"A Swim in Co. Wicklow" by Derek Mahon

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/42
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Mahon

cheers to having a notebook around all the time.

BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL! Which means that my life consists of having pen and paper in my holster nearly 100% of my waking hours. So, some inspiration struck between classes yesterday). So, here are the unvarnished results. I know that I always preface these with DRAFT! DRAFT! [...]

heritage. (my father’s family)

autopsy results: death by peanut-butter sandwiches, poetry & paint.

metaphors springing up everywhere!

A FEW DAYS INTO CLASS, AND MY READINGS are already sending off streamers of ideas in every direction! This is what I love about school. A few interesting potential metaphors have popped up, which I will mention here. Also, expect some new original poem fragments, a reading or two, and a book review in the [...]

freed verse?

SO, SORRY, I KNOW…I haven’t been here lately. Actually, in quite some time. I have photos to share, and poem(s)…I just got busy, and got down, and let worry knock me off my creative game. But, I’m back! My senior year of college starts TOMORROW…and I feel, well, incredibly out-of-place/ elated/ [...]

pictographic.

"Aftermath" by Claudia Emerson

“Aftermath” by Claudia Emerson

"Eurydice" by H.D.

Because one can never hear too much of H.D….one of her poems. Also, I apologize for (already) falling behind on my poem-a-day posts. Perhaps late summer was not the proper time to start this? Alas, I’m trying!

"Landscape with Self-portrait" by Howard Nemerov

“Landscape with Self-portrait” by Howard Nemerov