In light of the realization that it is now April which brings us to National Poetry Month AND add to the fact that I am now going on three weeks with no writing and fighting off whatever bug this is that keeps me coughing and sleeping a paltry two hours a night AND that I ...
This piece started out as just a part of Christine's (Godspace - see link below) Lenten synchroblog but ended up going a bit further when reading Marcus' post for this weeks RAP at HCB. I thought that I was meditating on temptation while reflecting on Christ's temptation in the wilderness but it turned out I ...
A Lenten Prayer Ash Wednesday A forty day journey begins A lament, a calling, a cry out To the one who creates, The one who saves and makes us Whole. We come to you in brokenness. We come to you in heartache. We come to you from wrong roads, Having departed from the path You have set before us. Though we may not know, We hunger for you, ...
I came across this video of former U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins piece entitled Forgetfulness. I have been spending time on YouTube viewing various animations of Collins' work and am intrigues with the use of the medium of video in poetry. What are some of your thoughts on the use of video/animation and the like in ...
400 years ago today the writer of Paradise Lost was brought forth into this world. Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe. Paradise ...
Mark Doty wins the National Book Award in poetry for his collection "Fire to Fire". [amtap book:isbn=0060752475]