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The Nevermores: Thanks Be

The Nevermores: Thanks Be

A Song  Prompt The Nevermores ... With a nod to Edgar Allen Poe, the name for our poetry group, is a reminder of life's fleeting moments and thus, why poetry is important: it is a way for us to treasure the unrepeatable nature of a moment, a one-time encounter.  There...

Poetry to Ponder: Marilyn Singer

Poetry to Ponder: Marilyn Singer

"Reading poetry is an adventure in renewal, a creative act, a perpetual beginning, a rebirth of wonder." (Edward Hirsh) in celebration of MARILYN SINGER  I don’t remember how or where or when I stumbled on Marilyn Singer’s poetry, but I am so happy that I did! An...

PaintChip Poetry: The Future

PaintChip Poetry: The Future

Week 3 Prompt:   THE FUTURE Paint Chips:  watermelon gargoyle swamp vintage turquoise chanterelle What do you see when you look into the future? While our paint chips prescribed a framework, you'll find distinctly different paths in the poems below: a life without...

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