Written Word
History
HistoryHistory An invisible canvasstretched outlike a blanketover everythingand everybody and as it fellI heard the earth saywith the turning of a page and so it wasand so I amforever changed. W. Isaiah Garnett2020 Image credit: title page for Guicciardini M....
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim,...
Wood to flesh
Wood to Fleshwoodto fleshrough& splintersbreakingskin to bloodstainingwoodwith lifefor ourlife to bemore thana login the eye& a thornin thefleshStephen R. Clark - The Godtouch: Poetry
do you see this?
do you see this? my book list keeps on growing recommended reading knowing not everyone will open up a page. but maybe a few stories can help them see the glories and heal some of their deep and inner rage. my song selection widens as at times i’m just abiding during...
Spoken Word
breakfast percussion
the early morning sounds
of a spoon grabbing bites
of cereal in rhythm,
like a daily habit
on time
in place
where the taste and nourishment
aren’t all there, is here.
I am the Holy Spirit
I am the Holy SpiritDeven PerezChris Maxwell - a slow and sudden God: 40 years of
You Were Not Created This Way
You Were Not Created This Way
Deven Perez
so close to a distant world
so close to a distant world
News & Resources
Analyzing so much so suddenly
Professor Chris Pipkin analyzes Chris Maxwell’s poem “so much so suddenly” Chris Maxwell comments
Thoughts on Baseball, Breakfast, Millie, and Senegal
Most of my poems result from reflections on real-life experiences. Thoughts and feelings, questions and prayers, hopes, and hurts all swim together in the river of reality.
a letter to the rain
a letter to the rainhttps://youtu.be/t0ygb3VKnKM Check out The Poetry Network on YouTube.Chris Maxwell - a slow and sudden God: 40 years of
News May 2020
News May 2020The Poetry Network is now accepting submissions. We accept poetry in all forms and formats: free verse, formal verse, experimental poetry, text-based, video, and podcasts. We're seeking original poetry that pays attention to form, rhythm, and imagery from...
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