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Re: 8/22/2006

Posted on Jul 9th, 2009 by

Nicole in Short forms haiku senyru, cinquains tanka, etc

intriguing...

Re: ripple

Posted on Jul 9th, 2009 by

Nicole in Poets Workshop. Light critique or Indepth critique, please state preference.

it's powerful and insightful, william. i can think of a few possible changes - what do you think of - If poetry could deconstruct the atom, unravel D.N.A., or halt aging in its tracks... More »

Re: ripple

Posted on Jul 9th, 2009 by

sherab in Poets Workshop. Light critique or Indepth critique, please state preference.

written just as it is in 2005 i think. This is not a work in progress, but I would like to hear some reactions to it, thoughts about better ways to say the same thing... More »

ripple

Posted on Jul 9th, 2009 by

sherab in Poets Workshop. Light critique or Indepth critique, please state preference.

If poetry could pick apart the atom, unravel D.N.A., or stop old age, it's value could be measured with a gauge and read so clearly anyone could fathom the full five feet of every line... More »

8/25/2006

Posted on Jul 9th, 2009 by

sherab in Short forms haiku senyru, cinquains tanka, etc

Great history books Scattered by late summer storms, Pages in a field, Like empires' ancient ruins, Blown before the winds of time.

8/22/2006

Posted on Jul 9th, 2009 by

sherab in Short forms haiku senyru, cinquains tanka, etc

This grey paper scrap Caught in the mangrove branches Bears no human words. Perhaps the wind brought it here; The tides will take it away.

Re: Voices Education Project -September 21, 2009

Posted on Jul 2nd, 2009 by

Zephyr in Blow your own trumpet.

Hi Megan, hone our poetic skills? - if our poetry is published it is read, and as Neruda said “Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of... More »