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Happiness is Poetry: More Langston Hughes

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Michael Kane

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: Outlaw Poets

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Outlaw Poets My absolute favorite poetry collection is entitled The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and you can read it free on the link, today several selections from that collection, wonderful reading for a happy day my … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Adrian Manning

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Adrian Manning Another recommendation tonight from our friend Hosho McCreesh, I really like Adrian Manning’s work and particular this first piece.  Check out Concrete Meat Press as well, fabulous stuff.  Have a read, enjoy and have a … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Great American Poems

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Great American Poems   Tonight, a collection of several great American Poems, enjoy my friends and have a happy day ~ Rev Kane     I start of course with my favorite poet, Charles Bukowski, a brutal … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Suzanne Burns

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Suzanne Burns       So tonight friends a new discovery for me, the poet Suzanne Burns.  It’s amazing what you can turn up through a Google search.  I really enjoy the work I could find and … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Wolfgang Carstens

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Wolfgang Carstens Tonight a poet recommended to me by Adrian Manning, his name is Wolfgang Carstens.  Wolfgang is a seriously interesting guy, his words are angular, sharp, they seem revel in the terror of honesty, good stuff.  … Continue reading →

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My New Book: Athena’s Addict

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Michael Kane

My New Book: Athena’s Addict                 The wound is the place where the light enters into you. ~ Rumi This is the single most deeply personal post I will likely ever do on the Ministry of Happiness.  As I have … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire, again

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Warsan Shire My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude. ~ Warsan Shire I love her stuff so much I figured I’d giver her a second day, enjoy my friends … Continue reading →

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Happiness is Poetry: Leonard Cohen

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Michael Kane

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: Rev Kane

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Michael Kane

Happiness is Poetry: Rev Kane Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. ~ E. L. Doctorow Tonight for our weekly poetry post … Continue reading →

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