John Haines – A Winter Light
A Winter Light, by John Haines We still go about our lives in shadow, pouring the white cup...
Poetry – Mark Doty – To Jackson Pollock
To Jackson Pollock Mark Doty Last night somebody murdered a young tree on Seventh Avenue between 18th and...
Poetry – Jim Harrison – Return
“Return” by Jim Harrison The sun’s warm against slats of the granary, a puddle of ice in the...
Poem – Carl Sandburg – Fog
This reader suggested poem is “Fog” by Carl Sandburg. The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits...
2016 National Poetry Month
With April just around the corner, National Poetry Month is upon us. I will be posting selections from...
Current Happenings – National Poetry Month
I am little late, but April is National Poetry Month! And this year AWP is taking place in...
Poetry Month – Poem by Layman Pang Yun
The following two poems from the book The Recorded Sayings of Layman Pang, Weatherhill 1971, translated from the...
Poetry Month – Poems By Zen Masters
The following translations are from the book Original Teachings of Chan Buddhism, by Chang Chun-Yuan, A Vintage Book,...
Poetry Month – Poems by Ryokan
Selections 4 and 5 for National Poetry Month. These two poems of Zen Master Ryokan are from Dewdrops...
Poetry Month – Poems by Robinson Jeffers
Selection #2 and #3 for National Poetry Month is Sign-Post and Evening Ebb by Robinson Jeffers, from his collection...
Poetry Month – Poem by Wendy Brown-Baez
For National Poetry Month, I will be selecting poems I enjoy by other writers and artists and will...
2013 Poetry Month #11 – Poems from Andres Breton
The following are a couple of selections from Andres Breton, a French writer born in 1896. He is credited...
2013 Poetry Month #7 – Solitude Late at Night in the Woods
The following poem is written by Robert Bly. He is considered one of the greatest writers of our...
2013 Poetry Month #6 – Dawn Stanzas
The following poem is written by Thomas R. Smith. This is from the collection “Waking Before Dawn”, published...
2013 Poetry Month #5 – Liminal
The following poem was written by Joshua Kryah from the collection “Glean”, published in 2007 by Nightboat Books....