In a few days, I leave for Germany. I’ll meet up with my Mom and younger brother, who are already there. For the first week, we’ll be staying with relatives. Then we’ll travel to Austria, just the three of us, and see what we can see. I’m excited about the trip, of course. In my … Continue reading The Search for the New
The Kills
Maybe everybody else on the planet knows about this band. I just discovered them about two months ago when I was watching a rerun of an episode of “The Blacklist.” They played a song called “Sour Cherry,” and I thought it was so cool I just had to look it up. I found The Kills’ … Continue reading The Kills
Pick Yourself Up Again
I’m not giving up. I’m picking myself up, dusting myself off, and trying again.
Keep Going
We all need somebody to urge us on, with simple words or raucous cheers. Life is short. If we hide our knowledge, our creations, our process, we are acting out of fear. If we share it, we are acting out of faith. Let’s be generous. Let’s hold hands, in reality or metaphorically, and tell each other to please keep going.
Why Poetry? In honor of April, National Poetry Month
I love poetry because it makes me focus in on life. To me, poetry is the zen meditation of literature. You experience it fully in the moment. You have to see it, hear it. Each word has weight and m… Source: Why Poetry? In honor of April, National Poetry Month
Why Poetry? In honor of April, National Poetry Month
I love poetry because it makes me focus in on life. To me, poetry is the zen meditation of literature. You experience it fully in the moment. You have to see it, hear it. Each word has weight and meaning. You take it in as a whole and let the mood and the rhythm surround … Continue reading Why Poetry? In honor of April, National Poetry Month
Red
by Michelle Zanoni This poem is red. Beet red, beating heart, bleed red all over the white page red. Passionate red, eager to rip the meat of life off the bone and savor the chewy flesh red. Battle courage red, love red, electric passion in all its gory glory red. Forbidden fruit apple red, blazing … Continue reading Red
Working a Day Job and Writing on the Side
I was going to title this post, “Working a Day Job and Doing Everything Else on the Side.” My everything else includes playing electric bass in a band, and finding time to read, catch up on email, and play piano (just for fun, I’m pretty new at it). Not to mention all the boring day-to-day … Continue reading Working a Day Job and Writing on the Side
Love Song
I can still hear the pencil scratch, filling in the quarter rest — a squiggle, the extra underline of eighths, staffs drawn, every dot, every line a message to decode. I want to crawl inside a quarter note and swim along the rhythm’s choppy waves that carry me to another space with no body, no people, … Continue reading Love Song
Very Punny
Just had to share this link. Puns for poets: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ninamohan/puns-that-will-satisfy-all-poetry-nerds#.gf6mGqxr1
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