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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:

The Guardian
Salt abandons single-author collections amid poetry market slump
The Guardian
After releasing more than 400 poetry collections, many by debut authors, and launching scores of careers, Salt said earlier this week that it will be focusing on poetry anthologies in the future. "We've seen our sales [of single-author collections ...

West Seattle Blog (blog)
Marathon bombings take center stage at Boston poetry slam
Boston Globe
In a packed theater on Huntington Avenue, high school students, teachers, and spectators gathered to cheer one another on and compete for the first place prize in the â€œLouder than a Bombâ€ poetry slam competition. While the majority of poems were ...
'Power of poetry' at Denny International Middle School Poetry SlamWest Seattle Blog (blog)
Local poet slams truth in his spoken wordsTennessee Journalist

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On the Market: Menstrual Poetry Slam To Be Held On UES; Considering the ...
New York Observer
On the Market: Menstrual Poetry Slam To Be Held On UES; Considering the Great Promise of Pre-fab; Peter Jackson Selling Tribeca Hobbit Hole. By Kim Velsey 9:57am. Share this: Twitter · Facebook · Reddit · Google +1 · Email · Print. Now frozen yogurt ...

Money and the Pursuit of Poetry
Valley News
And not just any kind of publishing, but poetry, which stands about as much chance of raking in millions as the NRA suddenly lobbying for restrictions on gun use. But Money's calling happens to be poetry, and when there are poets whose voices want and ...

New York Times (blog)
Reflections on Our Most Popular Found Poetry Contest Yet
New York Times (blog)
Back in March, we invited you to enter our Fourth Annual Found Poetry Student Contest, and 971 of you did, sending in verse that was so interesting and intricate that it's taken us more than a month to read, reread, discuss and winnow it. We are happy ...

Professor publishes fourth book of poetry
Penn State News
Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies, has had his fourth book of poems, "In the Kingdom of the Ditch," published by Michigan State University Press. In poetry that is at once accessible and finely crafted, Davis maps the ...

Poetry and gardening part of upcoming event by one of Flint's resident artists
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
The gardening and poetry event is happening behind Potter Elementary School in Flint's fourth ward, located at 2500 North Averill Ave. The garden planting will begin at 10 a.m. The poetry reading will begin at noon. For more information, check out the ...

The Guardian
Another plagiarism scandal hits poetry community
The Guardian
Assiduous digging by the online poetry community, led by the poet and academic Ira Lightman, then discovered that Morgan, a British poet and teacher, had lifted lines and phrases from a host of different writers. One of Morgan's poems, "Monkey Stops ...

Long may science continue to inspire poetry
New Scientist
Scientists, too, have turned to poetry before â€“ not least the human Johannes Kepler. The Rudolphine Tables, a ground-breaking astronomical catalogue prepared by Kepler from data gathered by the deceased Tycho Brahe, begins with a fine illustration ...

Why I need poetry
The Christian Century (blog)
Poetry is the language that puts words on the sounds and silences that make up our lives. It is the power to name that which is un-nameable. It is the grace to name something â€œmysteryâ€ and to take comfort in that. Why do I need poetry? Poetry is the ...

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