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Happiness is Poetry: Alan Kaufman

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Michael Kane

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: Warsan Shire

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Michael Kane

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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Happiness is Poetry: Peter McWilliams

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Peter McWilliams Desire happiness, aspire to gratitude, long for health, crave compassion, seek satisfaction, lust after God, however & whatever you perceive God to be, want to love yourself, others & everything around you more and more … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Michael Kane

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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Happiness and Pain

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness and Pain Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Sapphire

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Sapphire         Tonight we return to the land of outlaw poetry and a really brilliant poet named Sapphire.  Her stuff is raw and intense and amazing, but be warned her language and visuals are … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: S A Griffin

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: S A Griffin Some say we are mostly water, I say we are mostly dreams. ~ S A Griffin I discovered S A Griffin because he’s one of the editors of my favorite poetry book, The Outlaw … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Audre Lorde

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Audre Lorde Tonight the poet I’d like to introduce you to is Audre Lorde.  She was a fierce black woman in life and in her words.  Her words remind me of one of my favorite poets Warsan … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Michael Kane

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: Harold Norse

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Michael Kane

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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