (blog)
Book News: Viral Poetry, Birthday Bridge
New Yorker (blog)
â€œThere are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.â€ Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling on the news media. The Brooklyn Bridge's hundred-and-thirtieth anniversary, on Sunday ...

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