“Poetry can be a powerful tool for advocacy and social change, raising awareness of important issues and inspiring action.”
Source: Simple Essays: Unlocking the Power of Concise Expression
“Poets often push the boundaries of language, experimenting with words and forms. This experimentation can contribute to the evolution and enrichment of a language, expanding its expressive possibilities.”
Source: Simple Essays: Unlocking the Power of Concise Expression
“Poetry has the power to inspire creativity in both writers and readers. It encourages people to think creatively, play with language, and explore new ideas.”
Source: Simple Essays: Unlocking the Power of Concise Expression
“Poetry has been a source of entertainment for centuries, whether through spoken word performances, recitations, or written works. It can captivate audiences and provide a source of enjoyment.”
Source: Simple Essays: Unlocking the Power of Concise Expression
“Poetry is a multifaceted art form that serves as a vehicle for emotional expression, cultural preservation, empathy, and personal growth. Its enduring importance lies in its ability to capture the essence of the human experience and inspire both individuals and societies.”
Source: Simple Essays: Unlocking the Power of Concise Expression
“God!... Once the lying spirit of a cause
With maddening words dethrones the mind of men,
They're past the reach of prayer. The eternal laws
Hate them. Their eyes will not come clean again,
But doom and strong delusion drive them then,
Without ruth, without rest... the iron laughter
Of the immortal mouths goes hooting after.”
“We commit vanishing acts when things get too close. We flirt like lovers and love like ghosts.”
Source: Untouched
“Dear Lindy,
Over ten years ago a ten and a half foot Amethystine python tried to take my not quite two year old son from his bed… this weekend I attended a writer’s workshop with… Kate Llewellyn and after reading the enclosed poem she said I MUST send it to you and so here it is…
The Letter I should Have Written to Lindy Chamberlain
I believe you, Lindy,
I know that even now with all that is tamed
the Wild is always near
In the black of night
I lifted my child from his winter bed
only to feel a cold weight, skin to skin
along my length.
Python jaws around my baby’s leg.
Two day’s later on TV,
whodunnit: the Dingo or the Bitch
But I believed you and I wonder
Would they have hissed at me on the steamy courthouse steps:
‘The snake is innocent.”
Source: Letters to Lindy
“Keep the sand filled shoes,
I will keep my feet,
Away with your red-hot porridge,
My birthright is mine to keep.”
Source: Renegades And Other Soulful Poems
“How I long
to go wandering
through the forest,
like a river stream
past bamboo groves
and paths lined with blossoms,
flowing with the wind
carrying echos of birdsongs
across mountains,
radiant with sun beams
sparkling in the spring afternoon.”