Poetry
Not everyone can rhyme rhythmic verse. Modern poets think doing that is unnecessary.
09:07 Aug 8, 2010
These are the concluding words of Deserted Memory on the back cover of an extraordinary collaboration of father and daughter portraying a colonial Algeria that refuses historical segmentation.
15:22 Jul 24, 2010
Very little foreign literature is translated and published in the United States-an intellectual disgrace-but all the more reason to rejoice in the translation by Susan Wicks of 'Cold Spring In Winter' by the young French poet Valerie Rouzeau.
14:08 Jul 16, 2010
With independence supposedly guaranteed, Americans strive to make a decent life for themselves, their families, and their friends. Often what we seek, we find.
11:27 Jul 4, 2010
Born in Haverhill, MA and raised in Bradford, MA Forrest Fyr had spent his early years listening to music and imagining a world full of unicorns and dragons.
10:20 Jun 30, 2010
Far From Algiers, Djelloul Marbrook's first book of poems, is the 2010 winner of the International Book Awards for poetry. The book won the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize in 2007 and was published in 2008 by Kent State University Press.
08:11 Jun 27, 2010
I played drums for many parades, concerts, and shows. In a parade of humans,the drummer never stops playing drum cadences. Here are some samples of the various troops marching to the beat of life.
08:08 Jun 25, 2010
At poetry readings and slams, many poets read from memory. I don't remember poems I've written. Just as well-I believe reading poetry aloud is a kind of marine archaeological adventure, a search for hidden treasures.
18:08 Jun 24, 2010
A sonnet in tribute to those soldiers who die on foreign soil.
07:51 Jun 22, 2010
Doggerel for seniors about how to deal with the future
17:54 May 1, 2010
This doggerel is dedicated to all those who have lost their jobs this year including one of my sons and one of my nieces.
17:31 May 1, 2010
Paul Elisha is a Northeast Public Radio commentator, composer and poet. His excellent book, 'Swash,' recalls his youth and how the Pacific War engulfed and forever changed his life. The poems are restrained and deeply moving.
18:42 Apr 28, 2010
The more I heard her pronounce the word rose the more I realized that the different ways we speak the same language could enrich my writing beyond measure. This is a rubric in my writer's gospel.
18:16 Apr 26, 2010
We all identify with certain poets. In fact, it's probably more accurate to say we identify with their poetry. But, this recognition might not be an immediate and seamless response.
06:15 Apr 23, 2010
I was gratified that some of my new poems were well received, and I also read from Far From Algiers, my first book of poems. Will Nixon, the author of Love in the City of Grudges, read with me.
07:42 Apr 21, 2010
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