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Haiku by Sean Thibodeau (April 8)
. river will give and give until it takes away water pours heartless . —Sean Thibodeau (c) 2011
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Poetry and Books
With a nod to the Pollard Memorial Library blog, here’s a contribution to National Poetry Month that celebrates my favorite pasttime – reading books: There is no frigate like a book There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away Nor any coursers like a page Of…
Read More »Review of Tom Sexton’s New Book of Poems
From the Juneau Empire newspaper in Alaska comes a review of Tom Sexton’s new book of poems, “I Think Again of Those Ancient Chinese Poets.”
Read More »Haiku by Dave Robinson (April 7)
Sundress outside the methadone clinic. No one wants the clinic around but we all need winter to end. . —Dave Robinson (c) 2011
Read More »Haiku by Sean Thibodeau (April 6)
iPhone trills a new message. Dread. My old dentist wanting to confirm. . —Sean Thibodeau (c) 2011
Read More »1986 Lowell Sesquicentennial Poem
With the celebration of the city’s 175th anniversary coming up next week, I was asked to share on this blog the poem I was commissioned to write by the city’s Sesquicentennial Committee in 1986. I read the poem at the opening ceremony on the plaza at the JFK Civic Center.…
Read More »Haiku by Matsuo Basho, April 5
Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) wrote during the Edo Period in Japan. He is considered the master poet of the time. In celebration of National Poetry Month, this blog is hosting the 3rd Annual Community Haiku Project. Readers are invited to send no more than two haiku at a time for consideration…
Read More »Haiku by Ray LaPorte (April 4)
. Budget crisis looms Nuke radiation drifts here As Red Sox hit swoon . —Ray LaPorte (c) 2011
Read More »Tom Sexton in Lowell
I attended today’s Parker Lecture at the Lowell National Park Visitor Center and very much enjoyed listening along with about 50 others to Tom Sexton read many of his Lowell poems. The topics, characters, and language involved transported me back to younger days making the room sound much like a…
Read More »Sunday, May 22, Book Event: Save the Date
Sunday, May 22, is a day to mark on your calendars if you are interested in literature, Lowell, the creative economy, poetry, history, America, and more. If the planets line up correctly, there should be four new books released that day by Kate Hanson Foster, Paul Hudon, Bob Forrant &…
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