The door resembled a strawberry, a scraped bloody red nontheatrical access. We paused, checked for cameras recordings or real dogs barking nothing new. My wife is a nurse and burdened, determined to help if such a thing is classifiable. Her client, Rosa, was happy to see us. She smelled of lavender, an air freshener stuck […]
“So, you might ask, “What’s the big deal? Why is poetry so important?” Poetry is essential for children because it is “the best words in the best order.” The rhythm and rhymes can help children develop a love a language—and a love of reading. Once kids begin flexing their writing muscles, poetry can spark their […]
The Fall 2018 Issue of The BeZine — Social Justice (Intro: The Zeitgeist of Resistance—a Historical River Flowing) and Be the Peace (Intro: The Three Spheres of Peace Action).
I had hoped to not find death again, Until it was my turn. Perhaps the music will one day Fall on my deaf ears. I had played that tune before, When I danced to a different song. Donut Dreams I dreamed of donuts And falling through the middle Of a donut, floating in hot coffee […]
Behind the scenes people all over the world – including those of us here at The BeZine – are getting ready to promote poetry and other arts as game changers. Words can have legs after all and 100,000 Poets (and friends) for Change (100TPC) puts “act” into activism and community involvement. Under the direction of…
I am reminded of the alert I was given about my “gifted children” who think about things they have not experienced and seem attentive to subjects that are taboo to kids. My daughter, at 3, worried about the Sun turning into a super nova, and other such “inappropriate” concerns. I love how poetry celebrates the thoughts, visions, and mind of the artist, allowing him/her to bust out of those boxes of “appropriate concerns and emotions” and let their brains breathe!!
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Ditto that, Priscilla. Had the same experiences with my own son.
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Wow, this knocked my socks off. Thanks for introducing me to Popcorn.
Jamie, are you familiar with J. Ruth Gendler? I don’t know how much she has published but I have “The Book of Qualities” and I have gone back to it many, many times over the years. If you haven’t seen it I think you will enjoy it because so often your work makes me think of hers.
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I’m not. I will certainly check her out now. Thanks for the recommendation, Pat. Be well … 🙂
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An amazingly beautiful soul.
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Indeed she is. Just makes you want to smile in spite of the serious subject matter in her poems.
Happy Sunday, Gretchen.
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