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Promise

03.22.10 Posted in today's words by

Writing and painting in New Jersey, Manny Beltran infuses his art with emotion. Read On this night I am alone and then click on his previous work to get a sense for his style. In case you missed it, you can hear him read this poem on 15 Minutes of Poetry. Promise By Manny Beltran […]


Exercise

03.21.10 Posted in today's words by

Steven Stone lives and writes in Orlando Florida. He spent time growing up in New York. That’s why his voice is so familiar! This poem, with its clipped phrases, evokes warm images of summer, but imparts a feeling of foreboding at the same time. Exercise By Steven Stone The word bucolic Was meant for this. […]


In a Landscape

03.20.10 Posted in today's words by

Jeffrey Grunthaner holds a BA from the CUNY Baccalaureate Program and lives and writes in Manhattan. He is known to read at various venues in New York City, where he is routinely showered with roses and violets. This poem takes us, as the title says, into a landscape. So far into a landscape that the […]


Queen Learjet

03.19.10 Posted in today's words by

Robert CJ Graves has given us such a range of things to think about! From a remembered life (No Swimming) to the quest for meaning (Look for Jack Buddha) to the space between love and hate (The God of Apathy), now he takes us to Ireland and back in a manner of speaking. Queen Learjet […]


Black ’47: An Gorta Mór

03.18.10 Posted in today's words by

Happy St. Patty’s Day! Before you start with the wearing of the green and the Erin go Bragh-less and all that, let’s take a minute to remember that Ireland has given us more than Guinness; Ireland has given us great words. May the good Lord bless you with fine drink, good music, and great company […]


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