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Daddy Papersurfer started it.  He said he was inspired by Sylvie, but then it became about a mole… worn by a certain bra’s mistress. The link to the mole photo is here. Daddy Papersurfer wrote a poem about the mole, and  suddenly, everyone else wanted to write a poem too.  Jaffer wrote one for Olga, and then [...]

A day late - but that’s a technicality, with the time zone difference - I’m at the Poetry Hut blog for my Cyclone book tour, going all serious with Jilly Dybka down in Tennessee. Jilly’s blog is a compendium of poetry news and related items of interest, and if you are interested in keeping up [...]

No! I am not roaming aimlesslyaround your streets and bazaar,rather searching for his Beloved................... forever,I am that kind of a lover.drunk with the wine of longingaround the Beloved is my strolling.God have mercy on me!troubled, here I am roaming.I've done wrong and sinned,wounded now am I walking.Though your eyes see me drunk,glance with your heartand you'll find me perfectly sober

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Like those year-end “Best of” lists? Here’s one, with some of my favorites among the poetry books I've reviewed in 2008:What We Already Knew by Rick Cannon, Sheltering Pine Press“Like William Stafford, Cannon focuses on simple details in everyday speech to examine the world around him. But the language is far from ordinary, nuances of phrase and image captured with interesting juxtapositio

Mein “erstes Mal” war am 21.10.2008 beim zweiten Poetry All Stars im Cinemaxx in Bielefeld. Wusste auch nicht so richtig, was mich dort erwartet. Aus ganz Deutschland waren acht Slammer (ist das richtig geschrieben?) angetreten. Es war auf jeden Fall witzig. Je freakiger, desto näher die Chance, den Slam zu gewinnen. Einen Teilnehmer, Andy Strauß, [...]

I Am DeterminedOne regret, dear world, That I am determined not to have When I am lying on my deathbed Is that I did not kiss you enough. - Hafiz(carefully selected by Elsa Joy Bailey on www.elsajoy.com)If you like these postings, subscribe for free updates by e-mail : click hereMore Inspiration and Light : Luminous Inspirations SiteSpread the light - share this post!

Keeping WatchIn the morning When I began to wake, It happened again - That feeling That you, Beloved, Had stood over me all night Keeping watch, That feeling That as soon as I began to stir You put Your lips on my forehead And lit a Holy lamp Inside my heart. - Hafiz(carefully selected by Elsa Joy Bailey on www.elsajoy.com)If you like these postings, subscribe for free updates by e-mail : click he

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I was just reflecting on the strong commonalities between these two art forms: poetry, and code (i.e., computer programs). (If you don't think code is an art form, either you aren't a coder, or you are a coder and consider "art" to be a somewhat pejorative term.)Both are, ideally, elegant and powerfully expressive applications of language.Each form values both beauty (simplicity, elegance, etc.)

The following videos show Pakistani poet Anwar Masood reciting two of his Punjabi poems.The latter poem refers to the famous Anarkali Bazar in the city of Lahore.Recitations of some more of his poems, in his own voice, can be listened to at the website of the Academy of the Punjab in North America.I would like to thank Asma, for introducing me to Masood saaheb's poetry.

Greetings All,Welcome to another edition of the Sunday Poetry Series.Our first serious winter snowfall came yesterday and although this is my fifth winter in this beautiful mountain forest, after my years in Houston, I am still enchanted by watching the snow fall. What a gift and a blessing it is to live in such a magical place.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningRobert FrostWhose woods these are

When we understand, we are at the centre of the circle, and there we sit while Yes and No chase each other around the circumference (Chuang-tzu.)In an article in the New York Times, David Orr recounts the following anecdote which got me thinking:In a half-filled auditorium, a poet was reading a poem about the death of a child. Autumn leaves fell, night descended, the hours became slow and cold and

The Poetry Club had its November Poetry Coffeehouse on Thursday. I had to be the emcee, because I couldn’t find anyone else to do it. It was awkward for me; I don’t like to stand in front of an audience very much, even a small one. Very few people attended. There were only five readers, so [...]

Greetings All,Welcome to the Sunday Poetry Series.Today I have a piece that I wrote back in 2005 after our own military used white phosphorous as an incendiary weapon on the city of Fallujah, Iraq.I was thinking today about the soldiers that were ordered to do that and how sad it is that they were ever there to begin with.Mr. Obama, I do hope you are up to the task of sorting out the mess Bush lef

Costa Rican poetry has usually followed the same literary movement that the prose is experimenting at the time. This parallelism in artistic movements is also the case with different art forms, such as painting and theater. Even though poetry has been written in the country since colonial times, most experts would agree that its "birth" occurred in the 1890's, as it did with prose. In 1890 La lira

R. L. Stevenson, the famous Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, was born on November 13 in the year 1850. Although wrote many short stories, poems, travalogues, novels, he is especially known for his novels: ‘Treasure Island’ (1883) and ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’(1886). Among other famous novels are ‘Kidnapped’ (1886) and Master Of Ballantrae (1889).

1. 'I am the One whom I love'I am the One whom I love,and the One whom I love is myself.We are two souls incarnated in one body;if you see me, you see Him,if you see Him, you see us.2. 'Your spirit is mingled with mine'Your spirit is mingled with mineas wine is mixed with water;whatever touches you touches me.In all the stations of the soul you are I.3. 'Kill me, my faithful friends'Kill me, my fa

The Accentuate Writers Anthology will be a trade fiction paperback book, of approximately 400 pages, separated into four or five sections. Between each section, and at the beginning and end of the book, we would like to include filler poetry, around which we will put black and white vector image designs as section breaks, so the poetry will be very highly featured and easy to see by just flipping

Greetings All,Welcome to the post-election edition of the AWOP Sunday Poetry Series.In honor of the historic event of our nation coming together to elect our first African-American President, a poem by Langston Hughes.I can only imagine what he might have written had he lived to see this day in America.I, Too, Sing AmericaLangston HughesI, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.They send me to

There are moments in your life when a little voice inside you screams for joy when you see a particular snack on the supermarket shelf. For me, my inner, former fraternity boy persona did exactly that this past week. And what could be responsible for such an awakening? Beer Chips! Yes, that’s right, they now combine [...]

The Accentuate Writers Anthology will be a trade fiction paperback book, of approximately 400 pages, separated into four or five sections. Between each section, and at the beginning and end of the book, we would like to include filler poetry, around which we will put black and white vector image designs as section breaks, so the poetry will be very highly featured and easy to see by just flipping

Poetry in the Garden 5 x 5.5 Watercolor on paperAvailable for sale here.

BIRTH I must die Goodbye, my son, because I fear I shall sketch a horizon my

I am a real fan of speculative fiction and poetry. The field of sci-fi and speculative poetry is perhaps not as big as that for more “mainstream” poetry, nor as the field of speculative prose... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Greetings All,Welcome to the final pre-election edition of the Sunday Poetry Series.Today we have a selection from W.H. Auden an English poet born in 1907. He visited Germany, Iceland, and China, served in the Spanish Civil war, and in 1939 moved to the United States, where he met his lover, Chester Kallman, and became an American citizen.The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden(To JS/07 M 378This

Album : Summer Rain Poetry (夏雨诗)Artist : Peter Pan (潘裕文)Release : 24 October 2008Language : MandarinTrack List:01.夏雨诗 (Xia Yu Shi)DOWNLOAD02.老夫老妻 (Lao Fu Lao Qi)DOWNLOAD03.我和你从未分手 (Wo He Ni Cong Wei Fen Shou)04.心里的狮子 (Xin Li De Shi Zi)DOWNLOADMore download will coming soon

Greetings All,Before I get to the Sunday Poetry Selection for today I would like to welcome Governor Sarah Palin to Asheville North Carolina.If you have never been to Asheville before, Governor, you may not want to do to much wandering around outside the friendly confines of the Civic Center and away from your kool-aid drinking constituents. The Civic Center where you will be speaking is dangerou

We hardly get a TV show for spoken word also known as poetry in the UK, so to have Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (Def Poetry Jam) TV series is in otherwords a compensation. Def Poetry aired in 2001 and continues to grow from strength to strength, it was a spin off of the popular Def [...]

【专辑名称】Album : 后青春期的诗 (Poetry Of The Day After)【演唱歌手】Artist : 五月天 (MayDay)【发行时间】Release : 23 October 2008【专辑语种】Language : Mandarin (Pop)专辑曲目 (Track List) :01.突然好想你 (tu ran hao xiang ni)DOWNLOAD02.生存以上 生活以下 (sheng cun yi shang sheng huo yi xia)DOWNLOAD03.你不是真正的快乐 (ni bu shi zhen

While the worldwide economic bailout twists and turns in ways that serve to keep us alive...albeit just barely...seemingly so the middle class may continue our work of creating wealth for the wealthy...today we have a little poem that speaks in simpler terms from another time in history that was called The Great Depression.The Reckoning by Theodore RoethkeAll profits disappear: the gainOf ease, th

This was my first ever Poetry Coffee House tonight. I had always walked through on various occasions to check it out. There is usually a large crowd and very talented individuals who express their feelings, opinions, and thoughts through poems, statements, short stories, and personal reflections. This month’s Poetry Coffee House was focused on cancer [...]

Here we have a few jewels of the Jim Murdoch's poetry with a brief introduction from the author. I have been writing poetry for 36 years, longer I expect than most of you reading this now will have lived. You'd think by now I might have a wise word or two to say about it. The thing I've learned about wisdom is how simple it is. If you look at Aesop's fables or the parables of Jesus the language

Poetry in Motion- has always been a favorite of mine.Through out the movie, Christopher Dewdney simply shines. Gary Snyder actually caught my interest too. I think Christopher Dewdney and Gary Snyder worked wonderful in Poetry in Motion. The great supporting cast includes Christopher Dewdney, Gary Snyder, Jim Carroll, John Giorno, William S. [...]

New! Eggs Benedict There once was a man from Van Nuys Who only ate food named for spies. Named after a traitor boss Were eggs in hollandaise sauce, Served with Neville Chamberlain fries. New! Eggs Florentine It's Eggs Benedict With spinach and tomatoes, Cheese and no muffin. New! Poetry Slam Egg Skillets I'd like my eggs To be served on a metal skillet.

Making extra money and achieving recognition in the process by entering online poetry contests Writing poetry is a way to express you in a creative art. Unfortunately, poetry doesn’t usually make enough money to pay the bills in your home. One way to make a few bucks here and there for your poetry is to submit [...]

I am a real fan of speculative fiction and poetry. The field of sci-fi and speculative poetry is perhaps not as big as that for more “mainstream” poetry, nor as the field of speculative prose... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Although Yeats used Irish mythology in his early poems, yet he is not simply intent to retell the Irish legends. Yeats’ impulse to transcend his folk-lore material is a constant pre-occupation with him. As an Irishman, he is passionately attached to his country by ties of ancestors and pride in his country’s history and legends. He gradually became disillusioned when he felt the viol

I thought it was time to put together some of my links to other sites I write for. I have learned that as a writer I must network my self by writing for many sites. Although I love hub pages I have had much...

With corporate bailouts and mudslinging politics the order of the day, I thought we could use a reminder about what America could be if enough of us decided it was going to be.Can we do this thing?Alright then.Let America Be America Again by Langston HughesLet America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he himself is free.(Ameri

DIVISION:Adult: (ages 18 and over)PRIZES:Prizes in the adult division are: First ($150), Second ($100), and Third ($50). All winners will be published in The Collective Consciousness, the quarterly journal of The Writers’ Collective.RULES:Only original, unpublished poetry may be submitted, maximum 42 lines per poem. Poems should be typed, using spacing of poet’s choice, one side only, on 8.5 x

The Day Has ComeIt has finally happened,Now it’s happening,Now you are unhappy,You were the one who told me all about it;It has come,Everyone knows it,Everyone has seen it,Yet now that its actually happenedYou seem surprised,As if you never wanted it to happen;Now you’re the only onePracticing hate and violence.

None see the wind, only what it moves; a feather ruffled, a leaf stirred, but from where did it originate? Such is God’s Spirit - Him we cannot fully comprehend, His greatness, His vast majesty - no words can aptly describe. When will God speak and how? Through what means will He choose - His Word or creation, a psalm or melody? Finite minds cannot understand [...]

Some might not call this poetry but....I do.Today we have a little piece of advice on how to create a better world."The thought manifests as the word:The word manifests as the deed:The deed develops into habit:And habit hardens into character.So watch the thought and its ways with care,And let it spring from loveBorn out of concern for all beings.”-BuddhaA bonus quote for social conservatives, m

Lord Most High, my Adonai. You are Lord of all - Creator of all, God Most High. Lofty, exalted, strong and mighty - the great I AM. Let me hunger for You, yearning for Your Word - such living water for my soul. my Strength and Provider, all that I need; Let me not want but for You and Your will. Nothing else satisfies, nothing and no [...]

I’m finally getting around to blogging about the poetry coffeehouse that was on Monday! It was a new experience trying to get everything organized on time. The back room where we keep all of the cups, plates, napkins, forks, coffee, etc., was filled with boxes, which made it almost impossible to get to everything I [...]

I am leaving obsenely early this saturday morning to attend the Dodge Poetry Festival. It is the biggest poetry festival of its kind in the united states. I started attending it years ago and only missed one since then. And only one time would I have considered it a real dog. When I get back I'll post some of my thoughts on the event. And I think some of the writers block is slowly starting t

I’m setting up my first coffeehouse as president! I should have probably blogged about it sooner so that people could know about it and attend, but I’ve been run ragged lately-I was so tired that I went to sleep at 9:20 on Saturday night! So anyway, I got to experience everything that Christina used to do–minus shopping for snacks. [...]

Today we have a classic from Robert Frost to ponder upon.Enjoy.The Peaceful Shepherdby Robert FrostIf heaven were to do again,And on the pasture bars,I leaned to line the figures inBetween the dotted starts,I should be tempted to forget,I fear, the Crown of Rule,The Scales of Trade, the Cross of Faith,As hardly worth renewal.For these have governed in our lives,And see how men have warred.The Cros

Greetings All,Today we have a different twist on the Sunday Poetry series. I love quotes and in a way I consider them a kind of poetry. Great insight from the human mind in all its forms seems very poetic to me.Since we don't have much insight coming from our present day candidates, and in honor of all those journalists who will not be allowed to ask certain candidates any questions that are not

01-intro 02-paso a paso 03-represento 04-rap vida 05-la vida no es un juego (spark ft dipos) 06-interludio 07-arte flow y sonido (spark ft jogle) 08-Mierda televisión 2008 09-Furia (ades ft spark) 10-No a la guerra (Dhr ft spark) 11-R.I.P MC,s moda 12-Fuck enemies 13-Cantores 14-Gianina 15-Mi chile anda mal 16-Rhythm and poetry (Detres-Spark) 17-Un pensar 2 18-Lo que yo aprendi (Spark ft Ro2 mc,

Greetings All,Welcome, once again, to the Sunday Poetry Series. Today we have a classic from Carl Sandburg.But first, in honor of our most recently renewed efforts to select a person to guide our nation out of our current state of disarray, a quote from another military man and Republican who understood the potential dangers of the juggernaut that was created to fight the second world war.I lik

I am a real fan of speculative fiction and poetry. The field of sci-fi and speculative poetry is perhaps not as big as that for more “mainstream” poetry, nor as the field of speculative prose... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Each morning I awake trapped in a struggle between disappointment and joy. This day I am tempted into panic by “politics of gender” – thinking my follow citizens should see as I do the cynical ploy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Greetings All,Welcome to the Sunday Poetry Series. Today we have a wonderful new contributor, Sarah, from My life as it was, is, and will be. I came across her blog and was so impressed with her writing that I asked if she would allow me to re-post it here at AWOP. She graciously agreed and now you, dear reader, are in for a treat. Please be sure and click on over to her blog and checkout a w

W. B. Yeats is one of the greatest poets of the English language. He had in common two main methods of writing poetry: one spontaneous and the other a laborious process involving much alteration and substitution. However, it was only in the early phase of his poetic career that he relied entirely on inspiration giving himself upto “the chief temptation of the artistic creation witho

Just wanted to post another poem. Thinking about my wife and my child makes my soul sing. Yes, I can follow the rules and form for a sonnet.Choosing FoodTo My WifeSuddenly, I am free. Love, your vibratingjoy at eating French chocolate, laughingat the our conversation’s ingredients, shakingat my slow humor, keeps us migratingtoward a new future. We cook stir-fry to-gether. We eat bread together.

I got a poem tooRoses are redViolets are blueFUCK JUGGALOS

Greetings All,Welcome to the Sunday Poetry Series. Some of you may remember this one ( I wrote it two years ago and it has been around the net a bit) but it is one of my favorites and for those who have not yet read it, I hope you like it. If you or someone you know has some poetry that fits the theme of this blog, let me know I would love to feature it in a future Sunday Poetry series.The Wreck

More on poetry and faith-Faith has been constructed out of proposial truth since the Decarte and any other truth has been devalued. Faith has to find a way into someones daily life or it is not faith but aggreement. Is Jesus Lord? To say yes and then operate as if the answer was irrelevant really becomes a no. I have always love the sory of the woman at the well in John 4. For her, faith began as

New Yorkers love the arts. Don’t they? And this latest effort at promotion proves it. At various city venues the Poetry Brothel convenes for readings of high quality, literary works, poetry,  by names and no-names alike.  People like you and me. Apparently the accoutrements feature heavy velvets, feathers, gambling tables, a bar, along with The Madame and [...]

July 1 - October 15, 2008Isotope is looking for outstanding examples of literary nature and science writing. Below you will find our contest submission guidlines. Winners will receive publication and $300. All entrants will receive a subscription to Isotope and will also be considered for publication. Entrants will be notified in spring 2009.Contest GuidelinesNo more than 20 pages of prose (fictio

Deadline : October 1st, 2008 (postmark deadline). - Source -$10 Entry Fee$500 First Place PrizePostmark Deadline : October 1, 2008Our annual contest awards $500 plus publication for the first place winner in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Additional winners selected for publication will be paid in copies. $10 entry fee, checks payable to Alligator Juniper. Every entrant receives one cop

Thanx to HintOfPoetry for reminding me about Alicia's poem whom just makes your eyes pop and your jaw drop down! It's just amazing!Hope you'll enjoy it, as much as i do every time i watch this video!

Thanx to HintOfPoetry for reminding me about Alicia's poem whom just makes your eyes pop and your jaw drop down! It's just amazing!Hope you'll enjoy it, as much as i do every time i watch this video!

An insight into the history and development of Jamaican Poetry.

  Stone Garden Architect: Kazuhide Doi @ Doi Architects Hiroshima based Japanese architect Kazuhide Doi has created this very beautiful Stone Garden (a residential building) adapting the architecture according to the slope of the area. Using the mantra of ‘no interference to the nature’ the very talented architect has written the poetry in green grass, stone, steel and concrete s

Somewhere a man walks through a desert With sand in the folds in his skin Looking for water Somewhere there is a high mountain With thin, dry air Eagles cry and soar beneath men who stand and watch them Aware of the great distance below Aware of how easy it would be to fall Somewhere a river is running slowly Small and tame and [...]

The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later. – Joan MiroHaigaImage: "Banana tree and gate to the banana tree hut," Matsuo Basho (1644-94), Idemitsu Museum of ArtSimply put a haiga is a painting that incorporates a haiku. But it's not quite that simple. The haiku is a reserved style of poetry and the painting that goes with it is expected to be

I ran into my old friend Tina Louise through a post she had over at Op-Ed news this past week. Tina Louise was a wonderful contributor of poetry back at my old place The Peace Tree.At about the same time I ran into Tina Louise and read her most recent work...which you are about to enjoy...I came across sites and folks advocating a Christian religious revolution worldwide. They made it clear this

Hello Readers.I have added an addition to this blog to allow poetry lovers to read poetry on our blog. It is called "Poem of the Day" and can be read every day on our blog. It is located on the bottom portion of the blog between Beautifull Art Gallery and USA Smarts.Share and bookmark our blog and enjoy the poetry.Thank you for visiting our blog and have a wonderful day.Sincerely,Joseph R. Mays

Hello Readers.I have added an addition to this blog to allow poetry lovers to read poetry on our blog. It is called "Poem of the Day" and can be read every day on our blog. It is located on the bottom portion of the blog between Beautifull Art Gallery and USA Smarts.Share and bookmark our blog and enjoy the poetry.Thank you for visiting our blog and have a wonderful day.Sincerely,Joseph R. Mays

God hath treasures beneath the Throne,the keys whereof are the tongues of poets.Some poetry containeth much wisdom;Some poetry is dressed in knowledge and art.- Sayings of Holy Prophet Muhammad, divine peace be upon himWhen words come out of the heart, they enter the heart.- Al-Suhrawardi1.Welcome to 2nd Edition of Online Sufi Poetry Carnival jointly hosted by Court of Lions, Abdur Rahman's Corner

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Painting is mute poetry and poetry is speaking painting. – Simonides of Kos, 6th century B.C.Poetry first (illustrations and collaborations) In the last section we ended on poetry inspired by art. It can work the other way round, of course, Charles Demuth's 1928 painting, I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold is based on the 1920 poem by William Carlos Williams, 'The Great Figure'.THE GREAT FIGURE Among th

Poetry and painting are done in the same way you make love; it's an exchange of blood, a total embrace – without caution, without any thought of protecting yourself. – Joan Miro (clearly a pre-AIDS quote) In his lecture 'The Relations Between Poetry and Painting', poet Wallace Stevens, asserts that there is "a universal poetry", of which literary poetry and painting are manifestations. Art and

This is a listing of all my poetry. These poems are all original, written by me at different times within the last 15 years. The food poems are the most recent. Please read them and if you enjoyed them - please comment. Your comments encourage me to keep creating.This page will continue to be updated with new poems added.ChefSpun SugarDessert PlatingCyber World BondsThe Long FermentEntertaining Gl

An award-winning site based on Professor W. J. Alexander's Representative Poetry and maintained by the Department of English at the University of Toronto, Representative Poetry Online, now in version 3.0, is a huge directory of poetry in English, with 3,816 poems written by 524 poets. It is the perfect place for students and lovers of English literature to read, learn, and enjoy themselves. Featur

I give the world my poem to help ease any pain or loneliness that someone may be going through right now. Please know and understand that God sees everything for He is “The Watcher”. The Watcher God is my watchtower; watching over all that I do. Protecting me from harm, and watching every step. For God is the watcher, surveying the twisted [...]

First, Nat is STILL without a sponsor. Sponsor five year old Nat of Thailand! I’ll be unable to post Compassion Friday this week, but pray he is sponsored ASAP. (Not a haiku this morning, but a prayer as poetry nonetheless.) Hear my prayer, my Lord and my God, I wait for You, wishing all fear would cease to take [...]

1.Fellow blogger Tiel Aisha Ansari's collection of poetry, her first book Knocking from Inside finally came out this March! Ansari is a sufi, martial artist, and computer programmer. Born in Philadelphia, USA, she has been writing poetry since her conversion to Islam in 2005. In her site she identifies herself not as a poet, but 'a scribe of Allah'. That explains her book's sincere and bold dedica

I was channel surfing and discovered a program on BookTV of some High School Poetry Awards. I think they were Bay Area specific, but regardless, I was curious, so I tuned in to see what it was about...and was surprised to learn that I wasn't going to see/hear poetry of artistic merit or of any sort of significance at all.Poetry is hard for a reason. I don't write a lot of poetry because I tend t

What is food? it is life giving, nourishing both physically, mentally and sometimes spiritually.Working with food and creating food fosters a keen connection to not only the ingredients, but the kitchen and tools used to create it - the kitchen becomes a safe haven where both chaos and creativity are awakened - the sites, the smells, the sounds become a second skin, and you develop a sixth sense

what a strange and gruesome way for your loved ones to say that they’ve loved you all these days, but to put you in the ground! “he thought we loved him quite a lot, but now in the ground he’ll rot, he’ll finally have some friends, the sot, amongst the worms and grubs and bugs.” and it isn’t really clear, the message we should [...]

Found in an old pictures folder backup CD. Images from 2004 and 2007.

The Karnataka Bhagawatha is a 16th century translation of the Bhagavad Purana. 11,682poems were written on 232 palm leaves, and looked like the picture aboveTo publish it in book form, the palm leaf manuscript had to be microfilmed, transferred to a computer, and edited into print format. This is what it looks like now: Some details of the process can be found atHindu Blog. I'd love to hear from

Power words will make an indefinite change for the better in your writing. Use power words to paint an image for the reader, and capture their interest as well as captivating their mind in ways never thought possible. More: continued here

Love is a major theme in Persian poetry and can be interpreted in various ways - as mystic love, the basis of the relationship between human and God or as passionate or affectionate love between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children, family and friends, or even as patriotic love for Iran.Poetry is part of the everyday life of almost every Iranian - we are continuously exposed to names

    Poetry readings normally carry the stigma of stuffy rooms filled with turtlenecks, thick smoke, and wines you can’t pronounce; well this one had all those except it had pretty damn good poetry.  Poems of smelling a girls shampoo while pounding her from behind, five year old pool sharks being hoisted through bars by Mexican [...]

Jane Levin's new poetry chapbook, Legacy, has just been published. Jane was a student in my writing classes and began publishing her poetry with great success.This is her first book. Congratulations, Jane! I've reviewed her book in The Alsop Review. To read this article (and some great poetry), click here.

In his essay, ‘The Study of Poetry’ Matthew Arnold has presented poetry as a criticism of life. In the beginning of his essay he states: “In poetry as criticism of life, under conditions fixed for such criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty, the spirit of our race will find, as time goes by and as other helps fail, its consolation and stay.” Thus, according to him poetry i

1. HistoryLast year end of May, Sadiq Alam and Tiel Aisha Ansari jointly hosted the 1st Edition of Online Sufi Poetry Carnival. The idea of a Blog Carnival is a collection of blog posts/ site links on a specific subject/ theme.We are happy to announce that the 2nd Online Sufi Poetry Carnival will be jointly hosted at Inspirations and Creative Thoughts, Courts of Lions and Abdur Rahman's Corner sit

Ikenobo is mother of Ikebana. Its say that in 7th century, a florist expert called Sen-mu built a cottage in the border of a lake. The cottage is called Ikenobo is made for a learning place for his students to learn flower arrangement. In the beginning, Ikenobo only can be enjoyed by patrician and temple [...]

(A Poem Written During WWI.) “How do you write Poetry? And why is it so important…?” More: continued here