December 5th, 2014 by admin
Poetry Bookshelf
Having a full bookshelf of poetry books is one mark of an active and well-read intelligence. The benefits are many, from the quiet moment in the night where a short poem is perfect to a warm afternoon where a chosen book is just right.
There are other times where a deep read provokes...
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December 3rd, 2014 by admin
"To renew language is to renew the conception, the vision of the world.
Revolution consists in bringing about change in mental attitudes."
-Eugene Ionesco...
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November 20th, 2014 by admin
Serengeti
Africa is billowy primrose clouds
on sky blue canvas
barefoot Masai boys wearing red plaid blankets
herding scrawny goats and cattle
over ruddy dry earth, purple-green foothills—
our primal ancestral common ground
Thompson’s gazelles graze sparse dry grass
giraffes browse on thorny treetops...
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November 20th, 2014 by admin
"...poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it's the home of the extraordinary, the only home."
~Philip Levine...
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October 21st, 2014 by admin
Solar Eclipse
I
Mother Moon embraces
Father Sun above the clouds –
we, their children, rejoice!
Mamá Luna abraza
a Papá Sol sobre las nubes –
sus hijos nos regocijamos
Tugann an Mháthair, an Ghealach,
Barróg don Athair, an Ghrian, os cionn na néalta –
Déanaimidne, a gcuid páistí, gairdeas dóibh!
II
the...
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October 20th, 2014 by admin
I do believe in fairness and care for our fellows and getting rid of poverty and help the homeless. But until we solve the problems that keep us apart on core issues, we will never start down that road at all. Those who do not want these things fixed spend a lot of money on candidates and representatives...
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September 9th, 2014 by admin
TEN QUESTIONS of
Juan Felipe Herrera
[caption id="attachment_438" align="alignleft" width="150"] Juan Felipe Herrera, at the National Bookfest, 2013(from Wikipedia)[/caption]
Juan Felipe Herrera, poet, playwright, founder of four theatre ensembles, talks of his background:
“I grew up on the farm...
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July 26th, 2014 by admin
Poetic Matrix Press with Francisco X. Alarcón has started an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds to publish his new book Borderless Butterflies:/Mariposas sin Fronteras:
Go to:
https://igg.me/at/borderlessbutterflies/x/3168928
to learn more about our campaign and donate $5 and...
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July 12th, 2014 by admin
Poets House Showcase
"The only event of its kind, the annual Poets House Showcase is a free exhibit featuring all of the new poetry books and poetry-related texts published in the United States in a single year (volumes by individual authors, anthologies, chapbooks, biographies, critical studies,...
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July 2nd, 2014 by admin
“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to...
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