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Tag Archives: Poetry
Lately, the weather aches
TRULY PATHETIC Neal Bowers Lately, the weather aches; the air is short of breath, and morning stumbles in, stiff-jointed. Day by day, the sun bores the sky, until the moon begins its tiresome disappearing act, making the oceans yawn. Even … Continue reading
we move another summer closer to our last summer together
THE ORDINARY WEATHER OF SUMMER In the ordinary weather of summer with storms rumbling from west to east like so many freight trains hauling their cargo of heat and rain, the dogs sprawl on the back steps, panting, insects assemble … Continue reading
Insomnia IYKYK
INSOMNIA All over the world people can’t sleep. In different times zones they’re lying awake Bodies still, minds trudging along like child laborers. They worry about bills, they worry whether the shoes they just bought are really too small. One’s … Continue reading
your one wild and precious life
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver’s life and career are explored in the new documentary Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World, directed by Sasha Waters. Deadline reported that the film has opened at IFC Center in New York City and … Continue reading
Hope is a thing with feathers
“Hope” is the thing with feathers — That perches in the soul — And sings the tune without the words — And never stops — at all — And sweetest — in the Gale — is heard — And sore … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged American Poets, Animation, Emily Dickinson, Poetry
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Are We Having Fun Yet
Birthday colour fun. A creative person in Japan made a tool that generates a unique color associated with your birth date, along with its name and meaning. (You’ll need Google translate for the meaning) The AI Writing Witchhunt Is Pointless. … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Facebook, Internet radio, Netherlands, Poetry, Time Magazine
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*Meditations in an Emergency*
A poem by Frank O’Hara. It’s the first poem in *Meditations in an Emergency*, 1957: To the Harbormaster I wanted to be sure to reach you; though my ship was on the way it got caught in some moorings. I … Continue reading
One Train May Hide Another
One Train May Hide Another (sign at a railroad crossing in Kenya) — Kenneth Koch In a poem, one line may hide another line, As at a crossing, one train may hide another train. That is, if you are waiting … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 