Here’s our fifth contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This […]
Why Poetry Matters 4
Here’s our fourth contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This […]
Why Poetry Matters 3
Here’s our third contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine. This […]
Why Poetry Matters 2
Here’s another contribution on “Why Poetry Matters” that was submitted for the poetry and wine giveaway last month. The randomly chosen commenter received a copy of L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems, and the winner of the 100-word statements on what poetry matters received a copy of the poems and a bottle of Sineann wine (and a […]
Why Poetry Matters
Last month, I had a poetry and wine giveaway over at my blog for L.L. Barkat’s InsideOut: Poems. One copy of the poems would be given away at random, simply by entering a comment. The winner of the more challenging assignment – write in 100 words or less on “why poetry matters, ” would receive […]
Poets at Home
Poets at home deserve poems. So we wrote them, on Twitter.
Color Poems
From eggplant to ordinary blue, vermillion to petunia pink, these color poems sizzle with hue.
Does God Wear Cashmere? 4 Poems
Cashmere is the perfect thing for a poem to wear. Come read these.
Love Poems 3
Love poems. With a little help from Mars, Venus, and the moon.
Poems on Poetry
Where do poems hide? Dogwood sweet, shaded near my feet, reaching dark-limbed to serve up day. They also hide until people die, kicking at the dirt.
Replay of “InsideOut” and Music
In case you missed the live performance, there’s a replay available of L.L. Barkat’s poetry reading with Brooke Campbell’s singing at an International Arts Movement program last night in New York City. The replay can be found here. L.L. is reading selections from her InsideOut: Poems. The replay offers you a chance to listen to […]
John Updike Poems: Endpoint of a Writer’s Life
John Updike’s ‘Endpoint and Other Poems’ was published posthumously after a long and stellar writing career.
5 Poems in Conversation
Our poetry jams on Twitter are supposed to last for an hour, and they do, but all of us tend to linger for a while, talking, chatting, congratulating each other, make the odd comment here or poking fun there. That lingering lasted for some 20 minutes last Tuesday night, and it struck me that we […]
Tara and Birds: 2 Poems
Surreal poems of birds, corsets, a Chinese jar, and love.
Breadcrumbs, Coffee, Butter and Love Poems
Coffee, breadcrumbs, butter, and love. What more do your poems need?
Adam and Eve Poems by the Narrow Lake
Pleating hems, plying fringes, nesting. All here, in poems of Adam and Eve.
Poet Scott Cairns’ “Short Trip to the Edge”
Poet Scott Cairns writes about four pilgrimages he makes to spiritual centers of the Eastern Orthodox Church – three in Greece, one to a center in Arizona.
Favorite InsideOut Poems
Dream and love poems, from the pollen of a sunflower to blue sky and a curry leaf. Plus, a poem on the pain of senility.
Whale Song: Poems
The whales, the sea, and the occasional dragonfly and blackbird. Love poems to make you dream.
The Animals Come to a Party: Poems
Hippos, camels, dragon flies, cake? It must be an animal poems party.