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:


America's Busiest Poet
TIME - 2 hours ago
Mention the title "poet laureate" outside the poetry community and you'll find it has an appeal that's, well, poetic. But even cognoscenti who can rattle ...
New US Poet Laureate is Out Lesbian Gay City News
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Bob Jacobs Reading Poetry At Farmington Library
Hartford Courant, United States - 23 hours ago
Bob Jacob knows that poetry can help alleviate pain and celebrate life. He began reading poetry to cancer support groups in the 1990s and for the past seven ...

James Scully, F.D. Reeve and Robert Bagg At Willimantic Poetry Bash
Hartford Courant, United States - 23 hours ago
Three poets will join for one program today when the Poetry in the Park series continues in Willimantic. James Scully, FD Reeve and Robert Bagg will read ...

Spoken word poet Jon Goode: A man of his word
CNN - 13 hours ago
But it was after an appearance on HBO's "Def Jam Poetry" that Goode really started to get noticed. Goode says the trek to renown was not easy. ...

Feel the Emotions and Inspiration of These Poems -- New Poetry ...
MarketWatch - Jul 23, 2008
He studied poetry at California State University, Northridge with Robert Deutsch, who was a close friend of Delmore Schwartz and John Berryman, ...

Teacher uses poetry to connect with students, give them a voice
Avon Post, CT - 13 hours ago
As Billy Collins signed books after his reading at the Hill-Stead Museum's Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, he suddenly found himself on the receiving end of ...

The More Personal Side of Disability Pride: Open Mic/Poetry Slam
Chicago Public Radio, IL - 1 hour ago
Each year, one night before the parade, parade participants and others gather for a night of poetry, prose and music. For more information and to reserve ...

Chalk one up for national poetry week
Auckland stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 12 hours ago
By NEIL DUDDY - Eastern Courier | Friday, 25 July 2008 Local poets and residents joined in with the spirit of National Poetry Week last Friday. ...

Local poety releases first CD of recordings, 'There's Poetry in ...
Johnston Sun Rise, RI - 12 hours ago
Famiglietti has also been making her name known in the poetry world for several years. Inspired to write by events on a local, national or even ...

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Poetry festival at Montserrat 'hot' success; next session may be ...
digitalBURG.com, MO - 12 hours ago
Despite heat advisories and 95-degree temperatures, more than a hundred people turned out for the poetry Festival at Montserrat Vineyards this past weekend. ...
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A Different Place...

I wish we had met 20 years ago... A different place, a different time when... Read More

The Gaul of La Laguna de Paca

Part OneI tell you a legend of long ago Of the sunken city of La... Read More

Cruel World

Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is time to go. Go where... Read More

Walt Whitman, Romance With a Stranger

The concept of brief encounters, even romantic encounters, with a stranger recurs often in the... Read More

Ceasar Vallejo: Black Roses [In English and Spanish]

Cesar Vallejo: Black RosesBow down your head ol' poet- To face God's grace ahead There... Read More

Lucky...

You make me smile like I've seldom done before You give me a reason to... Read More

Wondering

How I wonder what he's doing as I sit alone at night. How I wonder... Read More

The King and Delka & Moiromma: the Cold Planet [Parts 25 and 26]

#25The King and Delka [Split Mawkishness-on Moiromma /Part V]Sickly SentimentalityI have sought out friends Only... Read More

Two Poems and a Short Story

1)dying in the bar [sluggishly]yet, I would crawl too upto the bar, it was everything,... Read More

Five Mixed Poems, with Notes [now is Spanish and English]

1.Night in Jamaica [Peruvianism: 1810]It was a rainy night they say When don Simon... Read More