Poetry Posts

unemployed poem by Joan Pond

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Postcards from the Unemployed
by Joan Pond

I”ve had it with this job,
my last day was the finest of the year.
I said goodbye to the boss
and tossed aside cares and woes.
Oh no,
not enough quarters for the meter.
Who cares?
I”m no longer meting time,
it”s mine for awhile.
I”ll bask in this abyss;
this abeyance.
They do say ignorance is bliss
and so here I shall remain.
Dear Libby,
I”m glad I”m not “˜there”.
Sincerely,
Your former employee.

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The Return of the Blue Cat by F.D. Reeve, a review

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Who is the Blue Cat? That is the question. At times he is a stray, at times F.D. Reeve himself. Certainly the best collection of poems I’ve read in a long while. F.D. Reeve is a little bit of Eliot and a smidgeon of Pound with a wink. At first I was skeptical. “Oh God, he’s breaking into French.” In my case it was the cd which turned me around and made the experience enlightening. The book is accompanied by a cd with readings by F.D. Reeve and music by Exit 59. This poetry is playful, almost like a cat playing with a ball of fluff. The music is good jazz which compliments a good reading by Reeve.
Let’s face it I’m a sucker for poetry with good music. My associates and I have been mixing the music with poetry for several years so I know the challenge in front of Exit 59. The reading by F.D. Reeve is really full of character and wit. The jazz by Exit 59 is superb. These guys did a wonderful job of adding music that makes me play the cd often. In fact it’s headed to my IPOD. The music is good folks. The poetry is excellent and together they break new ground for poetry. F.D. Reeves is a literary poet of the caliber of Pound and these poems combine humor and wit to make a statement of our times as well as the human condition. I highly recommend this book. You will love it. I also highly recommend the accompanying cd. Awesome!

The Return of the Blue Cat
F.D. Reeve
Other Press LLC
New York, NY

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David Michael Jackson

Poetry With Music

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Poetry with music is our thing and has been for years.

From Nashville to Chicago to London, our poets voices and musicians work over the internet together to produce poetry and music together. A poet can write a poem every day. A musician can compose a piece of music every day. Together the poetry and the music on the net can be prolific.

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Dreams of David Michael Jackson

Janet Kuypers and the DMJ Art Connection

Aftertaste Poem by Summer Breeze

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after taste
cold coffee in nicotine stomach
tasting like an overdose
smelling like dirty ashtrays
nasty thoughts spoken into bubbles
electronic drawing to their source
truth in lending spending polluting now
holy cow disease
golden calf
white elephant
white buffalo
tom tom tom
heart chakra open
truth burns
truth heals
truth plus justice equals peace
– Summer Breeze

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