On 13 Days of Rain Hush now, dog! There’s nuthin’ on the front porch but an empty chair rockin’ in the rain spatter drippin’ off the roof. Thunder’s rappin’ an a-rollin’ and lightnin’s doin’ the stanky leg ‘cross the sky … Continue reading On 13 Days of Rain
Fly Fish Sail through steel stars ferocious in this heartsome decay Clouds hot give voice Naked poison smokes away a salt-fevered picture of peace Oceans growl ice melts into open blue * Inspiration via magneticpoetry.com Continue reading Fly Fish
West Virginian V.C. McCabe has created a startling body of work in Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot, her debut book of poetry. While these poems are written about the people and events of her life in Appalachia, don’t assume … Continue reading Book Recommendation: Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” — Rachel Carson (Silent Spring) Continue reading Inspiration Monday: Rachel Carson
The turquoise cleanliness is a pretense, an illusion. Beneath, the sky seeps scarlet from the purple of old bruises. A defoliant drenched earth erupts with deadly deceptive flora straining for a breath of blue. ________________________________________________ “The earth is mankind’s ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma.” ~~~Gilbert Adair Poem inspired by the photo above on One Stop Poetry. Continue reading Terra Firma Suffocation
Via Amy King comes the call for poetry inspired by the oil disaster of the Deepwater Horizon. Poets for Living Waters is a poetry action in response to the Gulf Oil Disaster of April 20, 2010, one of the most profound man-made ecological catastrophes in history. Former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky describes the popularity of poetry after 9/11 as a turn away from the disaster’s overwhelming enormity to a more manageable individual scale. As we confront the magnitude of this recent tragedy, such a return may well aid us. The first law of ecology states that everything is connected to everything else. An appreciation of this systemic connectivity … Continue reading Poets for Living Waters Call for Submissions
Charlotte Hamrick 