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:


NorthJersey.com

New poetry collection addresses the fall of the Twin Towers
NorthJersey.com
His new book of poetry reflects on their fall on 9/11. TELL ME MORE: Tragedy often inspires good poetry. Balakian, a writer who grew up in Teaneck and ...

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Even Poetry Is Undergoing Cutbacks
New York Times
Still, there's a small tale of the arts in the real world in the long life and shaky future of the Katonah Poetry Series, which began in 1967 and now has no ...


Washington Post

Helen Vendler's new commentary on Emily Dickinson, reviewed by Michael Dirda
Washington Post
By Michael Dirda By Helen Vendler Any good bookstore is likely to offer a half-dozen different editions of Emily Dickinson's poetry. ...
For Emily Dickinson Superfans OnlyOn Point Radio

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Monthly poetry circle at Mead Library
Sheboygan Press
Mead Public Library will again host a monthly poetry circle hosted by Karl Elder, professor of creative writing at Lakeland College. ...

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The Oversocial Mofo Revue
San Francisco Chronicle
The Oversocial Mofo Revue is the new home of the San José Poetry Slam in downtown San José! You are wise to ask! The Revue consists of three main acts, ...

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Film joins art, music and poetry at Colorscape in Norwich this weekend
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Art, music and poetry converge in downtown Norwich again this weekend for the 16th annual Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival. Sprawled out over East and West ...

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Poetry: What Does It Accomplish?
Huffington Post (blog)
type a: Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. type b: The poem must resist ...
An Interview with Dorothea LaskyBookslut
An Interview with Matthew LippmanBookslut

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Poetry scene goes into overdrive
Worcester Telegram
By Victor D. Infante TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER — This is one of those weeks when poetry just seems to echo all across the city. ...


89.3 KPCC

Salvadoran American's poetry makes amends for silence over civil war
89.3 KPCC
Los Angeles writer William Archila does that in his new collection of poetry. In 1980, Archila arrived in Los Angeles with his family, escaping the violence ...


The Daily Collegian Online

Author reads poetry aloud
The Daily Collegian Online
Poet Catie Rosemurgy proved to audience members that her narrative poetry, influenced by the 2003 movie, "Monster," can be understood more ...

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Two Poems and an Analysis [?Witness,? & ?An Old Love?]

Two Poems and an Analysis ['Witness,' & 'An Old Love']WitnessMy... Read More

Two Poems: Black Poncho, and Spirits of de Copan [in English and Spanish]

English Version12) Black Poncho(of Saint Cosme Hill, by Lima, Peru)Lost... Read More

Two Poems: San Jeronimo Brook & [in English and Spanish]

Fair Andes! Thy arms reach highOf iron-woven solid stone Thu... Read More

Walt Whitman, Romance With a Stranger

The concept of brief encounters, even romantic encounters, with a... Read More

How to Write Bad Poetry

"All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling."--Oscar WildePeople write poetry... Read More

For My Mother

I cannot bear to think of when you will be... Read More

Life is a Fantasy

LIFE IS A FANTASY!A pink-eyed rabbit, fuzzy whiteHops in bedrooms... Read More

Three Poems: Dona Leonors Revenge; The Old Moon; Common Sides [All in Spanish/all in English]

1) Doña Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More

Three Poems: Liberty, Death, and a Frog [with Commentary on Liberty]

Frog SummerSummer grows hot, for the New-blooded frogs; The bugs... Read More

Tsunami Day

A Poem - By Lorraine KemberIt was a day like... Read More

The Time Has Come and Buzzing

Most of my poems are written late at night, often,... Read More

Tale of the Brick Maker, of San Jeronimo, Peru [In English and Spanish]

Tale of the Brick Maker, Of San Jerónimo, Peru... Read More

The Poets Corner [Three Poems with a review]

The Poet's Corner [Three poem/ see review of poetry under... Read More

Exalted Poetry; Two poem [and commentary]

Bells for Belphegor!...Where immortal veils never meet Belphegor, Arch devil... Read More

A World That Doesnt Care

War bombs may explode demolishing man and land. Hurricanes may... Read More

Learn About Love From Poet Rumi

Learn about love by reading poetry by a long dead... Read More

To My Friend, With Love

All is still; all quiet; The world seems to... Read More

In the Mountans of Haiti [A Poem: in English and Spanish]

In the Mountains of Haiti(In the City)-July is a hot... Read More

Two Poems: Boyhood, and Old Age [with a note on style]

BoyhoodOh me! Thy glorious days have flown! I mealy noticed,... Read More

Five Poems

Poems have different cores, or so I believe, and can... Read More

Lifes Too Short

Time goes by to quickly to hold your feelings inside... Read More

Sleep, Dreams, and a Poem

The Incubus' Flash-lightHe looked inside my head And found a... Read More

Storm Rising along the Lima Coast

Storm Rising along the Lima Coast [Summer of 2002]?wind was... Read More

Mechanical Poetry

Do you ever stare at the paper, waiting for poetic... Read More

The Cat

Truth is stranger than fiction according to many people who... Read More