What a qawinky-dink that today is journal poetry day. I've been encountering poetry all day today.
First I went to a SLAM workshop at the library, and met this cool poet/english teacher who was putting it on. He gave me some tips for preparing my first public reading and also suggested some books. He even gave me his card to contact him if needed. So yay on that.
From the same library I also checked out a really cool audio tape set. It's called "The Caedmon Poetry Collection".
It has a bunch of really HUGE(we're talking legendary) poets reading there own work. There's Dylan Thomas performing "Do not go gentle into that good night", T.S. Elloits "the wasteland", Carl Sandburgs "The windy city" as well as Plath, Cummings, Frost and a bunch more. It's staggering.
Now for my journal poetry piece I was going to include a poem I posted in the "Poetry Kicks Ass" Group. I've been having a hard time getting ANY feedback
on it. I think though that it might be a bit long so I'll post a smaller piece instead.
****Tasting treaties that in the war between my body and my mind.
Acceptance and begrudging cooperation seem to be the articles of contention
Pieces that have taken me to this table one too many times. Ive seen the blood the body can spill and know the wretchedness of the mind
With neither trusting either we will wait for this day to pass
And hope in the future my mind will nurture instead of riding my fat ass***
nothing I had was small enough so I made that one up
First I went to a SLAM workshop at the library, and met this cool poet/english teacher who was putting it on. He gave me some tips for preparing my first public reading and also suggested some books. He even gave me his card to contact him if needed. So yay on that.
From the same library I also checked out a really cool audio tape set. It's called "The Caedmon Poetry Collection".
It has a bunch of really HUGE(we're talking legendary) poets reading there own work. There's Dylan Thomas performing "Do not go gentle into that good night", T.S. Elloits "the wasteland", Carl Sandburgs "The windy city" as well as Plath, Cummings, Frost and a bunch more. It's staggering.
Now for my journal poetry piece I was going to include a poem I posted in the "Poetry Kicks Ass" Group. I've been having a hard time getting ANY feedback
on it. I think though that it might be a bit long so I'll post a smaller piece instead.
****Tasting treaties that in the war between my body and my mind.
Acceptance and begrudging cooperation seem to be the articles of contention
Pieces that have taken me to this table one too many times. Ive seen the blood the body can spill and know the wretchedness of the mind
With neither trusting either we will wait for this day to pass
And hope in the future my mind will nurture instead of riding my fat ass***
nothing I had was small enough so I made that one up
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xtx:
hey, there's no rule that says it need be short; still, i like what you posted- inner conflict can be a bitch can't it?
moniker42:
Well I dont' hate it.