Tag: poet
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A Witch Reads with a Prince, and Billy Collins Visits King’s
Not much time for updates this afternoon, as the news that one of my heroes, and favorite living poets, Billy Collins will be reading tonight at King’s College in nearby Wilkes-Barre, PA. I need to get ready to go and get on the road. I’ll be meeting up with Ann and Jody to carpool. So…
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Little Ways, Stafford, Wisdom and Poetry
So this poem, some might argue, goes against one of my carnal rules of poetry; don’t be teachy, or preachy. I honestly hate most philosophical poems, generally because they come off as either arrogant, or soulless and impersonal, and often all of the above. Other poems, in an effort to teach a lesson can turn…
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Recorded Live at the River Gallery Exhibit
My monkey, I mean my youngest son, recently left a comment asking shouldn’t I be writing poems, “you know, the Poet part of Dad Poet?” Good point, and I admit that although I have been working on a few new pieces, I once again find myself back into editing and submission mode. I am sending…
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What the Poetry Is Going On Around Here – Dad Poet Readings and News
I feel the need to toot my own horn. . . I mean to recap some of what I’ve been doing locally with my poetry, as well as to let you know about a few reading events coming up. So before telling you what you missed, here is what’s in my very near future in…
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News Flash: School Bus Breakdown by the River
Lest you think at first glance here that the title of this post is decieving, let me explain. It is simply a mashup of the titles of the three short poems I read in this clip. I couldn’t resist. This, by the way, is the final clip in the series from last Saturday’s River Festival…
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Marjorie Maddox, Little League, and the Susquehanna
Alright, I’ve been busily helping to promote this event on radio, print and Facebook for a couple of weeks now. You, my patient reader, have not given up on me, and for that I am grateful. Here is the first video from the readings that I’ve been talking so much about. This is not the…
