R.M. Engelhardt has just posted his poem “In The Church Of Coffee and Smokes” on his website along with many other pieces from his vast personal anthology.
IN THE CHURCH OFCOFFEE AND SMOKES
“And now,
Let us all…
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Attentive Wait Staff at McGeary’sBack in the backroom of McGeary’s, Clinton Square, Albany, NY, on the last Monday of December or, as our host, Mary Panza, characterized it, “the post-holiday hangover edition.” She herself was treating the disorder wi…
Poets Speak Loud!, December 26 Read More »
At my sister’s house during the holidays, I fed her pet bird from my lap. I’ve never before been so close to a bird. One of my holiday gifts was a beautiful pair of chopsticks with which I now eat grapes, peas, pasta, chunks of bread, and anything else fit for chopsticks.
Month 5:28 “Upon Taking a Grape with Chopsticks” Read More »
Once again I went down to Valentine’s, hoping for a slot in the Slam (&, of course, hoping to make it at least to the second round). But first an interesting open mic, where folks seem to do real poems, rather than just perform. Mojavi was the ho…
Nitty Gritty Slam, December 20 Read More »
Actually on the third Sunday this month (otherwise it would have been on Christmas Day), with its usual gathering of fine regional poets & a featured poet (Cheryl A. Rice), & a special surprise for me. Co-hosts were Edie Abrams & Denn…
Sunday Four Poetry, December 18 Read More »
Every day before lunchtime, the boxy white mail van pulls up for a moment to the mail box across the road. Upstairs in my bathrobe at my computer with a window view of the road I’m tempted to interrupt whatever I’m writing to walk over in my slippers to see what the day has brought.
In Praise of “The Effort to Hold Light” by Guy Reed Read More »
I don’t usually “allow” guitar players at my poetry open mic, having in the past been too often the ugly-stepchild-of-poetry at music open mics, but tonight I had to make an exception because the unique poetry-performance duo Murrow was the featured performer.
Third Thursday Poetry Night, December 15 Read More »
Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, December 15, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcements: HVWG Board Meeting, Request for Writers from Guilderland High School, Help Needed for Newsletter Member Announcements: M.E. Kemp, Linda Sonia Miller, Laurel Saville Area Announcements: Bookmark Holiday … Continue reading →
HVWG newsletter released, December 18 Read More »
Our cozy host, Don Levy, welcomed a tidy audience for the monthly open mic on the 2nd Wednesday — and it really was, even if the third Thursday was the next day, ah the shifting calendar.But first the featured poet, Barbara Ungar, read, not from her…
Live from the Living Room, December 14 Read More »
When I heard Philip Pardi read this poem aloud, I was taken aback because 1) it was dedicated to me 2) it was so good 3) it nailed me as a bear wannabe. During my five years in a log … Continue reading →
A Poem About a Bear (and Me) by Philip Pardi Read More »
Did my mother have a fondness for ruffed grouse? Probably not. She birded in her suburban backyard or at the beach near her house in Connecticut or by the ponds and shoreline of Mount Desert Island, her summer vacation spot.
What is a Ruffed Grouse? Read More »
Orion on Prospect Avenue sharp sword dangling from his belt swinging back and forth above the Chinese grocery the Middle Eastern restaurants the yarn shop with its scarves-to-be I’m walking up the hill wondering just how far away those stars are I know they’re not even near one another Orion is a picture people made […]
POEM: Orion on Prospect Avenue Read More »
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