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RHYME & REASON: Spoken Word Poetry Documentary
Yet Another Logo for The Inspired Word!
Allen Ginsberg\'s Howl
Read by John Turturro & Allen Ginsberg....
Poetry Quotes of the Day
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to...
Another New Logo for The Inspired Word!
Please let me know what you think. It comes to me by way of longtime friend Anita Bonita. ...
Mike Geffner\'s Inspired Word - A New Era Begins!
Catch the Magic!In our strikingly elegant new home, (Le) Poisson Rouge, right in the heart of Greenwich Village, we officially kick off our twice-a-month series with an extraordinary lineup: Shanelle Gabriel, Caits Meissner, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, and B...
Anthony Alonso - Poem "Piercing Through Her Veils"
Piercing Through Her VeilsBy Anthony AlonsoThe diamonds in her eyesCuts me at a glanceHer feminine stance Sets the trance To beginHer skin shinesWith a felineType of mesmerizingKind of sublimeReflecting within the mindFlashes of her OccurToo short to...
Big Poppa E - The Home Front
Poetry Quotes of the Day
“Poets need not go to Niagara to write about the force of falling water.”—Robert Frost“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were tak...
Capicu Poetry Open Mic with Bonafide Rojas & Chango Bi - Nov. 20th!
Back at home base in Williamsburg Brooklyn with the November installment of the Capicu Poetry Open Mic, featuring some of NYC's most dynamic urban talent and music by DJ Sambarella.Friday, November 20, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 11:00pm Location: Notice Lou...
Saul Williams: "When The Clock Strikes Me"
In Memory of Poet Craig Arnold: Uncouplings
Uncouplingsby Craig Arnold There is no I in teamwork but there is a two maker there is no I in together but there is a got three a get to her the I in relationship is the heart I slip on a lithe prison in all communication we count on a mimic (I am n...
Paul Muldoon\'s Advice for Young Poets
Carlene Spirit Roberts Performs the Poem "Die" at Bar 13 in NYC
Carlene told me about this video: "One great memory of this performance was all the love I received from the audience and venue organizers. This was my first performance in New York, my home state, as an established spoken word artist. I left New Yor...
Writing Ideas and Prompts for Sparking Poems
Writing Ideas and Prompts for Sparking Poems By Sheila BenderWith poetry, we mourn the passage of time, celebrate connections, yell out at injustice, cry from the pain of unrequited love and exclaim our joy in love and gratitude. Over the years, I h...
Barbara Crooker: Poetry Tip & Prompt of the Day
By Barbara Crookerhttp://www.barbaracrooker.com/Click hereTIP: Never Say NeverThis is a compilation of words that writers on my women’s poetry discussion group were told never to use in a poem: shards, pink, fuchsia, your grandmother, your pets, lo...
Poetry Quotes of the Day
“The poet doesn't invent. He listens.”—Jean Cocteau “The poet ... may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.”—Lionel Trilling“By making us stop for a moment, poetry gives us an opportunity to ...
Poet Billy Collins on the Writing Craft
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Poetry Quotes of the Day
“The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson“A poem is energy transferred from where the poet got it, by way of the poem itself, all the ...
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai: Inkwells
Inkwellsby Kelly Zen-Yie Tsaihttp://www.yellowgurl.com/Click heretonight, i imagine each of my fingers is a pen drawing from a never-ending inkwell, the colors from pinky to thumb are lavender, goldenrod, scarlet, pearl, black - the blackest of all b...
Elizabeth Alexander: African American Poetry
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Shanelle Gabriel\'s "Why I Love You" on Def Poetry Jam
Love Shanelle! Seen her live and, trust me, it's a memorable experience. ...
Poetry Quotes of the Day
"Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood."Gabriel Garcia-Marquez"Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls." Voltaire"Poetry is plucki...
