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Holiday Happiness: The Poetry & Wisdom of Khalil Gibran
Holiday Happiness: 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 … Continue reading
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Happiness is Art: Some of My Favorite Poets
Happiness is Art: Some of My Favorite Poets An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. ~ Charles Bukowski Happiness is Poetry: Bukowski Even More Bukowski At the … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Leonard Cohen
Happiness is Poetry: Leonard Cohen To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older. ~ Leonard Cohen If you know Leonard Cohen, you likely know him from his music and personally I … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Alan Kaufman
Happiness is Poetry: Alan Kaufman The more sober you get, the more clearly you feel. ~ Alan Kaufman I first encountered Alan Kaufman as one of the primary authors of the American Bible of Outlaw Poetry. This first piece, Let … Continue reading
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Happy Summer Solstice!!!
Happy Summer Solstice!!! Happy Solstice my friends, today a happy day as we get more light than any other day of the year. So here’s a really beautiful poem for you to read and reflect on … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Harold Norse
Happiness is Poetry: Harold Norse The fiery force is nothing more than the life force as we know it. It is the flame of desire and love, of sex and beauty, of pleasure and joy as we consume and are … Continue reading
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April is National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance ~ Carl Sandburg We’re wrapping up National Poetry Month and so as a goodbye to April here’s a list of some amazing poets and their work. … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe
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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National Poetry Month: A Eulogy to Amuse the Penguins
National Poetry Month: A Eulogy to Amuse the Penguins Age is just a number. Life and aging are the best gifts we could ever have. ~ Cicely Tyson So given it’s national poetry month I thought I would … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell
Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell Poetry is thoughts that breathe, words that burn. ~ Thomas Gray A warning right off of the bat, Dominique Lowell will not be for everyone. If you like flowery, lovely poetry stop now. If you … Continue reading
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