a poetry blog
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When The Earth Is Gone (computer says so mix) EDM poem remix by ROSSI
Here’s another EDM poem remix using one of my poems by CCMixter community member ROSSI. It’s a lively house track that features my poem “When the Earth Is Gone.” I love the Creative Commons, and this is a good example why. I recorded my poem that I wrote years ago in a creative writing class,…
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The Citrus Family
The elderly satsuma knits a sweater in her rocking chair.The teeny bopper clementines try on outfits in their rooms.The mandarin momma grafts roses in the hot house.The sexy citron aunties mix effervescent martinis at the bar.The tangerine uncles discuss the situation in the parlour.The bookish limes freak out over noxious assets reported on television.The neo-hippie…
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The Apple Picker
I wrote “The Apple Picker” after spending some time in BC picking apples one Fall in the early 1990s. This was at the time of the collapse of the cod stocks. It was published in the book “Wild on the Crest: Sea Poems: Newfoundland and Labrador”, an anthology of poetry that I co-edited along with…
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Hunting sunbird (Guantanamo cover)
The work of CCMixter user tazzista the tenias is a personal project of Manuel Herrera Usagre from Spain. He created the project to share musical performances and to collaborate with other musicians around the world. He says “I feel very proud with the results. It is fascinating that you can do something here, in Seville,…
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ccRemix of Blue Mind (ft. kenmunro) by s. c. mixer
Remix of my poem Big Blue Mind by ccMixter user s. c. mixer. Big Blue Mind Mind like a sky Clear and wide Mind like a sea Reaching over the horizon Mind like a waterfall White mist rising Mind like a wave Rising and falling Mind like an iceberg Melting and dissolving Mind like a…
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Listen to the Dog that Lies
A poem about a dog carcass found at the mistaken point ecological reserve while hiking.
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