WORDS OF WISDOM

Poetry has never been the language of barriers, it's always been the language of bridges.

~Amanda Gordon

A MUST FOR 2022

 

SYLVIA PLATH.

 I am currently studying the life and works of Sylvia Plath. 

WORDS OF WISDOM

 Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.

~Theodore Roethke, Poet (1908-1963)

ALL WERE BANNED AT ONE TIME

 

MORE POETRY

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

The bond that links your true family is not of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.

~Richard Bach, Novelist (b. 1936)

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

CALDWELL- Idaho, Kansas, New Jersey, Ohio

MARIETTA- Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin

HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES

 

TALKING AND LIVING

 

       Jack Kerouac is one of my favorite authors. The architect of  the novels 'On The Road', 'Dharma Bums' and 'Big Sur', Kerouac actually lived what he wrote. Some have talked about adventure and exploits, Jack went out and did it. 

       Looking back, I remember the long drives to Colorado and Maryland from Kansas. I remember watching the sun set  in the Pacific Ocean while visiting California. I still derive much joy from hanging out in the countryside or sitting in Washington Square Park getting off on the vibes.

It's one thing to talk about adventures; it's another to actually experience it. As a child I wondered through the woods wondering what I may encounter. I still have that curiosity now that I'm in my seventies. I pray that it never dies. 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

CARSON- California, Illinois. Washington

SUMNER- Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Oregon, Texas, Washington

WORDS OF WISDOM

 If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it's to deliver people from the limited ways in which they see and feel. 

Jim Morrison, Singer (1943-1971)

HAVE I BEEN HERE BEFORE?

 I put myself in a particular time and place when I write. There are places I know like the back of my hand. Then there are places that have never been to and yet I feel that I have. I transport myself back in time and imagine enjoying all the pleasures available. 

One could call it the places of the heart. In another sense there m a y be something about a place in that keeps drawing me like a magnet. It can be magical, alluring, strange, or I use my wild imagination.  I guess that's the whole idea of a writer; to go places where he/she have never been.

SYNONYMS

 

NEW RADIO PROGRAM

Coming in January, I will begin a new program on blog talk radio. It will feature all forms of literature. Poetry, fiction, biography, monologues, and others. I don't have a title for the program yet but I will share it when I come up with one. I will post the website when I have the first program ready to go.

WORDS OF WISDOM

How did it get so late so soon? It's the night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flown. How did it get so late so soon?

~Dr. Seuss

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

 RIDGEFIELD- Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon

COMPULSION TO BE A WRITER

 

THANKSGIVING THOUGHTS

 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

DAYTON- Idaho, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon

STEVENSON- Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, Washington,  West Virginia