Tag: poet
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David Reads “God on a Tightrope,” by Marjorie Maddox
Well, Easter has passed, and once again I realize that aside from the discussion of certain issues and how they are affected by politics and religion, I rarely ever talk about my own faith or spirituality here on the Dad Poet blog. While I have dedicated multiple posts to feasts, celebrations and songs of Christmas, I don’t…
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David Reads “Oh No,” by Robert Creeley
It was a rough weekend here at the Bauman Ranch, so I’m going to unwind with a glass of wine and a little irony from our old friend Robert Creeley. Along with a few favorites in my poem-a-day recordings this year, I’m also trying to bring you some poems by poets whose work I have…
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David Reads “Health Food Diner” by Maya Angelou
We’re nearing the end of day four of my own private NaPoRecMo (National Poetry Recording Month), and so I’ll try for once to get a post in quickly and without too much commentary. Today was Maya Angelou’s birthday. She’s a healthy, feisty, and inspiring 85 years old. As far as I can tell she is…
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Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Birthday Weekend
Well, okay, so her birthday was actually Friday, the 22nd. But I imagine that as long as you don’t ask her age, or if you at least intimate that it must certainly be far younger than the actual number (121 to be exact, as she was born in 1892), I am sure that Millay would…
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A Love Poem I actually Did Write
“You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs. I look around me and I see it isn’t so. Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs. And what’s wrong with that, I’d like to know? Cause here I go, again. . . “ –Paul McCartney But apparently people are…
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Love Poems You Wish You Had Written #5: More E. E. Cummings
Well, here we are. Officially by the almighty clock we have arrived on Cupid’s wings at the big V.D. Happy Valentine’s day, my lovelies. I have been recording a few little short love poems tonight that I will try to post tomorrow, well later today, but to me it’s not tomorrow until after I wake…
