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POETRY Reading: Sovereign Wisdom, by Kamanadine
Sovereign Wisdom, by Kamanadine
Dancing on the razor’s edgeNo mind
No body
Zero point
Shunya
Free falling in space
A fractal of light
A crystal skull starts vibrating
And shining iridescent
Never seen before
Patterns of light
Seeing through the eyes of Goddess
A lens of purity
Of ...
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POETRY READING: STAINING/CRUSHING/BRUSHING, by E.K. Gaylord III
Performed by Val Cole
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POETRY READING: MILKSHAKE, by Leslie DuFresne
Performed by Val Cole
MILKSHAKE, by Leslie DuFresne
In having everything and nothing to do all at once,
this mother strips herself bare
of dignity. I do what I have to.
The happy meds I fed my mind this morning
kicked themselves in
far past the buzzed feel-good uprights
landing amidst a stad... -
POETRY READING: Rust, by Kelly Loraine Stearns
Performed by Val Cole
Rust
By Kelly Loraine Stearnscollecting old keys
seeking answers unseen
lost in a puzzle
of amnesiac complexities
the clock chants why
timeless moments pass her by
orchestrating a symphony
of a perpetual dream
silence whispers
echoing particles of dust
a young womans de... -
POETRY READING: Dedicated To The Unknown Woman, by Sharmaine Anna Dobson
Performed by Val Cole
Dedicated to the Unknown Woman
Listen to the drums
Echoing through the valley
See the demons fly
through the nightHear the old woman
Cry out with fright
As a young woman is stripped bare…
Violated, beaten and bruised
She lays
With unseeing eyes
All she hears
Are the silen... -
POETRY READING: Innate Soaring, by Edward Longo
Performed by Val Cole
INNATE SOARING, by Edward Longo
This is a poem dedicated to thoseMen and women who cannot help but follow
The unspoken meanings of their soul;
who will search or soar until
They unite their personas with their innate
Motivations; and
Whom will continue soaring
T...
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POETRY Reading: Aaliyah, by Pete B.
Performed by Allan Michael Brunet
Aaliyah, by Pete Borreggine
All throughout my life,
I’ve searched for love alone,
A quest I made to find that love,
Was something I would never know,
For years I’d wonder where true love was,
And why it had forsaken me,
Years of turmoil and being left alo...
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POETRY Reading: The Hindu’s Lament, by Edmund Jonah
Performed by Allan Michael Brunet
(Bhagwan is God! or O God!)
As I passed a lonely temple in the after-evening glow,
On the banks of the Ganges where the quiet waters flow,
When the sun had sunk to rest and cool softness touched the air,
I saw a dark-skinned Indian and I heard him chant this pr... -
POETRY READING: A Rescues Song, by Tommy Anderson
Performed by Val Cole
A Rescues Song, by Tommy Anderson
Once upon a time I was a lost dog. I was abandoned, lonely, forgotten,
and praying for a home. I had no place to hide, no place to go,
no one person who would love me and let me love them.I had been abused, starved, left alone out in the...
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POETRY Reading: Aaliyah, by Pete Borreggine
Performed by Allan Michael Brunet
Aaliyah, by Pete Borreggine
All throughout my life,
I've searched for love alone,
A quest I made to find that love,
Was something I would never know,
For years I'd wonder where true love was,
And why it had forsaken me,
Years of turmoil and being l...
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POETRY Reading: Lorca, by John Kaniecki
Performed by Allan Michael Brunet
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Before I read Lorca
My words were blunt swords for
Slicing rotted wood
Constructing
Rackety trellises
To fortify
Pathetic castles of sand
Praying never the waves
Or even harsh winds
Ascend to my feeble heights
Where from above with disdain
Cupid mocked
My... -
Poetry Reading: Reunion, by Laleeta Suhas
Performed by Hannah Ehman
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POETRY Reading: Prayer Of Loss, by Kevin Pike
Performed by Allan Michael Brunet
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Prayer of LossOh, Lord, please take away my heart
and tear the foolish thing apart
and put it back again, I pray
so cold and hard that none
may find a way
to enter there again.Excuse me, Sir, for this bold request
but I must have your very best.... -
POETRY READING: WILD HORSES, by Katrina Plumb
Performed by Hannah Ehman
WILD HORSES, by Katrina Plumb
Hooves hurl havoc on heathland.
Manes and tails whirl with the wind.
Their wide nostrils snort
As the horses cavort
Plumed perfect as fishes are finned.They rollick and roll in a whirlpool –
Palomino, pistachio, pink.
They fight with d... -
Poetry Reading: WAVE, by Debbie Fersht
Performed by Hannah Ehman
Wave by Debbie Fersht
A man holds a body of water at gunpoint. Roll over says the man from shore and the water does so. The man's toes get wet which makes him angry. He can't stand to be only partially wet so tells the water to lie still while walks in clothed until t...
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Poetry Reading: A Sleepless Reverie, by Rebecca Wason
Performed by Hannah Ehman
A Sleepless Reverie by Rebecca Wason
'Won't you stay a little longer?'
Sighed the moon to the night sky.
We have barely started our talk
And I have a thousand things to say
Of life and poppycock.
'Oh, but it is forbidden',
Replied the night to the moon.
We ...
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Poetry Reading: TRUST? No!, by Peter Borreggine
Performed by Hannah Ehman
TRUST? No!, by Peter Borreggine
Forgiveth not, what comes thy way,
‘Tis but a speck, in the dawn of a day,
Thou must not begin to finally feel,
As if thy heart, is in a reel,Thou pain, is wrought, deep inside I fear,
For to giveth its wrath, is not what I hear,
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Poetry Reading: FRAGMENTS, by Donna Greenberg
Performed by Hannah Ehman
FRAGMENTS, by Donna Greenberg
I forgot how you tasted
The day your ship left my shore,
Only the rage of the waves
Reminds me.I waited with arms wide-spread,
Legs tingling,
The imprint of your touch
Still longing…Even the strong wind
That tore my heart
From my skin... -
Poetry Reading: Lessons of Imperfections, by Laleeta Tongo
Performed by Hannah Ehman
Lessons of Imperfections, by Laleeta Tongo
When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was to write, write and give speeches about.
But then I turned thirty, and I wrote nothing but text messages flirty, and my hidden urge was also turning out.I saw an ad in the newspaper...
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Poetry Reading: ODE TO THE PRESIDENT, by Frank Vespe
ODE TO THE PRESIDENT, by Frank Vespe
He just turned legal, plays guitar, his craft.
An Aries like me, a Graduate student of math.
I taught him to dribble, now he beats me,
Swoosh! a three-pointer, from the top of the key.I fear for my son.
Threescore ago, another Irishman won,
Escalated a co... -
Poetry Reading: Love your Curves, by Jesus T. Solis
Performed by Hannah Ehman
Love your Curves, by Jesus T. Solis
Gives me the words,
To speak of,
That Sensual love,
To be made,
I’m not afraid,
Take you by the hips,
And kiss you on lips,Your woman I’m into,
To dance with you,
To twirl in lust,
Our bodies will thrust,
Upon each other,
To becom... -
Poetry Reading: hungover. by Rachel Spell
Performed by Hannah Ehman
hungover. by Rachel Spell
her childhood tastes like whiskey
on virgin youthful tongue;
liquid fire scalding her soul
since she was still young.her past tastes like rum,
like everything she knew
that was painful and scary
was comforting her too.her lov...
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POETRY Reading: The Uninvited Guest, by Alex Hai
Performed by Bill Poulin
The uninvited guest, by Alex Hai
I am an immigrantof my own premiere .
The cinema is full
of empty whispering chairs
Covid 19 is the uninvited guest
filling all movie theaters for now
I wish I could beam a few years back
so exciting
to see people taking t...
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Poetry Reading: YOU CAN, by Nadine Weathersby
YOU CAN, by Nadine Weathersby
Life is not merely a game of chance,
It’s yours to shape and mold, you can be whatever you want to be in
constant reality if you accept the responsibility
You can stand tall,
Dare not to fall, persist, insist, and you will win,
Use all your tools; get the knowledge...