Death is a tribe
“Death is a tribe,” five poem from Linda Chown on Meta/ Phor(e) /Play accompanied by four digital artworks by Michael Dickel. Check out their work…
HaEtz HaChaim
A poem, Kiddush on the Solstice, and digital landscapes, HaEtz HaChaim 1–7, from Michael Dickel on Meta/ Phor(e) /Play.
Mama Africa is the Republik’ of Poetry (Brave Voices Poetry Journal 65)
Originally posted on TIME OF THE POET REPUBLIC:
Mother Africa survived the trauma of clanging chains of captivity during SLAVE TRADE , shackles of colonialism and winced from beatings of hard bolt nut clenched fists of apartheid. Children and grandchildren of Mother Africa watched helplessly her sorrowful dance…
Somewhere a Whirring Fan
“Somewhere, a whirring fan
in an open window spins
possibilities into threads.”
—a poem from Nothing Remembers, by Michael Dickel, forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.
Poet by Day: Review & Interview of Nothing Remembers
From The Poet by Day by Jamie Dedes— The memories of living fall around the lives once lived, leave a hole in the pumice. The emptiness fills with words – narrative and song. That is why I write with rain drops on your windows as the train speeds […]
Clarity in Shadows | Steven Sher
Steven Sher ((Shlomo Yashar) has six poems in Meta/ Phor(e) /Play) ranging through memory, seeking clarity in shadows as the one searching for his beloved in Sher’s poem, Beshert…
MOZA IS OUR COUNTRY :Brave Voices Poetry Journal 64.
Originally posted on TIME OF THE POET REPUBLIC:
? MOZA IS OUR COUNTRY : 2019 arrived with omens of bad luck of death, hunger and disease. Maybe Gods are angry or bad devils are at it again. The wings of Cyclone Idai, Satan’s angel washed away the soul,…
Nothing Remembers
If you would like to read my new collection, please order before June 28, 2019. Finishing Line Press will use the number of orders by that date to determine the print run for the book
six poems | gary lundy
description a conversation outside
ordinary headline breaths — 6 poems by gary lundy on Meta/ Phor(e) /Play
Intrications 1–5 | Linda Chown
In·tri·ca·tion | \ ˌin‧trə̇ˈkāshən, -trēˈ-\ 1 obsolete : complication, complexity; 2 : interrelation, intermeshing —
Linda Chown’s 5 poems complexly intermesh voices, views, and arts.
Mirror Image | Kinga Fabó
Kinga Fabó provides metaphysical glimpses in the mirror find more than meets the eyes… with commentary translator George Szirtes.
Tzfat Poetry Reading
24 January 2019 — 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. In EnglishJanuary 24, 6:30 P.M. Mystic Mountain Studio and Brewery2 RevitskyTzfat, Israel 13221Map RSVP on Facebook Featured poets Shlomo Sher Brooklyn-born Steven Sher (aka Shlomo Yashar) made aliyah in 2012. He is the author of 15 books including, most recently, Uncharted […]
Two Hands in my Gut
Dennis Formento reflects on Snyder, Di Prima, environmental & urban poetics, & his stasis + 14 haiku from Spirit Vessels.
Jerusalem Poems
Five poems from Jerusalem, written by Ester Karen Aida, on Meta/ Phor(e) /Play.
Read A Poem To A Child Contributions by Voice-Over Artists
Originally posted on The BeZine:
Now a SoundCloud playlist! Thanks to 100 Thousand Poets for Change co-founders Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion, and especially to our 100TPC friend, Voice-Over legend Randy Thomas, we have the honor of presenting a compilation of children’s poems read by master Voice Artists…
The BeZine “Best of the Net” Nominations
Originally posted on The BeZine:
It was a tough. TOUGH! If I could I would nominate everyone who has contributed, but there were constraints on the types of submissions, dates of publication, and number of nominations editors can submit. So, here we are … The BeZine Best of…
To write a peace poem
A late elementary school (middle grades and up) exercise for writing a peace poem.
THE BeZINE’S Virtual 100,000 Poets and Friends IS LIVE NOW … Join Us and Stand Up for Peace, Sustainability and Social Justicere
Originally posted on The BeZine:
“Poetry. It’s better than war!” Michael Rothenberg, cofounder of 100,000 Poets (and friends) for Change “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a [woman or] man stands up for an ideal, or acts…
Meta/ Phor(e) /Play 