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Staff Picks for August 2011
Posted by mamta on Monday, August 15, 2011 (15:55:20)
I have been working with children since the past seven months. It's mainly an organization that support needy children. And I have been writing a lot of poems for children. I really enjoy writing them and with illustrations they are really appealing.
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Staff Picks for July 2011
Posted by mamta on Friday, July 15, 2011 (16:38:14)
This month, we have poets who have not been featured before. It's always refreshing to have new poets showcased here.
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Staff Picks for May 2011
Posted by mamta on Sunday, May 15, 2011 (17:13:40)
Most poetry is an expression of intelligent observation coupled with an artistic outlook. It also means that the poet is not self-indulgent. It takes a lot of practiced detachment to do so - anna9
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Poetry is Doomed #33: So You Don't Like Poetry - A Primer
Posted by mamta on Monday, April 25, 2011 (03:38:59)
This month's column is dedicated to people who have no interest in poetry whatsoever.
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Staff Picks for April 2011
Posted by mamta on Thursday, April 14, 2011 (18:01:12)
April is National Poetry Month. It's time to celebrate and I hope you all are celebrating poetry in your own way.
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Staff Picks for March 2011
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 (17:24:29)
As Japan limps back to normalcy after a devastating earthquake, tsunami and radiation leaks; we have a few poems here on the site written on/for it.
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Staff Picks for February 2011
Posted by mamta on Monday, February 14, 2011 (18:06:30)
Starting off this month's staff picks with this achingly gorgeous love poem from the Old Masters of Poetry chosen by fogglethorpe.
Be Music, Night
by Kenneth Patchen
Be music, night,
That her sleep may go
Where angels have their pale tall choirs
Be a hand, sea,
That her dreams may watch
Thy guidesman touching the green flesh of the world
Be a voice, sky,
That her beauties may be counted
And the stars will tilt their quiet faces
Into the mirror of her loveliness
Be a road, earth,
That her walking may take thee
Where the towns of heaven lift their breathing spires
O be a world and a throne, God,
That her living may find its weather
And the souls of ancient bells in a child's book
Shall lead her into Thy wondrous house
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Staff Picks for January 2011
Posted by mamta on Sunday, January 09, 2011 (09:17:24)
With its visual and thematic approach, Photo Prompts in the Haiku-Eaters Club is a vibrant platform for poets to employ their imaginations. It is a pleasure to read various interpretations of the same picture.
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WA-Coupeville woman dedicates life to writing
Posted by loisseau on Sunday, January 09, 2011 (08:00:00)
Brooks also has written a poetry book which focuses on the art of sound and rhythm. Shea s upset that modern poets have written off the traditional format and ...
Link!
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Poetry is Doomed #32: Spoken Word is Fried Chicken
Posted by mamta on Friday, January 07, 2011 (02:12:15)
I was recently asked if I had an opinion on the difference between spoken word and poetry. This open letter is all the answer you will ever need on that eternal debate.
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Staff Picks for December 2010
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 (17:42:56)
caught in the seasons
bright blooms, bold leaves, barren snow
another year gone?
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Poetry Is Doomed #31: Why Are Poets So Dramatic?
Posted by John on Sunday, December 05, 2010 (18:59:00)
[ Note: First, I have to apologize for the numbering here. I did a column recently that was basically a rant that you had to read between the lines of to find any poetry meaning in (kind of like reading a book of Ron Silliman poems) and appallingly labeled it number 30. Well, it turns out I already had a 30. And while I could have shot a note to the webmasters of GotPoetry.com to just change the number for me, looking over the oeuvre of “Poetry Is Doomed” columns featured here it was clear that the last one could be too easily construed as not being about poetry at all. So I’ve decided to not count it. . So this is the real #31. To the business at hand… ]
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Poetry Is Doomed #30: Your opinion is not equal to my theory
Posted by mamta on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 (01:11:49)
I hate the phrase, “You weren’t there.”
Watching the recent video of football commentators Matt Millen and Steve Young argue about Brett Favre, I was driven to the keyboard in a fit of sputtering rage over the phrase, “You weren’t there.”
I hate the phrase, “You weren’t there.”
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Staff Picks for November 2010
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 (17:53:48)
Passion, the use of the mind and tools to express innermost feelings, is always evident in the work of artists.Its nice to go through the layers of their creation and decipher them.
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Staff Picks for October 2010
Posted by mamta on Sunday, October 10, 2010 (09:00:13)
Staff, curators peruse through the finished section of poems and here are some of the poems/poets/blogs we think are worthy of your attention. Check out these poets and their works ! So let's get started for the month of October!
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Poetry Is Doomed #30: Are Music Lyrics Poetry?
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (00:38:09)
Wherein we learn the answer the second oldest poetry question of all time.
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Staff Picks for September 2010
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 (10:33:49)
Any form of art is subjective. So is poetry. I write poetry for myself. I don't write it for accolades or 10s or stars. If anyone can relate to it that's fine; if not, it has not bothered me. I have had my share of 1s and 2s, 9s and 10s. I think any artist should be open to the views of others and criticisms on your work when you publish it.
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Poetry Is Doomed #29: If you're going to perform from paper...
Posted by mamta on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 (13:02:28)
Four rules you need to keep in mind if you're going to skip memorizing your poetry for performances.
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Staff Picks for August 2010
Posted by mamta on Sunday, August 08, 2010 (17:21:03)
It's fogglethorpe, fogglethorpe and fogglethorpe all the way this month. Except for the one pick by loisseau from the Old Masters of Poetry this month; the rest of the picks are by fogglethorpe. So without wasting time lets get on with this month's staff picks.
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Staff Picks for July 2010
Posted by mamta on Saturday, July 10, 2010 (16:59:10)
I have reached a stage in my life where relationships don't mean anything to me. Not that they did before. But I did try to be present and there is also this role-playing which we all do. I've always believed that the greatest and biggest relationship you can have in life is with your own self. Over the years, my belief in that has been reaffirmed. The people who have come into my life have been transitory.
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Life After Slam
Posted by mamta on Monday, July 05, 2010 (04:24:30)
One poetry venue’s 20th anniversary shows there’s life for poetry slammers when the competition’s done
By Victor D. Infante
WORCESTER — It’s the 20th anniversary of the Worcester Poets Asylum poetry reading, and Bill MacMillan is standing on a chair, imitating a Tyrannosaurus Rex and reciting Matt Cook’s riotous poem, “Science.”
“Science,” he screams, to uproarious applause from the more than 70 poets and poetry fans packed into Jumpin’ Juice and Java, “was invented by a bunch of guys who were so ugly, they couldn’t possibly believe in God.”
Laughter fills the room – MacMillan has performed this poem before and most everyone present knows where it’s going, but anniversary parties aren’t really about the new. They’re about reflection, and honoring what’s come before.
And most everyone in the room is cognizant of another fact, too: Not a lot of poetry readings reach 20.
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Mink Bay - a multiple part series - Part VII
Posted by fogglethorpe on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 (13:00:00)
This is a true story about a quick trip out to Mink Bay, located in Boca de Quadra, about 40 miles as the eagle flies south from Ketchikan, Alaska. Life is somewhat different in Southeast, I hope readers enjoy the ride.
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Staff Picks for June 2010
Posted by mamta on Saturday, June 05, 2010 (17:53:53)
June 5th [today] is World Environment Day. As we look at our crippled surroundings and depleted ozone layer, its time to think of what we can do to heal the universe.
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