Tweetspeak Poetry

Poets and Poems: Peter Murphy and “You, Too, Were Once on Fire”

In “You, Too, Were Once on Fire,” poet Peter Murphy writes poems that say exactly what he means, poems that are candid, raw, and powerful.

Remember The Beachy Poem Challenge? Here’s what showed up in your colorful poems…

In “Go Forth: Lose Yourself into Life,” poet Gabrielle Myers used the poetry of the natural landscape to understand relationship loss.

In the novel “What Longfellow Heard,” Jon Nappa brings the poet to life, showing a man driven by ambition and dogged by personal tragedy.

In “Ash Light: Poems,” Martyn Hesford captures the ghosts of grief, and he does it pointedly, succinctly, and rather profoundly.

In the chapbook “My Wild Yard,” poet Sally Nacker writes simply and directly about the nature she finds right outside her home.

The poems of “Morpheus Dips His Oar” by Tamara Madison select a precise, raw assessment of what has shaped the poet’s life.

As summer winds down, our Poet Laura, Donna Hilbert, encourages you to find a summer song by putting your non-dominant hand to paper.