Tag Archive for ‘National Poetry Month’
Riehlife Poem-of-the-Day: “Hide & Sex,” by Catherine Rankovic
I met Catherine Rankovic through a women’s poetry gathering known as “Loosely Identified,” or “Looslies,” or simply (in a hurry) “L.I.” She’s a bang-up poet, author, editor, teacher, and facilitator. Read more about Catherine’s career as a word woman after her witty, insightful poem, “Hide & Sex.” HIDE & SEX Let us play Hide & [...]
Riehlife Poem of the Day: “Sure There Are Things to Worry About,” by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is a word woman of the finest caliber. On Ryezome, a delicate on-line tracery of her poem-a-day practice, you’ll find accessible well-crafted poems that will make a difference in how you view your life. Susan Tweit introduces her as a favorite poet of real life. Of those who think of themselves as [...]
Twitter Haiku Practice, by Susan J. Tweit
Susan Tweit’s currently working on two book proposals. One is on the theme of using-nature-to-fire-your-creativity. She’s using her haiku practice as an exercise. The post below tells us more about why she writes haiku on Twitter. Read more of Susan’s haiku on Riehlife-Poem-of-the-day. Read more about Susan’s work below. Janet _________________ WHY POST HAIKU ON [...]
Riehlife Poem-of-the-Day: Twitter Haiku by Susan J. Tweit
Susan Tweit posts a Haiku a Day on Twitter and Facebook. If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then what would you say of a Haiku a day? Make sure you see the Riehlife companion post Susan wrote on her haiku Twitter practice. Read more about Susan Tweit’s rich background and accomplishments below. [...]
Riehlife Poem-of-the-day: “Enlightenment is a Bitch,” by Dane Cervine
Enlightenment is a Bitch by Dane Cervine published in The Sun Magazine, March 2010 At first it isn’t so bad — a taste of ecstasy, the world covered in honey. Even snails scrawl the names of buddhas with their silvery trails. But then, too much. Pears become unbearable, wet white flesh so tender one could [...]
Riehlife Poem-of-the-Day: “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins
by Billy Collins from The Apple that Astonished Paris During my Poem-of-the-Day series on Riehlife we’ll have a mixture of named poets & others just like the rest of us. My friend Stephanie Farrow in Albuquerque, New Mexico chooses the Big Name Poets. She sends her picks out via email every day. I’ll be scooping [...]
Poem-of-the-Day: “Swan Song” by Aaron Belz set to images and music
I met Aaron Belz in early 2008. Shortly afterward we ran his poem “Swan Song” on Riehlife. Two years later now it’s been set to music and images. You can buy his book “Bird Hoverer” on Amazon. UWOL #9 Paul Mathieu’s artistry brings Aaron’s poem to life amplified by images and music.
National Poetry Month Poster 2010
Hurry, hurry! Request your poster by March 1st. The Academy of American Poets revealed the National Poetry Month poster for 2010 by award-winning illustrator and graphic designer Marian Bantjes, who recently created several campaigns for Saks Fifth Avenue. Bantjes’s intricate design features kaleidoscopic figures turning beneath a star-filled sky—a scene inspired by the poetry of [...]
Riehlife Poem of the Day: Pablo Neruda Sonnet, revisited
I’ve been thinking of Pablo Neruda recently for a surprising reason. I’m going the Greece. I have this dreamy idea of Greece as a land of lovers and poets. I recalled one of my favorite movies which formed my dreamy image: Il Postino (The Postman), a 1994 Italian language film directed by Michael Radford, It [...]
Riehlife Poem of the Day: Connie Wanek’s “Radiator” from Bonfire
Radiator by Connie Wanek from Bonfire Mittens are drying on the radiator, boots nearby, one on its side. Like some monstrous segmented insect the radiator elongates under the window. Or it is a beast with many shoulders domesticated in the Ice Age. How many years it takes to move from room to room! Some cage [...]
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