Category: music
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My pen is running dry, but if I work wisely and put my words in the proper order, and don’t include what we have said to each other, it probably still has one poem left in it. I can write a play, one act is all I’ve got in me, and we can rehearse…
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Numbers Two of us and six beers later, huddled in the back seat of a ’78 Plymouth parked in the dark behind the Eighth Avenue Church. Shirt pulled off and skirt hiked mid-thigh, exposing goose-pimpled inner thighs, and discussing that morning’s 2nd period Physics class While making out to Jackson 5 static from B104…
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“Country Songs and Backroad Love Notes” ebook is on sale for 99 cents thru the end of August! Recent Review: This collection of poetry is a must read. The pieces make you feel warm, fuzzy and loved; the perfect read after a long day. The poetry brings to mind how good it feels to…
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Please enjoy this terrific performance by Sabrina Benaim. “I wouldn’t say I’m sensitive. I would say that i’m highly susceptible to feeling…” @backroadpoetry #backroadpoetry
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Greetings from Backroad Poetry, Included in this month’s newsletter is the Poem of the Month, spoken word poetry by Eric Darby, a quick micro poem, and a recent review of our recent release, “Country Songs and Backroad Love Notes.” Poem of the Month: Had I met you first, or yesterday I would have believed…
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Diner placemat love note I have become a front porch Ball jar wino looking for yesterday But all I want is to be a back alley junkie freebasing glimpses of tomorrow And on each day of your absence I’ve received a morphine drip of your perceived value While fearing the dark…
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Dashboard drawing board I do my best writing while driving using a dashboard drawing board and rolled down window arm rest. With a stolen bank ink pen attached to nothing by a few remaining links of chain I write crooked words on the pages of a drug store spiral pocket notebook. And just as I…
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“An umbrella for the bomb drop” first appeared in ‘The Germ’ If you would like to receive the Backroad Poetry Poem of the Month, please send a note to backroadpoetry@gmail.com @backroadpoetry #backroadpoetry #heartshapedwounds
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My every night one night stand With your hand on the radio and my hand on your heart your top-of-thigh Levi’s cutoffs and frosted and feathered hair are riding shotgun in a 20-year-old F150. As I am look to my right, watching you look to your right, we pass Sparkle Car Wash and the…
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From DailyMail.com: Using poems to help people with depression could save the NHS nearly £200,000 a year, according to research published today for National Poetry Day. A new report based on 196 people with psychological problems found that 75% found writing poems was an emotional release. Two thirds found reading or listening to poetry helped…
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Greetings from Backroad Poetry, Included in this month’s newsletter is the Poem of the Month, spoken word poetry by Rudy Francisco, a quick micro poem, and a recent review of our recent release, “Self Inflicted Heart Shaped Wounds.” Poem of the Month: The wrong North Star Word by word you built your story and I…
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I recently added an author page at Pronoun – please take a look! https://books.pronoun.com/stevenharz/
Steven Harz / Americana Soul 