"The art of the poem is not a paragraph with some rhyming included."
singing in the silence
a call to voice
if songs of a government
gives breath
in refrain
within the song of a people
said voices
dare rise
after winter
when water falls
strong
against all
winds of division
sunflower dreams
awaken on such
screams
where hope rises
and birth
is renewed
across mountains high
we the people
believe!
Whether it be, "America the Beautiful," or "This Land" (was made for you and me) Star-Spangled Banner or any other emotional tune that gets us feeling at our best.
Your poem refers to the fresh air and beautiful presence of endearing songs of the people rather the country music bravado of the man with the gun.
Robin Ouzman Hislop's poetry is certainly in dialogue with some of the key architects of the 'poetics of indeterminacy' – both the Modernist strands represented by the likes of Beckett and Stein, and the postmodernist strands represented, initially,
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
Mary Angela Nangini's poems celebrate the richness of life and love. From the city to cottage-country and the roads in between, Nangini explores the changing seasons of her varied region. (This book will soon be reprinted in hard cover.)
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Your poem refers to the fresh air and beautiful presence of endearing songs of the people rather the country music bravado of the man with the gun.
Ron