Monthly Archives: June 2017
Watch the June 2017 Poetry Readings
Performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss Poetry Reading: WORDS by Lawrence Klein Poetry Reading: ROGUE WAVE by Joanne Van Leerdam Poetry Reading: RISE AND BE ONE WITH THE SHINE by Gloria D. Gonsalves Poetry Reading: Heaven Cried Too by Ty Davis … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: Heaven Cried Too by Ty Davis
Poem performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? The theme of the poem is family/emotional. What motivated you to write this poem? The passing of my Grandmother in 2015. She … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: CONGO, CONGO by Miroslav Atanasov
Poem performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? The Congo Free State crimes and the continual suffering of the Congo people. What motivated you to write this poem? I’ve passionately … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: RISE AND BE ONE WITH THE SHINE by Gloria D. Gonsalves
Poem performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? Inspiration, motivation, courage and mindfulness. What motivated you to write this poem? I wrote what I felt would encourage anyone experiencing dark … Continue reading
Poetry Reading: WORDS by Lawrence Klein
Poem performed by Elizabeth Rose Morriss Get to know the poet: What is the theme of your poem? Empowering individuals to take control of themselves, to accomplish their goals. We all have that power, but unlike the simplest toy or … Continue reading
Read Poetry: Never give up, by Awodirepo Olabayo
When Ink fails the writer The ballpoint refuses to roll. When the sheet isn’t looking better, And some words are missing on the scroll, Oh! How unfortunate are the readers! When the motivational speaker runs out of words Air refuses … Continue reading
Read Poetry: The Others, by Amanda Beyer
There are people with purpose. People who know what they are supposed to do. They have dreams, they gave goals to achieve. There are lazy people. People with no dreams. People who just get by…..and then there are others. Others … Continue reading
Read Poetry: Leave It, by Patricia J. Dorantes
May the clear touch of rain Wash away for good the fog That left your soul Unable to see the stars. Break into small pieces that pain Whose chokehold drowned you in smog. You deserve to recover what they stole … Continue reading
Read Poetry: Congo Congo, by Miroslav Atanasov
CONGO, CONGO Congo, Congo, foreign land I hurt for you you’ve caused me pain. Your tale’s gloomy, your story’s sad it makes me angry it makes me mad. My heart is broken I don’t know why now that I’ve met … Continue reading
Read Poetry: Adultery, by Jan Franz Macaso
but yours and mine which (should) now (not), is (be) known– like planks placed for fences was the day we’ ve decayed of bodies both yearned those termites–no, they did not cause our feet into crumble * * … Continue reading
