Fear is an energy, often unseen Always and forever At the mercy of an over-active imagination That thrives on manipulation and ones ability to quickly calculate whether the risk is worth the rush Tashtoo Continue reading
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I Write My Own Fairy Tales
Perhaps it’s the consequence of vhs. It was a big deal. The first experiment was a beta player borrowed from my uncle and Rocky III…over and over again. Eye of the Tiger has been my secret theme song ever since, simply because I can’t shake the ear warm. Then…there was the horror movies. No more … Continue reading
She’s Back
It’s been awhile. I’ve done a lot I’ve lost a lot I’ve learned a lot Stay tuned -Natasha Continue reading
CELEBRATING AMERICAN SHE-POETS (14): Mary Oliver, “I got saved by poetry. I got saved by the beauty of the world.”
Originally posted on Jamie Dedes' THE POET BY DAY Webzine:
Poet & Essayist Mary Oliver (b. 1935) I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty as writers begins not with our own feelings, but with the powers of observing. AWARDS: Mary Oliver’s fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer…
Crossroads
Originally posted on ANNIE'S MUSE:
Source: We Heart It ? Crossroads ? Running hell-bent for leather in the driving rain I stopped suddenly when faced with not one shift in the road… but several ? Moving wet hair from my eyes I realized what was before me … not just any Crossroads But ……
Fog
Originally posted on ANNIE'S MUSE:
Source: We Heart It Fog Mysterious … Sneaky … Closing things off from the rest of the world … Fog … Is is friend … Or … Foe … ? Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish…
Blue Notes (collage)
Originally posted on Meta/ Phor(e) /Play:
Blue Notes Been there: dusk-blue Michigan shore, seek-wind night, high-pitched; siren-wail sax whispers against the breeze: real-live city, Chicago. ? Blue Notes Collage Poem Printed in The Best of Northlight?©1990 Digital Art and Poem collage ©2011 Michael Dickel ?
21st Century Girl by Katie Lewington
Originally posted on Your One Phone Call:
Fuck fear I’m fed up with you Looking so pale lately Worry, yeah you know It’s sucking the life out of me Learn a language Look for a job Live Live, hell no I’ve been consumed Give me reason why I should write Cos u want to? No…
#PoetryMonth – @Tashtoo shares a new poem
Originally posted on A Life Among The Pages:
Do you want more poetry to read? I’m guessing the answer is a big YES. You did click on a Poetry Month link after all. And that’s what you’re getting on today’s post: a brand new poem from Natasha Head! I’ve known Natasha for a few years…
SECOND LIGHT NETWORK … showcasing the ambitious poetry of ambitious women
Originally posted on Jamie Dedes' THE POET BY DAY Webzine:
Roman marble Bust of Artemis after Kephisodotos (Musei Capitolini), Rome. “Women, of course, write good and bad poetry – ‘ambitious’ implies more enterprising subject-matters and approaches, as well as a unique voice for each poet.” Kate Foley and Dilys Wood, Editorial Page, ARTEMISpoetry, November 2015…
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