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Happiness is Poetry: d.a. levy
Happiness is Poetry: d.a. levy If you want a revolution, return to your childhood and kick out the bottom. ~ d.a. levy Like a lot of poets I read, I first encountered D.A. Levy in the American Bible of Outlaw … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: More Bukowski
Happiness is Poetry: More Bukowski A Smile to Remember we had goldfish and they circled around and around in the bowl on the table near the heavy drapes covering the picture window and my mother, always smiling, wanting us all … Continue reading
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Happiness is the Poet Laureate of the Gutter
Happiness is the Poet Laureate of the Gutter Some people go crazy, what horrible lives they must lead Tonight I feature my favorite poet the quotes are his as well. I first discovered him through his books and stories, Ham … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Powerful Female Poets
Happiness is Poetry: Powerful Female Poets Tonight for my weekly arts post I decided to reach back and drop a quick sample of three of my favorite poets, Sapphire, Warsan Shire and my newest, Ashe Vernon. A piece by each … Continue reading
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Holiday Happiness: A Happiness Poem
Holiday Happiness: A Happiness Poem 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 folks out … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Matthew Dickman
Happiness is Poetry: Matthew Dickman The wonderful Suzanne Burns turned me on to Mathew Dickman’s work and it’s really wonderful, give a few pieces a read and have a happy day my friends ~ Rev Kane Slow Dance More … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Brian McGettrick
Happiness is Poetry: Brian McGettrick Tonight an Irish poet, Brian McGettrick, I was turned on to him by Hosho McCreesh, I really dig his style, he reminds me in some ways of Peter McWilliams, short powerful pieces that say a … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Jack Micheline
Happiness is Poetry: Jack Micheline I never wanted to be a poet. I still don’t want to be a poet. I just want to live my life. The thing is that the working class, given the chance, would relate to … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: William Blake
Happiness is Poetry: William Blake Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed. ~ William Blake So tonight I bring you several works of a poet whom I’m ashamed to say I’ve read little of his work, especially … Continue reading
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Happiness is Poetry: Rev Kane
Happiness is Poetry: Rev Kane Tonight a little poetry of my poetry, a poem about my grandfather give it a read and have a happy day my friends. ~ Rev Kane A Eulogy to Amuse the Penguins 2006 People … Continue reading
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