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Christmas Reads: View with a Grain of Sand
Secret forest | December 6th 2009 by fullet
If I had enough time, this Christmas I would like to calmly read a compilation of poems that's been waiting on the shelf for too long. It is Poems New and Collected by Wisława Szymborska, the celebrated Polish poet awarded with the Nobel Prize in Li read more
Best Resignation Letter – Short, Sad And Touching Poem
Mystic Madness | December 6th 2009 by Amit
It is not easy to write a resignation letter especially when you want to say it in form of a short sad and touching poem. You won’t find a sample or example of free resignation letter easily on web which is written in the form of a poem. Well t read more
Rare Copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book sold for $662,500
Blogoncherry Deals | December 6th 2009 by WildCherry
An 1827 first edition copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s book has sold for $662,500 at a New York auction. The copy of “Tamerlane and Other Poems” had been estimated to sell for between $500,000 and $700,000 at Christie’s. He did no read more
Backpack with Padded Shoulder Straps+Earphone Hole for School and…
Bindaas Bargain Launch | December 5th 2009 by Bindaas
'Bag'baan! Keep and carry anywhere. There are a million topics that I could babble about. Like why the economy is collapsing, why the poor are suffering, why the world is such and such a place. But I'm in a better mood than that. I want to babble read more
Reminder: December's Monthy Giveaway Book List
J. Kaye's Book Blog | December 5th 2009 by J. Kaye Oldner
A reminder that entries that aren't following the guidelines (click here) will be deleted.Also, the 12th of December will be the last monthly giveaway of the year. Earlier this morning, I posted that starting in January 2, 2010, there will be a weekl read more
Rare Edgar Allan Poe Book to be Auctioned Off
Autograph Collectors Daily | December 5th 2009
thecelebritycafe - A very sought after Edgar Allan Poe book is to be auctioned at New York Edgar Allan Poe’s book is to be sold at New York auction for record winnings, reported Associated Press. Poe’s first book “Tamerlane and Other Poems,” read more
Cherishing these forever & always....
Tulip's Talking | December 5th 2009 by Lily
And so will daughter who will inherit them or else...! "This is an original mixed media drawing on a page from a book of poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Enough said. Enjoy! Here is "Annabel" & "Dreams". Approximately 4 x 6.75 inches (10.5 x read more
Now You Wanna Come Back
Black Female Authors | December 5th 2009 by Sandra Rafaela
About the AuthorAnna has been writing for ten years and she has completed a number of romance/drama/suspense stories. She started writing short stories and poems, and moved over to full length novels about six years ago. Her talents have been enjoyed read more
154) children's books recommended
The Literary Life: Musings and Inspirations | December 5th 2009 by Mehnaz Turner
the literary life 12/4/09The Hundred Dresses, a children's book by Eleanor Estes, is a really wonderful read. It has a powerful message. I read it several years ago when I used to work at a large, independent bookstore in Austin, Tex read more
Sonnet in Fragments
Joe Brainard's Pyjamas | December 5th 2009 by William Keckler
Maybe corn remembersSpraypainting evil tattoos from your poems?Winter is caveats the red of youred cardinal fuckersetting the retinal snow on fireslightly to want to get something said as sex.you are sexy but....too much like shopping.too much like g read more
The books poured forth (repost from my previous blog)- August 200…
Exquisite With Love | December 5th 2009 by Miranda Celeste Hale
(Originally posted on my previous blog in August 2009) I love the idea of poets writing about other poets, especially when one poet writes an elegy for another. I find that these poems often offer beautifully written insights about emotions, relatio read more
Alberto O Cappas
Melisende's Library | December 4th 2009 by Melisende
I have the pleasure of being an "i-friend" (ie: internet buddy) of Alberto. And as such, was honoured when I had the opportunity to read some of his works.A Little About AlbertoAlberto O. Cappas is both a poet and social observer. His works reflect read more
Dana Gioia at the End of the World
Joe Brainard's Pyjamas | December 4th 2009 by William Keckler
Dying animals impersonating books are tiresome.Some tortoises and Kings are pathologically slow to Die.Discount everything or nothing by the clever arrangementand use of ladders of semiotics in your conversations with yourself.Pretend your life and/o read more
Poetry Friday: Heinrich Heine
Scheiss Weekly | December 4th 2009 by Jane Goodwin
Mamacita says: Heinrich Heine was the center of various controversies almost all of his adult life. Born a Jew, he later converted to Catholicism: not for the right reasons, but for convenience’s sake. He has been quoted as such: “ read more
Public Domain or Free to Use Christmas Poems
Going Down | December 4th 2009 by Dmobile215
It’s There are a large number of sites with free Christmas poetry. Each site has its own terms of use. For example, many ask simply that if you use the poetry on a website, you credit the author or creator (and in some read more
Sinterklaas
Sasja's dnevnik | December 4th 2009 by Alexandra
Sinterklaas took over the country! I went downtown today and all people there were buying Sinterklaas presents and chocolate letters and discussing their poems. I had to get a present too. Tomorrow, a couple of hours before the absolute deadline I wi read more
Mexican poet Jose Emilio Pacheco wins Cervantes Prize
Mexico Premiere | December 4th 2009 by Doug Macy
By John Mitchell I first discovered the works of Jose Emilio Pacheco during the 1980’s when I came across an English translation of his poems in a Mexico City bookstore. Pacheco immediately became and remains one of my favorite contemporary Lat read more
The Path by Gu Cheng
Poetic Shutterbug | December 4th 2009 by Joanne Olivieri
Photo taken @ the San Francisco Botanical Gardens.Poem: The Path written by Gu Cheng from the book Nameless Flowers the selected poems of Gu Cheng. I will have more about Gu Cheng over the next few weeks.The Pathyou tell methere is a pathserene and read more
Street Fighter Poetry Inspired By Realn Poems
Street Fighter IV | December 4th 2009 by David White
Tyger! Tyger uppercut! Tyger knee him in the gut. What jump forward jab or fierce Could brave this fearful Street Fighter? What a find! Street Fighter and poetry usually go together like pea read more
12 Days of GiveAways. Happy Xmas Freebies
Written on the Wind | December 4th 2009 by Poetry
Christmas Giveaways Ellen’s 12 Days of Giveaways $1,000 in beauty products $1,000 gift cards C rave giveaway Carrots and Cake Woman’s day Goodhouse keeping Moms’s Giveaways Million Dollar Sweepstakes Contests and Giveaways They are giving a read more
Three Line Lunch: Anatomy Lesson
Fierce and Nerdy | December 4th 2009 by Ernessa T. Carter
a yearlong diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 105 Anatomy Lesson Elise, studying for massage therapy test over turkey dinner at Astro diner, Shows me all the little red muscles interlaced between the vertebrae along the spine And re read more
10 Easy Tips to Revise Your Poems
In My Wrong Mind | December 4th 2009 by Sonya Feher
So you’ve got a lot of poems to edit and you don’t even know where to begin? I can help. Whether you’ve composed many poems in a short period, like I just did for the Nov PAD Chapbook Challenge, or you’ve got a stack of poems read more
Book: Todd Fabozzi’s “Crossroads”
Nippertown! | December 4th 2009
He calls it “radical poetry.” “Crossroads,” the second collection of poems and antipoems by Amsterdam poet (and antipoet?) Todd Fabozzi is now available. It is the follow-up to his debut book of poetry, “Umbrageous Ember read more
I Go to the Ruined Place ~ Alternative Gift Idea
The Alchemist's Kitchen: Elements of Poetry, Travel, and the… | December 4th 2009 by Susan Rich
I Go to the Ruined Place: Contemporary Poets in Defense of Human Rights arrived on my doorstep this week. Although the title doesn't hit the required happy notes of the holiday season, this anthology, published by Lost Horse Press, read more
Making Friends
Rock n Roll Bride | December 4th 2009 by Kat Williams
What I love the most about blogging is making friends and getting to know people all over the world. The bride, Sarah actually emailed me a few months ago to ask my advice on something and so I have been looking forward to seeing their wedding and he read more
how to write and produce a song
Perry Barnes Songs Cançoes | December 4th 2009 by Luis
if you want to write songs (my skype address > genius7001):i give you my strategygenius7001: write poems [17:26:17]genius7001: 1. write poems [17:26:45]genius7001: 2. put 2 chords together, and then put picking strings part [17:26:49]genius7001: 3. r read more
Townes Van Zandt Shoebox Poems Set to Music; Rascal Flatts’ Fut…
The 9513 | December 4th 2009
When Townes Van Zandt died in 1997 he left a shoebox of his poems to David Broza, who he had only performed with once before. Those poems set to music will be released Feb. 23 on a new, 12-track CD titled Night Dawn. Israeli balladeer Broza had to w read more
Two Sites Seeking Submissions From Artists, Poets, Writers &…
Postpartum Progress | December 4th 2009
For my super creative readers, there are two websites devoted to reducing the stigma of mental illness through the arts that I think you should know about. The first is Little Episodes. They produce anthologies, special events, and online gallerie read more
Norman Rockwell Christmas Book at Amazon for .01
MommyLife | December 4th 2009 by Barbara Curtis
This is a beautiful hardcover edition which was the first of our Christmas library. If you are a young family, it is a wonderful tradition to have special books that come out just at Christmas. I love watching my kids get escited to see them - lik read more
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