Winter as cold as it is Is always received warmly As it is a time To celebrate -Kel Dayheart
Blogoversary
This month marks my third year on wordpress. So to celebrate we are going to have a double the amount of poems this month (excluding: haikus and blackout, they'll be on their normal schedule.) Maybe this month we'll break a 1,000 views. I can dream can't I? -Kel Dayheart
Happy Birthday Langston Hughes!
Hughes was an american poet that was one of the first to delve into what is now called Jazz poetry. Jazz poetry is a rhythmic poems that come in various forms and sounds, much like the music it shares a name with. He was one of the leaders of Harlem Renaissance, also known as the "New... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Edgar Allen Poe!
Poe is an American poet and writer. He is most known for his horror and detective stories. His most famous poem is "The Raven" and most people can probably quote from it. One of my personal favorites is "Annabel Lee" which is shown below: It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Emily Dickinson!
One of my personal favorites. Ms. Dickinson was an american poet in the late 1800's. She lived her life mostly as recluse, and never married. She rarely even traveled except for a short period in her twenties. Most of her poems were not published until four years after her death. As I love many of... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday William Blake!
My favorite dead, male poet. I have a few favorites; therefore feel the need to differentiate them. Blake is an English poet from the mid- 1750's. He refuse to compromise his personal vision throughout his career; whether for his own writings or commissioned engravings he always stayed true to himself. Although, I am a fan... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Sylvia Plath!
Originally, I knew Ms. Plath as an author reading "Bell Jar", which I definitely recommend, but also she has a lovely collection of poems. As some of you may have notice I liked to use famous characters to inspire poems. Ms. Plath had a few similar inspired poems, my favorite is called "Cinderella" The prince... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday T. S. Eliot!
S. Eliot is remembered as American- British poet, American by birth and British by choice. I honestly can’t say he’s one of my favorites; however, I do like his stance on poetry which he discusses in “The Music of Poetry”. He believes that meaning and style go hand-in-hand when writing a poem. Sometimes you don’t... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Shel Silverstein!
I haven’t loved poetry my whole life but it’s a near thing. One of the first books I remember reading on my own was “The Missing Piece Meets the Big O” by Silverstein. It wasn’t until later that I began to love his poetry. It’s humorous and whimsical, however many of his works taught valuable... Continue Reading →
Fragment of a Figment 