For this year's Put A Poem In Your Pocket Day, I decided to flash back to my fledgling blogger days on Patch.com! Here I (rather verbosely) share how two popular poems related to my personal experiences two years ago. Now? I believe the dream is no longer deferred! The road I travel upon has been … Continue reading Put A Poem in Yo Pocket
Tag: National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month 2015! Horror Poetry
Happy Friday and good news...it's still National Poetry Month! Hope you've enjoyed my contributions thus far. đ For our last NPM15 entry, I'm giving you a sneak preview of A Coterie of Diamonds. The excerpt below, The Dreamer, is a segment of my surreal narrative poem; the full piece will be featured in Thirteen o'Clock … Continue reading National Poetry Month 2015! Horror Poetry
National Poetry Month 2015! Erotic Poetry
Every Friday this April, I am going to feature an original work here for your reading pleasure. Throw rotted fruit, sing praises, lemme know you just donât get it, but do, please, have an experience. If you borrow the work, be polite and cite! This is a work-in-progress poem. Dog-eared for publication, but it's only … Continue reading National Poetry Month 2015! Erotic Poetry
National Poetry Month 2015! Interactive Poetry
Every Friday this April, I am going to feature an original work here for your reading pleasure. Throw rotted fruit, sing praises, lemme know you just don't get it, but do, please, have an experience. If you borrow the work, be polite and cite! Today's National Poetry Month contribution is the full poem featured during January's Fantastic Ekphrastic! … Continue reading National Poetry Month 2015! Interactive Poetry
National Poetry Month 2015! Poem It Up Fridays
It's National Poetry Month, ya'll! What a great year for poetry thus far: During January's Fantastic Ekphrastic, an ensemble from Studio@620 performed my tormented-God-of-Love poem Arc Angel. In February, my psycho-terror narrative poem, A Coterie of Diamonds, was accepted for publication. March, I joined fellow local literary writers for award-winning poet Peter Hargitai's poetry workshop. … Continue reading National Poetry Month 2015! Poem It Up Fridays
Tales From The Notepad
April is National Poetry Month and I did jack doo doo about it. So, in a scramble to pull together an ode to poetry today, I scrolled to my Notepad app on my GS3, only to find I hadn't reinstalled it since the hard reset. Found it online, logged into my old account, and pulled … Continue reading Tales From The Notepad
Egomaniacs To The Center Stage, Please!
A casual traipse through my LinkedIn feed brought me to this article: How To Leave Your Ego At the Door Although this is framed for the corporate/private sector types, the points are applicable to the artists/wannabes as well! Here, my reactions to the points... 1. Keep introductions short You know who are the WORST at this? … Continue reading Egomaniacs To The Center Stage, Please!
Meet The Poets
Original Post Date April 24, 2013 at 10:40 PM The author celebrates National Poetry Month. This week's post is part three of a three part installment. This week we highlight published poets. We've celebrated National Poetry Month by getting in front of the microphone and performing our works, putting a poem in our pocket, and reminiscing on … Continue reading Meet The Poets
St Pete’s Got Talent: Open Mic Nights
Original Post Date April 11, 2013 at 10:14 PM The author celebrates National Poetry Month. This week's post is part one of a three part installment. The freeing energy that is the Open Mic experience. Snaps, snaps, snaps! The Academy of American Poets recognizes April as National Poetry Month.This blog will celebrate poets and poetry this … Continue reading St Pete’s Got Talent: Open Mic Nights
Put A Poem in Yo Pocket
Original Post Date April 17, 2013 at 04:26 PM The author celebrates National Poetry Month. This week's post is part two of a three part installment. This week, how poems can influence and inspire everyday experiences. The Academy of American Poets recognizes April as National Poetry Month. Thursday, April 18 is National Poem In Your Pocket Day. … Continue reading Put A Poem in Yo Pocket
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