Happy World Poetry Day: ‘The American identity has never been a singular one and the voices of poets invariably sing, in addition to their own, the voices of those around them.
ABERJHANIThe singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.
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Careful studies of cases dealing with supposed ‘mental disorder’ have at times revealed that many thought to be insane or warped in some fashion were actually simply highly sensitive individuals.
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The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 represented precisely such a hope – that America had learned from its past and acted to secure a better tomorrow.
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Classic romantic love is an emotional attraction between two individuals in which they may share a heightened awareness of mutual adoration.
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The rainbows that dangle upon this mist: shatter. Like the smile of a child separated from his mother’s milk for the very first time.from poem Blood and Blossoms
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela might be measured in part by the profound and unique gestures made by people in different countries to honor his life upon learning of his death.
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The same hot lightning that burns your blood with passion–– cools your fears with peace.
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At the edge of madness you howl diamonds and pearls.
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Upon the lips of babes asleep I saw light embracing light and so allowed my syllables to rest there as a prayer they might sing in their dreams.
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The words ‘I Love You’ kill, and resurrect millions, in less than a second.
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Authentic inspiration endows individuals with mental or spiritual energy which they are then able to transform into positive action.
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What a lover’s heart knows let no man’s brain dispute.
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To create art with all the passion in one’s soul is to live art with all the beauty in one’s heart.
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Writing for me is a form of spiritual discipline and creative vision, a means of being in the world and giving one’s love to it without compromise or dilution.
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When a reader enters the pages of a book of poetry, he or she enters a world where dreams transform the past into knowledge
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And to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear.
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