Glorious

April 5, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

No poems about bunnies or eggs or tulips today (though I like all three things). Instead, I’m drawn to this poem about identity and “Jesus Christ, the prototype.” Click here to watch Micah Bournes perform his poem “Normal Hair.” Related Posts:Poetry Month ReflectionsAmerica Will BePoems for the HolidaysTreat a Poem Like Dirt

Miracles

April 4, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

I would say that spring is the season of miracles. Every robin, every bit of green pushing through the dirt, every patch of blue sky, even the appearance of the neighborhood muskrat has seemed like a miracle. But maybe they don’t have a season? Miracles by Walt Whitman Why, who makes much of a miracle? […]

Sea Fever

April 3, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

I’m starting off my month of poems today in honor of National Poetry Month. This is one of my mom’s favorites and I remember her quoting it to me when I was young. We lived hundreds and hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, but who doesn’t love its beauty and mystery? Sea Fever by […]

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