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Review / “Swaying to the Music: Coming of age love stories”
“Swaying to the Music” recently received this review and I thought it was very interesting! By skywise on August 1, 2015 Steven Harz’s poetry collection “Swaying to the Music” reminds me a bit of an old coffee shop I used to frequent. There was always this older gentleman, I don’t think I ever learned…
Poetry / “Search”
Search I used your glove box Gulf station street map to find the busiest barroom back alley my hands and knees broken bottle bleeding and ear to cracked pavement eyes closed to concentrate on your recent rattle and fading hum determined to find the proper direction to begin my search. — copyright 2014 Steven Harz…
Poetry / “Holy water shot glass”
Holy water shot glass Intoxicating and excruciating, a baggy Bob Marley T-shirt hanging off your shoulder when we first met I felt I should be forced to walk a sidewalk straight line and touch an extended finger to my nose. On weekend barstools we alternated playing the game and arguing the rules with no…
Poetry / Gabriel Gadfly’s “Beautiful Like…:
A day late but tremendous nonetheless – please invest a moment to read “Beautiful Like…” by the tremendous Gabriel Gadfly http://gabrielgadfly.com/poetry/beautiful-like/
Poetry / Billy Collins’ poem “Flames”
I love the work of Billy Collins, but this one I can’t quite put a finger on. Would love to know if he was being facetious or if he was just pissed off….! http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/flames/ (from poetryhunter.com)
10 second love story: “Charting a path”
This week we wind back the clock to take another look at my piece titled “Charting a path” I hope you enjoy! https://stevenharz.com/2013/01/02/poem-charting-a-path/ My eBooks of poetry and romance are available at Etsy – please visit my page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/OctoberRoadPublish
Poetry / “Aladdin’s lamp”
This is one of my favorites – I hope you like it! https://stevenharz.com/2015/01/28/poetrywednesday-aladdins-lamp/ My eBooks of poetry and romance are available at Etsy – please visit my page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/OctoberRoadPublish
Poetry / “Wait”
Wait I am willing to wait for your reappearance what choice do I have but to be patient and prepare for you to walk back Rather than lying under dark clouds I will string holiday lights from backyard trees in the shapes of Orion and dippers while I wait for you to bring clear…
Spoken Word Poetry / Anna Binkovitz Performs “To the Boy I Would Have Lost My Virginity To” @poemsabouttoast
(photo from Twitter) I discovered this beautiful piece this week. Thought provoking to say the least, and I love her delivery – perfectly on point. From You Tube: “Anna Binkovitz of Macalester College performs a poem during the prelims of the 2012 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.” Please connect with Anna at @poemsabouttoast Thanks!
Spoken Word Poetry / Coral More performs “Why kissing your ex-girlfriend is a bad idea”
Prior to this week I was not familiar with Coral’s work, but this is fantastic – I hope you enjoy! From YouTube: “Coral More came in 4th place with a score of 53.6 on March 16th at the Vancouver Poetry Slam. This is Coral’s poem “Reasons Why Kissing Your Ex Girlfriend Is A Bad Idea”
Poetry / “Chronicle”
Chronicle I am not glad that you are gone (have left) but I am thankful that while you were here I chronicled our love on my flesh but my art is not that of (clichéd) dragons and skulls or daggers (though this may be next) but of hearts and crosses and birds and Bible verses…
Spoken Word Poetry / Shane Koyczan’s “My Darling Sara”
Be prepared, this one by the great Shane Koyczan is devastatingly beautiful…
Poetry / Ericka Clay’s “Sizzle” at @TipsyLit
For this week’s installment of Reblog Tuesday we take a spin over to Ericka Clay’s site, Tipsy Lit, for a look at her poem titled “Sizzle” Enjoy! http://tipsylit.com/2015/02/04/sizzle/
Poetry / “Search” is featured at @TipsyLit
I was, of course, very pleased that my poem “Search” was selected to be featured at Tipsy Lit! Please take a look: https://stevenharz.com/2014/12/31/poetrywednesday-search-featured-at-tipsylit/
Poetry / “Numbers”
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 discussing that morning’s 2nd period Physics class while making out to Jackson 5 static from B104 FM traveling…
Poetry / “Diner placemat love note”
I have become a front porch Bell 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 and squinting to find your fading light At…
Spoken Word Poetry / Sam Cook – “On Feeling Safe”
Sam Cook of Button Poetry reads his poem, “On Feeling Safe” as an homage to his fiance, Emily.
Poetry / Sierra DeMulder’s stunning “Your Son Has a Beautiful Voice”
I have posted Sierra DeMulder’s work in the past, and I will again in the future I’m sure. This week please read her stunning poem “Your Son Has a Beautiful Voice” Read it. Now. Then read it again later. It’s that good….. http://www.sierrademulder.com/text/
Retro Post Monday – My poem,”Kingsfoil”
Paying homage to one of my favorite bands, my poem “KIngsfoil” was a winner in The Iron Writer Challenge! https://stevenharz.com/2014/10/31/my-poem-kingsfoil/
