poets know
when given a voice
words will speak
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poet
unbound
unbound
a poet speaks
you listen
and another
and another
as you listen
personal voices
voices for others
you hear a line in your head
realize it’s your own
inspired
by the lines you’ve just heard
and then it’s gone
because you listen
but you still take something home
I attended the 4th Annual Unbound Book Festival at Stephen’s College in Columbia, Missouri, today. There were writing panels, author conversations and readings by both novelists and poets held at various venues around campus. I attended readings by the following poets: Randall Horton, Aaron Coleman, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Kevin Coval, Sarah Gambito and Monica Ferrell.
I’ve written about the previous two festivals here and here.
weighing a voice between the words of a poem
cadence does not march here,
flows instead,
nuance in its delivery
drawing a bridge between
the hidden
and what is known
life
encompassed by the world
and its subtleties
Hear Robert Okaji read his poetry, and understand. Not yet tagged or categorized as a recording, but just as exemplary, is “The Resonance of No,” from his forthcoming chapbook, From Every Moment a Second, available for pre-publication order at Finishing Line Press.
Welcome Awakening – #writephoto
Welcome Awakening
Barring light,
none else should
enter my dreams
at the break of day,
but your moist lips
tempt me
from my slumbers,
and they are most
welcome.
The photo is provided in Thursday photo prompt – Inside-out #writephoto at Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo.
A Poet’s Voice
A Poet’s Voice
Thoughts flow
from page
or screen,
smoothly, even when
in juxtaposition. That is
poetry. You may experiment
with inflection, reading it
aloud, wondering
how the author meant it
to be heard. You learn
for yourself, her nuance
making it clear,
when she turns
the page
and speaks.
Off-prompt for Day 29 of National Poetry Writing Month/Global Poetry Writing Month from NaPoWriMo 2017.
Photo: Cleopatra Mathis at The Unbound Book Festival at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri – 22 April, 2017
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