Nathaniel Spears writes poetry that we recognize for its uplifting message of motivation. Hear him talk about his lifelong passion for writing at 15 Minutes of Poetry. His most recent poem, Who Are We? is a gentle admonishment against holding a closed heart. This poem contains the same warning. Nathaniel related that this poem is based on a […]
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Climbing
Gale Acuff has been writing in China. His poem today is a relatable train-of-thought exercise. Did you ever find yourself spooling an idea out to crazy lengths? Is it not easier to do that from the top of a tree on a bath of a summer day when the world sends you no worries except […]
Time
Mariruth Pyatt is a wife, mother, grandmother, and assistant marketing manager. She has been writing poems, songs, and short stories for years, inspired mainly by her family. She arrives at vox poetica following in the footsteps of her sister (Bettie Coffin!). Her poem pokes fun at the concept of time and how our human nature […]
August Afternoon
Kay Brownlow is one of the Albright Poets based in Virginia. You will not find that surprising when you read her work. We should all spend some time in one of their workshops! Kay is not content to let humans bear the sufferings of summer heat alone. In this poem she spreads the experience out […]
One Afternoon
Mike Perkins gives us a lovely poem about a lovely moment of simple elegance. The last line of this is a confession we could all own and a reminder to actively seek out the magic moments where they wait for us to notice them. One Afternoon By Mike Perkins On the porch we sat in […]
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