Yes, I’m blogging on the site again. It has been such a long time that I’ve been away and such a long time since I’ve written a poem. (More on this is a later post) I do miss it and I do still love it. That being said, April is National Poetry Month. We’ve celebrated… Continue Reading
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Happy Birthday Robert Frost!
Happy Birthday to American poet Robert L. Frost. Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 and died January 29, 1963. Some of Mr. Frost’s most famous poems are: Nothing Gold Can Stay (my personal favorite) Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Fire and Ice The Road Not Taken (sometimes mistakenly referred to as “The… Continue Reading
How to Be Alone – Video Poem by Tanya Davis
As you know, I love a great poem joined together with a great video. I recently came across this amazing piece by poet Tanya Davis on YouTube (with over 1.5 MILLION views as of this writing). Her poem pairs perfectly with the style and eye of film maker Andrea Dorfman. It’s an instructional video that… Continue Reading
Lunch Poem – Video
Here’s a nice poem put to video. I like how the video creator, Andrew Kamp, let the sounds bleed through to Tracy K. Smith’s poem so that both became part of the other. Some poetry videos tend to be words laid on top of video with no real interaction. Well done…. Continue Reading
The Most Effective Writing Prompt
Earlier today a friend, and fellow poet, Thom Ingram posted a tweet on Twitter that said: “You Can” for @WillBrown at http://poetguru.com“ Rightfully intrigued, I followed the link and found a poem entitled “You Can” for Will Brown. It was a short poem that I interpret to mean that you should always be ready to receive… Continue Reading
The Only Thing You Can Change
You can’t change your entire life. You can only change your next action. — You can’t change a relationship with a loved one. You can only change your next interaction. — You can’t change your entire job. You can only change your next task. — You can’t change your body composition. You can only change… Continue Reading
Suitable Poetry – Fry and Laurie
A humorous sketch from the BBC comedy “A Bit of Fry and Laurie“, which I never heard of until Simon from Slam Idol interviewed Stephen Fry a few years ago about his book “The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within ” (aff). I still need to purchase that. American fans may recognize Hugh Laurie… Continue Reading
Opinion: The Kindle and the iPad – The Poet’s Perspective
Much has been said about the coming of Apple’s iPad as the time-stamp for the impending death of Amazon’s Kindle. Point and counter-point have been given across the web, in print, and new and old media. I, for one, I believe that the two can both peacefully coexist in the fast moving market of e-readers…. Continue Reading
Kate Tempest – End Times
There are some spoken word artists who absolutely stun you with their performance. Kate Tempest is one on those artists. Her presence is pure emotion when she is on stage and her words pierce your soul and intertwine with your emotions as she speaks. Amazing. Listen to her poem “End Times” in this video and… Continue Reading
Despite Death Threats, Poet Hissa Hilal Speaks for the Silent
Saudi Arabian poet Hissa Hilal recently took part in a poetry competition for an Abu Dhabi TV show called “… Continue Reading