¡ POETRY !

¡ POETRY !
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No pretensions: just poetry.

Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read it!)

Goodreads honors wordsmiths: poets and poetry promoted and prompted here.

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"Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits." -- Carl Sandburg

“God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.” —Anne Sexton

On Clouds – “…what primitive tastes the a…more

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+ general
…In queer poetry, desire blooms, and yes, I may just marry my dog—
By Amy — 1 post (1 new) — 6 views — last updated 2 hours, 39 min ago
Swap of Language 2
By James — 1 post (1 new) — 48 views — last updated Apr 11, 2008 02:00PM
Best American Poetry Blog
By Trebro — 5 posts (5 new) — 22 views — last updated Mar 08, 2008 08:51AM
Mersey
By Clive — 1 post (1 new) — 10 views — last updated Mar 03, 2008 06:42PM
New Poetry Books You're Looking Forward To?
By Bryan — 23 posts (23 new) — 18 views — last updated Feb 29, 2008 04:01PM
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+ GOODREADS NEWSLETTER CONTEST
* PLEASE VOTE FOR THE FEBRUARY GOODREADS' POEM - SIX FINALISTS
By Amy — 61 posts (61 new) — 348 views — last updated 4 days ago, 08:27PM
PLEASE POST YOUR POEM FOR THE FEBRUARY GOODREADS' NEWSLETTER CONTEST!
By Amy — 239 posts (239 new) — 369 views — last updated 13 days ago, 01:10PM
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE JANUARY GOODREADS' POEM - SIX FINALISTS
By Amy — 38 posts (38 new) — 384 views — last updated 30 days ago, 09:08PM
JANUARY CONTEST -- HONORABLE MENTIONS!
By Amy — 5 posts (5 new) — 104 views — last updated Dec 27, 2009 11:33AM
PLEASE POST YOUR POEM FOR THE JANUARY GOODREADS' CONTEST!
By Amy — 224 posts (224 new) — 343 views — last updated Dec 27, 2009 08:47AM
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+ INTRODUCTIONS
RUDE OF ME!
By Nate — 6 posts (6 new) — 13 views — last updated 26 minutes ago
Hello everyone, I believe I may be a poet
By Wizkid — 3 posts (3 new) — 20 views — last updated 6 days ago, 09:23AM
Hi, Y'all!!
By Ruth — 10 posts (10 new) — 34 views — last updated 9 days ago, 11:00AM
hello
By Anne — 11 posts (11 new) — 45 views — last updated 11 days ago, 10:34AM
Hi Daniel to Ruth and all
By Daniel — 2 posts (2 new) — 13 views — last updated 13 days ago, 05:43AM
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+ MY BOOK / POEM IS PUBLISHED!
* My Book Appears!! SLAVES TO DO THESE THINGS...
By Amy — 13 posts (13 new) — 40 views — last updated 1 hour, 40 min ago
* The Break Dancer Calligramme
By Paul — 10 posts (10 new) — 205 views — last updated Jul 15, 2009 10:03AM
Three poems published
By Ruth — 40 posts (40 new) — 46 views — last updated 41 minutes ago
Your Daily Poem
By George — 6 posts (6 new) — 12 views — last updated 3 days ago, 10:31AM
Poem to be out in April
By Kenneth — 4 posts (4 new) — 13 views — last updated 4 days ago, 09:18AM
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+ I APPRECIATE POETRY CRITIQUE
contest rule: an "Ode to the Cold"
By Annette — 5 posts (5 new) — 20 views — last updated 23 minutes ago
not really haiku, but in the spirit.
By Dana — 19 posts (19 new) — 22 views — last updated 42 minutes ago
I APPRECITE POETRY CRITIQUE OR A FRIEND!
By Nate — 1 post (1 new) — 4 views — last updated 45 minutes ago
February 12, 2009, for Chris
By Dottie — 8 posts (8 new) — 8 views — last updated 1 day ago, 12:17PM
Holding Chris
By Dottie — 7 posts (7 new) — 7 views — last updated 2 days ago, 11:00AM
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+ ADVICE - QUESTION FOR YA!
Q
By Annette — 5 posts (5 new) — 9 views — last updated 6 days ago, 10:38AM
Web Resources that Help You Identify Scams
By Ruth — 3 posts (3 new) — 11 views — last updated 20 days ago, 07:53AM
Anthologies
By Nina — 10 posts (10 new) — 36 views — last updated 26 days ago, 12:25PM
Maurice Manning
By Robert — 5 posts (5 new) — 18 views — last updated 30 days ago, 08:39AM
What makes for a good FREE VERSE poem?
By Annette — 26 posts (26 new) — 47 views — last updated 31 days ago, 10:51AM
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+ YOU'VE GOTTA READ THIS POEM!
Fire and Ice.
By Elisabeth — 1 post (1 new) — 9 views — last updated 10 days ago, 06:21PM
"Those who fought"
By James — 13 posts (13 new) — 18 views — last updated 11 days ago, 09:38AM
The Wind's Singing
By Angela — 1 post (1 new) — 11 views — last updated 19 days ago, 04:09PM
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
By James — 7 posts (7 new) — 22 views — last updated 22 days ago, 03:40PM
Imagining It
By Ruth — 27 posts (27 new) — 31 views — last updated 26 days ago, 09:51AM
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+ CALLS FOR WORK - SUBMIT!
Your Hands Your Mouth Issue 3 - submit!
By chris — 3 posts (3 new) — 3 views — last updated 1 hour, 43 min ago
I'm working on a pilot of a new poetry-based podcast...
By Rev. — 2 posts (2 new) — 11 views — last updated 22 days ago, 08:33PM
Pavement Saw Chapbook Contest : Deadline 12/31
By David — 1 post (1 new) — 20 views — last updated Dec 27, 2009 08:52AM
PotLatch Featured Poets Newsletter, November
By James — 1 post (1 new) — 18 views — last updated Nov 08, 2009 06:34PM
submit to dislocate literary journal
By Colleen — 1 post (1 new) — 41 views — last updated Nov 04, 2009 09:20PM
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+ PLEASE HELP
cyber stalker who threatened to kill me
By Nanette — 80 posts (80 new) — 333 views — last updated 1 hour, 10 min ago
Navigating the website
By Passa — 10 posts (10 new) — 17 views — last updated 27 days ago, 03:14PM
hot new poets
By Nomi — 33 posts (33 new) — 292 views — last updated Sep 19, 2009 02:55PM
Free Book Giveaway -- Soliciting a Review
By Nadia — 5 posts (5 new) — 141 views — last updated Aug 31, 2009 02:15AM
Amazon is Censoring GLBT Literature, including my own poetry book
By Amy — 11 posts (11 new) — 203 views — last updated Aug 17, 2009 07:39AM
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+ RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Traces
By Sabina — 1 post (1 new) — 6 views — last updated 19 days ago, 03:10AM
Good Poems for Hard Times - selected & introduced by Garrison Keillor
By Marian — 2 posts (2 new) — 11 views — last updated Jan 02, 2010 03:07PM
Dan Beachy-Quick's This Nest, Swift Passerine
By Eric — 6 posts (6 new) — 15 views — last updated Dec 28, 2009 12:46PM
Billy Collins
By Dottie — 2 posts (2 new) — 16 views — last updated Dec 17, 2009 12:29PM
WINNER OF THE 2009...
By CAConrad — 2 posts (2 new) — 17 views — last updated Dec 16, 2009 11:46AM
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+ FUN STUFF
Lines of the Day...
By Suzette — 18 posts (18 new) — 57 views — last updated 6 days ago, 07:40AM
drop in
By David J — 1 post (1 new) — 8 views — last updated 12 days ago, 10:47PM
It's Never To Late — An Inspirational Story
By Harley — 1 post (1 new) — 5 views — last updated 18 days ago, 08:14PM
Holiday wishes
By Kenneth — 25 posts (25 new) — 30 views — last updated Jan 02, 2010 05:53AM
RUTH! RUTH!
By Trebro — 15 posts (15 new) — 136 views — last updated Dec 07, 2009 06:41PM
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+ WORTHWHILE!
* This Is What a [Feminist] Poet Looks Like
By Amy — 5 posts (5 new) — 17 views — last updated 1 day ago, 03:23PM
New Issue of Diode is up!
By Patty — 3 posts (3 new) — 10 views — last updated 20 days ago, 08:26AM
How to write a love poem...
By Ruth — 44 posts (44 new) — 112 views — last updated 21 days ago, 09:21PM
Not Exactly Poetry, But...
By Amanda — 3 posts (3 new) — 12 views — last updated Jan 02, 2010 04:14PM
What a Birthday
By Robert — 6 posts (6 new) — 9 views — last updated Jan 01, 2010 08:03AM
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+ POETRY READING - PLEASE COME!
Writers on View Reading (NYC)
By Henry — 1 post (1 new) — 7 views — last updated 13 days ago, 06:09AM
Book Launch for Luljeta Lleshanaku
By Henry — 1 post (1 new) — 5 views — last updated 13 days ago, 06:07AM
Fishtown Airways Poetry Reading
By David — 7 posts (7 new) — 13 views — last updated 22 days ago, 04:05PM
The Birchbark Bookstore reading series
By Wendy — 4 posts (4 new) — 8 views — last updated 22 days ago, 03:14PM
The Turner Maxwell Books Poetry Competition is now open.
By Turner — 4 posts (4 new) — 66 views — last updated 23 days ago, 01:02PM
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+ AUDIO ONLINE - LISTEN IN!
interview with Wendy Brown-Baez
By Wendy — 3 posts (3 new) — 7 views — last updated 6 days ago, 03:39PM
Video online
By Ruth — 1 post (1 new) — 5 views — last updated 28 days ago, 01:03PM
Book launch podcast
By Paul — 1 post (1 new) — 13 views — last updated Oct 29, 2009 05:10AM
Stain of Poetry Fall readings and fresh Spring/Summer 2009 videos!
By Amy — 1 post (1 new) — 11 views — last updated Oct 19, 2009 01:33PM
Poems Out Loud
By Wwnorton — 2 posts (2 new) — 17 views — last updated Aug 26, 2009 09:15AM

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