Tag Archives: poem

Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire

Posted on September 25, 2019 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 →

Rate this:

Posted in Happiness is Poetry, personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Happiness is Poetry: Bukowski

Posted on September 21, 2019 by

Happiness is Poetry: Bukowski Today my friends as we continue our assault on any visage of potential holiday depression, a poem from my favorite author, Charles Bukowski.  An uncharacteristically upbeat piece by the master but one with a very real … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Happiness is Poetry: Rumi

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

Happiness is Poetry: Rumi Tonight I gift you with a long and wonderful piece on falling in love by Rumi.  Hard to imagine his work is over 600 years old, but if you’ve never read any you’re missing out.  Enjoy … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Happiness is Poetry: Dylan Thomas

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

Happiness is Poetry: Dylan Thomas             Though lovers be lost, love shall not ~ Dylan Thomas Tonight my friends a tour through one of the more famous poets, Dylan Thomas.  His name often comes up … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Happiness is Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Happiness is Poetry: Hosho McCreesh

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

Happiness is Poetry: Hosho McCreesh So tonight my friends, the poetry of Hosho McCreesh, a poet I discovered in my communication with Doug Draime who recommended him to me.  Not suprisingly, Doug was right on the money.  Much like Doug’s … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Happiness is Poetry: Leonard Cohen

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

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 →

Rate this:

Posted in Happiness is Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Otherness – You’re Not Alone

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

Otherness – You’re Not Alone Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about. ~ Benjamin Franklin Hello my friends, I’m really excited tonight to announce that my second book, Otherness, a book of poetry has now been … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Happiness is Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happiness is Poetry: Peter McWilliams

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

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 →

Rate this:

Posted in personal happiness | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Happiness is Poetry: Micropoetry

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Happiness is Poetry: Micropoetry What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music. ~ Soren Kierkegaard … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Happiness is Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Happiness is Poetry: Trista Mateer

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

Happiness is Poetry: Trista Mateer Tonight, upon the recommendation of Ashe Vernon, I bring you the poetry of Trista Mateer.  All of the poetry I really like is fairly raw, it’s the way I write and what I like to … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Happiness is Art, Happiness is Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment