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featured poets
at my heart’s love songs
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the 60th featured poet in 2012!
Hannah Gosselin
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i have been pleased to feature some of the most creative, talented, brilliant {really!} poets of our time. i’ve been so fortunate over the past two and a half years to meet this amazing group of people through twitter and their blogs. not only are they writers who excite and enchant and entrance their readers, they are, one and all, nice people who are supportive of everyone in our online poetry community. the “age of technology” has, in fact, facilitated the spread of the ARTS! ~ poetry, photography, art, prose, music… i have friends i have yet to meet face-to-face from all around the world. day or night, you can visit their blogs and be transported to another time or place or frame of mind with just a few clicks of a mouse. i find it thrilling! and i believe you will find it equally thrilling to discover their words.
just click on the “Read More” links on each poem to be taken to a new tab or window to read the rest of the poem on the author’s blog. if you enjoy what you read, please leave a comment on their blog to let them know. { you don’t have to say you saw them here. } i am truly honored that these wonderful people agreed to be featured on my blog ~ my gratitude to them all.
and thank you for coming to our celebration ~ enjoy!
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this is the final post planned for the 2012 featured poet series
you can click on the “featured poets” tab at the top of the page for links to everyone featured in 2011 & 2012
please leave a comment to let me know if you would like to see the series again in 2013
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featured poet:
Hannah Gosselin
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i met Hannah Gosselin in the poetry blogosphere and was immediately impressed with her poetry and photography. at her blog Metaphors and Smiles, Hannah has a page talking about haiku, haiku key, which is full of great information. Hannah is one of forty poets in the book ‘Prompted, an International Collection of Poems’ HERE. you can find out more about Hannah in interviews at imaginary garden with real toads HERE, Poets United HERE and POETIC BLOOMINGS HERE.
in her own words ~
“I am perpetually inspired by love shared with my husband and two young sons and am awestruck by beauty in nature. I enjoy indulging in heart-work: writing, dance and visual arts.”
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“Graceful Maple” by Hannah Gosselin
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Peering through crimson canopy,
eyes struggle seeking the source;
bark-ridge…..Read More
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photograph by Hannah Gosselin
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Two Jue Ju’s with English Flair for You…
“Anticipation” by Hannah Gosselin
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As a bloom unfurled and hungering,
she extends her slender neck;
exposing…..Read More
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photograph by Hannah Gosselin ©All Rights Reserved
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“Not an Atypical Poem” by Hannah Gosselin
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Lower me to the raging of river,
float me atop waters current;
a swiftly-slipping origami boat,
perching on the lip…
of the next swirling eddy.
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Trace the skies of my pattern
as I…..Read More
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“Truth Hurts?” by Hannah Gosselin
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It’s always the guttural grounds,
grounds, they’re mired and thick,
thick-lipped your tongue slips
slips spilling words you’ll regret.
Regret is tangible, heavy in the air
air that…..Read More
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“~FOR THE SEEING~” by Hannah Gosselin
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The Mason jar full of broken shards…
its translucent-jagged pieces haunt me,
their aching-angles are dangerous
they shine so brightly, deceptively.
This vessel is hidden in plain sight
beneath our…..Read More
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A handful of haiku for the Sunday Toads Challenge ~
“Stumbling for Forget-Me-Nots” by Hannah Gosselin
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slow rooted toes tremble
in awe…..Read More
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“Proud Poppy” by Hannah Gosselin
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blinded by fair papery petals
worth in…..Read More
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photographs by Hannah Gosselin ©All Rights Reserved
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2012 featured poet at
my heart’s love songs
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all copyright remains with the authors
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Thank you the amazing poetry. She is a outstanding Poet.
yes, she certainly is! thank you very much for your visit and comment!
Thank you so much johncoyote and dani!! :)
I always enjoy her offerings when I our paths cross … thank you for an excellent selection. xoxo
thank you, Becca! ♥ i always appreciate your visits!
Thank you so much Becca, I agree…it’s always so nice to see you as well!!
Thank you so much dani for featuring me!!
Hannah is amazing. Thank you for featuring her work.
it really was my pleasure! ♥
Mary!! I’m so humbled. Thank you for such a generous comment!
So sweet of dani to have me here!! :)
Oh my goodness!!! I’m a space-case!!! I’ve been meaning to get over here and I keep forgetting…lame excuse right??!! I know!
Wow…dani!! I can’t tell you how grateful I am to be featured here…what a beautiful post you’ve created….I’m honored, truly honored!! And to think you’ve done this for 60 other poets!! Dani…that’s is astounding…what an awesome gesture and intentional way to promote poetry and its peeps.
You’re inspiring, dani. Thank you so much for taking the time to hand-pick these poems and spend time thinking of others the way you do. So kind of you. Hearts and hugs to you!!
it truly is my honor and my pleasure to be allowed to feature such amazing poets as you, Hannah! ♥ thank you so much for participating!
It is my honor as well…wow. And I mean it when I say that you’re inspiring…what an awesome thing to do for poetry and peeps!! xo
i started the series in April 2011 for National Poetry Month then started gearing up in March 2012. it took me longer than i had hoped, but it was wonderful to feature sixty poets in 2012. i’d like to do it again this year, but we’ll see. {smile}
Yes, that is quite the feat…that’s def. some cyber space trekked for sure!! Awesome. :)
thank you, Hannah! ♥ i really do enjoy putting together the posts, it’s a matter of whether i’ll have online time available. {smile}
True…balance is everything. All the best in all that you do!
thank you, Hannah! ♥ the same to you, dear!
Reblogged this on Metaphors and Smiles and commented:
dani, author of “my heart’s love songs,” has been so generous to me…she’s featured me in her featured poets section of her blog!! I’m the 60th author in the two years that she’s been doing this. Imagine, that’s a lot of people to be reaching out to all for the sake of promoting poetry and the peeps behind the poetry!! Wow…am I humbled? Yes. Am I inspired? Yes, indeed. Thank you, SO much dani for all that you do!! :)
you are so very welcome, Hannah! ♥ thank you!
You’re so sweet!! xo
so are you! {smile} ♥♥♥
:)!!
Hannah is a wonderful person and poet. It is just great to see this selection of her poetry featured on your site, Dani.
thank you, Kerry! ♥ i was honored to feature all of you and humbled by the number of excellent poets who agreed to participate. there’s a page with all of the links to each individual poet from 2012 and 2011.