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(inter)national poetry month
April 2013
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encore presentation
2012 featured poets
at my heart’s love songs
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dVerse ~ Poets Pub
Brian Miller & Claudia Schoenfeld
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to celebrate {inter}national poetry month, i am pleased to be featuring some of the most creative, talented, brilliant {really!} poets of our time. i have been 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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dVerse ~ Poets Pub
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“around the world or around the block
dVerse is the people, the verse to share, sit, speak.
we are poetry in motion, so grab a front row seat”
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dVerse ~ Poets Pub officially opened on 19 July 2011, though the first “link-up” was 16 July 2011. it’s hard for me to believe that the site has only been open nine months. with over 134,000 visits, it feels like home to many poets. the site was started by co-founders, Brian Miller and Claudia Schoenfeld, as an environment to nurture the online poetry community. here’s what they say about the site:
“D’verse Poets Pub is a place for poets and writers to gather to celebrate poetry. We are many voices, but one song. Our goal is to celebrate; poets, verse & the difference it can make in the world. To discover poetry’s many facets and revel in it’s beauty, even when ugly at times.”
they have three opportunities each week for poets to take the stage and mingle with their fellow poets:
- Poetics - is all about inspiration. You will write about a provided prompt, whether music, art, photography, quotes or other challenges. Poetics opens at 3 pm EST on Saturday.
- OpenLinkNight – is our large gathering where you link any poem you would like. This is a great place to meet and hear new voices. OLN opens at 3 pm EST on Tuesdays.
- FormForAll/Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft – is our lab, where you will receive teaching on poetry forms and critique. This is where we hone our skills. FormForAll and Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft will alternate weeks and opens at 3pm EST on Thursday.
both Brian and Claudia are brilliant poets. enjoy this small sampling of their words ~
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{ dVerse ~ Poets Pub logo by Alison Jardine. find her at http://alisonjardine.com/ }
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featured poet:
Claudia Schoenfeld
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Claudia Schoenfeld lives in Germany, works in Switzerland and lives close enough to France to have a front row seat, watching their “quatorze juillet” fireworks. so she’s used to cross borders and finds it easy to see beauty in other cultures. Claudia loves thunderstorms, improvising on her Alto Sax, biking and in warm summer nights you sometimes find her sitting on the pavement with a glass of red wine and the mad desire to fly with the passing clouds… she’s married, mom of three teenage kids and yep… published. Claudia discovered writing poetry in 2010 and since then she has been on a Poetry adventure trail she hopes will never stop unfolding. ten of Claudia’s poems were recently published in ‘Fragments.’ her blog is jaywalking the moon. Twitter: @cmschoenfeld
i was introduced to Claudia and her poetry through One Stop Poetry. no matter the subject or the form, Claudia’s writing is filled with passion and vivid imagery. i don’t know how many languages she speaks, but she never gives a hint in her poetry that her native language isn’t English. oh, and for a real treat, listen to one {or several} of her audio recordings of her poetry. if i was a man, i’d be her slave. she has been incredibly encouraging of my writing for which i am very grateful. in her own words ~
“i’m blazing words & drinking poetry. join in & we may get a prose fire burning, set the town on fire & syllable-dance in a snowflake covered yard. i try to think big and love recklessly…”
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“BlackBirds” by claudia
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lights dim,
eyes unsteady as
he runs a quivering finger
through the condensation
that fogs up the glass skin
on the bottle of his drink,
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“the frog part is the worst– ” by claudia
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you sit on the far end of the couch
& i could reach you easily–
just have to swim through the
wild humpback whale’s
W I D E
——–g a p I n g
—————-teeth, put on
my armor & slay half…..Read More
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this is truly special ~ a video of Claudia reading the poem!
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“On (a) Sub_Mission” by claudia
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dim lights sprinkle dust-breath–
from the dancefloor sways
the scent of fresh plowed soil
& with tender hands you work
the wrinkles on my shirt,
———-we’re lost–
in webs of countless steps
that never matter really but
are pillars to the Now,
sticking closer to your moves, i
shut my eyes to…..Read More
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“still burning” by claudia
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the
softness
of the night still
clings to me with
all its scents–
skin
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warm…..Read More
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“finishing school” by claudia
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when we met, there
was this shattered pattern in your eyes,
exactly mirroring mine &
we collapsed into each other,
struggling to break free,
unseen rubber…..Read More
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featured poet:
Brian Miller
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Brian Miller is a writer, poet, father, husband, counselor, key lime pie eater, friend, side street walker; who doesn’t mind mucking and getting his hands dirty or standing in a cherry blossom rain. “Everyone has a story and everything a poem, once you look at it long enough.” Brian has been published in several magazines and has poems in several compilations. he is the co-founder of the award winning One Stop Poetry and dVerse Poets. his blog is waystationone. Twitter: @bmiller007
what can i say about Brian? a brilliant writer with an edge. his wordcraft is truly phenomenal. you never know where he’s going to take you, but wherever it is, it’ll be well worth the trip. Brian is a really nice guy and i am very appreciative of his consistent support of my writing. in his own words ~
“Married to the most amazing woman and dad of two adventurous boys. I am figuring out what life has in store next. Enjoy the journey.”
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“blue balls & wrist watches” by brian miller
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Live for greatness, the ad for Rolex
on the back of Travel & Leisure
whispers
soft fingers along my ear & her
fierce eyes thumb through my book
scent marking each page, dress cut
below glossy breasts, just a hint
and what? what?
she wants to sell me
a time piece, no
because…..Read More
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via waystationone
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“And” by brian miller
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And to top it all off
the damn window fell
into the driver side door
unwilling to roll back up
And it’s raining as if
the next…..Read More
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via waystationone
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“Balloons & Dirigibles” by brian miller
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You want to see the world?
You want to see the world?
Let me fix you a cocktail
one part Crash, cause it hits every angle
mix in some P.S. I love you
stir with Hotel Rwanda
and garnish with a spritz of Once
Watch them…..Read More
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via waystationone
artwork by tera of olive hue designs
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“(I’m) Too sexy for this shirt” by brian miller
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I have the T-shirt, cause I been there,
done that and wear them daily until
my closet, full, floor to ceiling, spills
out to fill this life, space I would rather
hide behind a slogan, to hold your att…..Read More
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“Middle Age White Male” by brian miller
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it is the repetitive compression
of the pogo stick, spring snarling
at the constraints of its cylinder
containing and harnessing its power
k-chung
k-chung
k-chung
is this enslavement? bondage?
bra straps, need a quick release
for easy access, so i can stop using
my teeth, so said the dentist
on the last visit
what constrains us?
what do you expect, but sex
and allusion? it…..Read More
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via waystationone
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have you entered the
BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY?
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just click HERE to go to the giveaway post ~ you’ll get all of the information about what books are being given away and how to enter.
thanks for joining in!
dani
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*the giveaway closes at midnight (12:00am) Pacific Standard Time USA on the night of April 30, 2013.
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2012 featured poet at
my heart’s love songs
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