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Musical Bonus Track: Stevie Smith’s “Not Waving, But Drowning,” Sung by Tanita Tikaram
Back home from a long-ish work day and glad to finally be starting my weekend. I have the poem for tonight recorded, but I need to do some editing, after a much needed nap! So first I thought I’d share this gorgeous interpretation of Stevie Smith’s “Not Waving, But Drowning.” Stevie was our poet for…
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Of My Ego and the Muse
This was one of my poems from my early fatherhood days, trying to be a good husband, going to school, learning how to fix things around the house, pay the bills. Sometimes we were just so tired. I saw the way people worked so hard with fertilizer and weed killers just to make every blade…
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Day 27 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Stevie Smith, “Our Bog is Dood”
Our Blog is . . . Dude . . . Here we are, Day 27! Every day of this month I have recorded, edited and uploaded a poetry video as part of my project and personal challenge of 30 Days, 30 Readings for National Poetry Month. Each poem has been by a different poet, often…
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Day 26 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Robert Frost’s “Birches”
Well, I have done quite a few short poems during this personal challenge of recording and posting a poem each day of National Poetry Month. So this time I thought I’d do a bit of a longer reading for you. I have been wanting to read “Birches” for some time. I grew up a bit…
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Day 25 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Edna St. Vincent Millay, “Portrait by a Neighbor”
I love used bookstores, and if the used book store has a coffee shop, I will think that I have somehow passed from this life into my great reward. I remember my ex did not like going shopping for books or shoes with me, the shoes because I am hard to fit, and the books…
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Bonus Track: Frank O’Hara’s “Poem”
Actually there are several poems by Frank O’Hara entitled “Poem.” This is just one of my favorites. Since I did a newer Frank reading last night, I thought I’d dig into the old cloth bag and see what I read in the past by him that I could share with you. The video was crudely…
