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Young Poets

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Sherwood Smith

    Lately I’ve been rereading T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. This led to my taking down to peruse, after a hiatus of about twenty years, the slim volume he wrote called The Use of Poetry & The Use of Criticism. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Poetry, Writing life | Tagged poets, Sherwood Smith, T.S. Eliot, youth

PEN International’s Global Campaign
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Posted on November 12, 2014 by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

This week, I’m passing along an article from the Bahá’í World News Service about the efforts of PEN International to defend persecuted writers the world over. I include a link to the original posting of the story interested readers can … Continue reading →

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Posted in Announcements, Books and Reading, Community, Faith and Religion, Poetry

Rambles in England, Part 2

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Sara Stamey

St. Paul’s Cathedral and John Donne’s Memorial: I was eager to visit this magnificent cathedral not only for the architecture, but to see the memorial statue of John Donne, who famously penned the words, “No man is an island.” An … Continue reading →

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Posted in creativity, Culture, History, Poetry, Travel | Tagged John Donne, No Man is an Island, St. Paul's Cathegral, writing inspiration

Annals of Pard: An Unfinished Education

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Ursula K. Le Guin

This blog post is included in: No Time to Spare Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler December 5, 2017 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt                     … Continue reading →

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Posted in cats, Poetry, Series | Tagged Annals of Pard, cat, mouse, Poetry

POETS Day: Masks

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Dave Trowbridge

  We are all mask-makers. Fear teaches us the art, And time holds them up for us to dance among, Changing our faces To face other gazes. In saints and bodhisattvas They disappear. Some masks are Gauzy, Thin. But more … Continue reading →

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Posted in Inspiration, Poetry | Tagged masks

POETS Day: Still Life with Epiphany

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Dave Trowbridge

  The scent of blackberry sage tea Like a whisper unheard Steals through the house Borne on cool spring invading through opened windows: Plum blossoms, mold and forest, the fresh tea-like woodiness of redwoods. In a moment The space these … Continue reading →

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Posted in Inspiration, Poetry | Tagged long-distance relationship, love, love poem, redwoods

POETS Day: Vachel Lindsay

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Dave Trowbridge

To me, Vachel Lindsay has always been the epitome of an American poet. Best known for Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight and General William Booth Enters into Heaven, which was set to music by Charles Ives, his work, according to Wikipedia, “lacked elements … Continue reading →

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POETS Day: Antisocial Sonnet #4

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Dave Trowbridge

Antisocial Sonnet #4 Obsession The lady lingers long before the mirror Distressed by what she sees below her belt: An image so distorted by her fear It wrings from her an outcry most heartfelt. “My butt’s too big!” she cries. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Humor, Poetry | Tagged sonnet

POETS Day: Antisocial Sonnet #3

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Dave Trowbridge

The Borborygmus The Borborygmus is a dreadful beast He clamors for attention unashamed Emitting gastric noises undecreased By anything except the tribute claimed. Orotund and rounded are his vowels Rumbling up from Stygian depths denied But vainly by the victim … Continue reading →

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POETS Day: Antisocial Sonnet #2

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Dave Trowbridge

Gesundheit! The drama of a sneeze can’t be denied, Its setting of the stage is masterly, It starts with just a tingle deep inside In nasal preface to catastrophe. And then it builds to twitchings of the nose With halting … Continue reading →

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Posted in Humor, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged sneeze, sonnet

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