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Happiness is Poetry: Alan Kaufman

Posted on July 17, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: Alan Kaufman The more sober you get, the more clearly you feel. ~ Alan Kaufman Originally posted, 2015 I first encountered Alan Kaufman as one of the primary authors of the American Bible of Outlaw Poetry.  This … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Pablo Neruda

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: Pablo Neruda To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life ~ T S Eliot Tonight my favorite romantic poet, I’ve never read anyone … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire

Posted on May 24, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire Today a relatively recent discovery for me on the poetry front, Warsan Shire is amazing.  Her poetry is at times very dark, but always passionate and powerful.  We had a brief interaction on Twitter once, … Continue reading →

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Holiday Happiness: The Poetry & Wisdom of Khalil Gibran

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

The Poetry & Wisdom of Khalil Gibran The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time for some.  So, until the New Year I’ll be posting a Holiday Happiness post each day to try help … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Gregory Corso

Posted on May 1, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: Gregory Corso I remember the people I knew in prison; I was very fortunate to know them – they came from 1910, 1920, 1930. ~ Gregory Corso Another poet I found via the American Bible of Outlaw … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe Sometimes I’m terrified of my own heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants.  The way it stops and starts. ~ Edgar Allan Poe I have always loved Edgar Allan Poe’s … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Rumi

Posted on March 8, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: Rumi Tonight a selection from one of the most popular and most quoted poets, Rumi. A Moment of Happiness A moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: More Langston Hughes

Posted on February 2, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: More Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. ~ Langston Hughes Democracy Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Robert Frost

Posted on January 25, 2020 by

Happiness is Poetry: Robert Frost Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.    ~ Khalil Gibran Tonight another look at a wonderful poet, one I must admit I’ve not made my self … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime

Posted on December 26, 2019 by

Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime               I love Doug Draime’s work, the writing is good but the attitude is better, and even more than that is the honesty that comes through. I’ve always been … Continue reading →

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