Monthly Archives: May 2017
Watch the May 2017 Poetry Readings
Performed by Val Cole and Becky Shrimpton The Great Willow, by Kourtney D. Cooper The Fourth Month, by Gloria D. Gonsalves THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY RAY SIXPACK, by John Ervin King Cormac, by Inis L. Fal Disease S U, by … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: ROCK ON, MAMA by Tammi Croteau
Performed by Becky Shrimpton Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? Home Without Walls is about love without limits, the kind so strong that oceans and time zones can’t lessen it. It’s the story of … Continue reading
Poetic Excerpt from BYWORD: A Nation Called out of Their Name, by Makabi
Performed by Becky Shrimpton Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? Taking ownership. What motivated you to write this poem? Honor of my Israelite heritage. How long have you been writing poetry? 7 years If … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: Let Your Soul Fly Free to Heaven, by Aurora Jean Alexander
Performed by Becky Shrimpton Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? You could call the theme of this poem “heartache”. What motivated you to write this poem? ‘Let Your Soul Fly Free to Heaven’ is … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: ROGUE WAVE, by Joanne Van Leerdam
Performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? The theme of ‘Rogue Wave’ is living with and surviving the challenges life throws at us. Everyone faces challenges that turn life over … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: HOME WITHOUT WALLS, by Tammi Croteau
Performed by Becky Shrimpton Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? Home Without Walls is about love without limits, the kind so strong that oceans and time zones can’t lessen it. It’s the story of … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: DEATH BOUTIQUE, by Lionel Walfish
Performed by Becky Shrimpton Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? Satirical look at a funeral home What motivated you to write this poem? Just a bit of fun with a few rhymes. How long … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: Clap your hands, by Raphaëlle YOKOTA
Performed by Val Cole Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? – Siblings. What motivated you to write this poem? – The need to let things go and the hope it would help others to … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: Disease S U, by Darrell Herbert
Performed by Val Cole Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? The theme of my poem deals with feelings of indifference. What motivated you to write this poem? My motivation for writing this piece stemmed … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: King Cormac, by Inis L. Fal
Performed by Val Cole Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? The theme of my poem is about an ancient king of Ireland named Cormac, who reigned for forty years and was renowned as both … Continue reading
