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"My Gateway Poets" A new page I just included on my Poetry blog. Charles Bukowski Frases, Henry Charles Bukowski, Charles Bukowski Quotes, Nora Ephron, George Eliot, Sean Penn, Story Writer, Marcel Proust, Walt Whitman
My “Gateway Poets”
"My Gateway Poets" A new page I just included on my Poetry blog.
someone is holding an open book in their hand with the text there is a lion in my living room
an older man is reading a book while looking at pictures on the wall behind him
Poet Philip Levine Reads His Work
In memory of Philip Levine: Philip Levine Reads His Work
a man standing in front of a microphone holding his hand up to his head and making a face
Mike Rosen "When God Happens"
Mike Rosen performs "When God Happens" his poem about 9/11 as part of NYC Urbana Poetry Slam. The Bowery Poetry Club, 5/12. For more on Mike please check out: thenewconfusion.com
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Neil Hilborn - A Series of Short Poems
Neil Hilborn - "A Series of Short Poems" - YouTube
a man standing in front of a microphone
Zachary Caballero - When You Say My Name
Zachary Caballero - "When You Say My Name" (TGS 2014) - YouTube
an older woman with her eyes closed and the words does my sasiness upset you?
Maya Angelou And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou And Still I Rise
a man standing in front of a microphone with his eyes closed and wearing a red hoodie
Andrea Gibson- I Do (Gay [Queer] Marriage Poem)
Slam Poetry - Andrea Gibson, "I do" - absolutely beautiful, and so well written.
an old man sitting in front of a pond with his arms crossed and looking at the camera
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Charles Bukowski reads The Secret of My Endurance
an older man in a suit and tie giving a speech at a podium with a microphone
Philip Levine Gives Inaugural Reading as U.S. Poet Laureate
Philip Levine Gives Inaugural Reading as U.S. Poet Laureate
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Phil Kaye // Repetition (Poetry Observed)
Phil Kaye // "Repetition" (Poetry Observed) - YouTube
a man standing in front of a microphone holding his hand up to the side with both hands
Jeremyah Payne - Perfect Note
Jeremyah Payne - "Perfect Note" (TGS 2014) - YouTube
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Sonnet 116 - Original Pronunciation - Shakespeare on Toast
This is an excellent presentation of the original pronunciation (OP) brings out the true beauty of Shakespeare's sonnets. After years of thinking the sonnets sounded so damn clunky, they finally sound beautiful again.
a man with a beard and plaid shirt is holding something in his hand while standing next to a microphone
Neil Hilborn - OCD
Neil Hilborn - "OCD" (Rustbelt 2013) Friend showed this to me a few weeks ago and I just rewatched it and decided I had to share this.
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Allen Ginsberg reads America
Allen Ginsberg reads America