Tag Archives: Poetry

Still, while the poetic commentary is the frosting, the music is the cake. And in the end, 'Everblue' is some mighty tasty cake.

Fifty years of innovative, creative and inspired poetry

Locke’s verse is delightful and superb, if somewhat irascible. He demonstrates no concern for anyone’s vanity, even his own. And he doesn’t indulge in what-if speculation. He simply sees and feels and expresses what he feels.

'If I could tell my young self something, I'd say that she should not let anything take away her joy in making things out of words – that whatever tends to take away from that deep play and pleasure should be questioned.'

'Anything that deepens your life is of use to a writer. Anything that makes you a bigger person on the inside is of use. Anything that helps you understand other people is of use. And anything that causes you to grieve, love, be sheltering, be upset, and feel joy is of use.'

In addition to sharing his talent through his poetry, Nelson serves in the military.

I wonder why men don’t write books about the gods of mythology in this vein.

It is a joy to hear and see Vega sing her hits.

New York Shakespeare Exchange is setting all of Shakespeare's sonnets one by one to short films set all around New York City.

Can the horror in the shadows of the beautiful city of Paris dim its lights to the world?