www.kanetin.com http://kanetin.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Georgian Poetry and James Elroy Flecker http://kanetin.com/2008/09/05/georgian-poetry-and-james-elroy-flecker/ http://kanetin.com/2008/09/05/georgian-poetry-and-james-elroy-flecker/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:28:11 +0000 admin English LiteratureGeorgiansJames Elroy FleckerPoetryThe Georgian PoetsThe Golden JourWar Poets http://kanetin.com/2008/09/05/georgian-poetry-and-james-elroy-flecker/ The Georgian Poets were named after the reign of King George V who was crowned in 1910. The first volume of Georgian Poetry appeared in 1912, proposed by Rupert Brooke. Four more volumes were published - the last in 1922 - edited by Sir Edward Marsh. The Georgians are the poets who wrote the prel...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/09/05/georgian-poetry-and-james-elroy-flecker/feed/ A Collection of Christian Poetry http://kanetin.com/2008/09/04/a-collection-of-christian-poetry/ http://kanetin.com/2008/09/04/a-collection-of-christian-poetry/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:45:13 +0000 admin ebookkarate schoollake citymartial artsonlineonline bookspoemsPoetrysouth carolinawado ryu http://kanetin.com/2008/09/04/a-collection-of-christian-poetry/ "Heaven"

Heaven, with all its God-filled splendor,
Is far greater than 'most anything.
My heart, full of love and valor,
Praises God and continues to sing.
Always will I praise God, for He
Makes the dead live and the blind see,
And gives to us of His love en...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/09/04/a-collection-of-christian-poetry/feed/ Poetry Forums Navigating the Cybernetic Nebulae http://kanetin.com/2008/09/03/poetry-forums-navigating-the-cybernetic-nebulae/ http://kanetin.com/2008/09/03/poetry-forums-navigating-the-cybernetic-nebulae/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:09:05 +0000 admin poemsPoetrypoetry communitiespoetry forumswritingwriting communitywriting forums http://kanetin.com/2008/09/03/poetry-forums-navigating-the-cybernetic-nebulae/ What to Search

Poetry falls just short of celebrities, spam, porn and Internet marketing in the vast continuum of cyber-space searches. That means poetry is surprisingly popular on the Internet. Finding a poetry community to share your works won't be an overly difficult task; howeve...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/09/03/poetry-forums-navigating-the-cybernetic-nebulae/feed/ Modern Haiku Poetry - What It is and How to Write It http://kanetin.com/2008/09/02/modern-haiku-poetry-what-it-is-and-how-to-write-it/ http://kanetin.com/2008/09/02/modern-haiku-poetry-what-it-is-and-how-to-write-it/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:22:07 +0000 admin haikuhaiku poemshaiku poetrymodern haiku poetrymodern poetryPoetry http://kanetin.com/2008/09/02/modern-haiku-poetry-what-it-is-and-how-to-write-it/ The venerable haiku poem has been around for hundreds of years. Traditionally composed in Japan using a 5-7-5 arrangement of syllables, western poets have loosened this form to create what is now considered modern haiku poetry.

The modern version still sounds somewhat similar to the origina...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/09/02/modern-haiku-poetry-what-it-is-and-how-to-write-it/feed/ African American Poetry [By a white man] http://kanetin.com/2008/09/01/african-american-poetry-by-a-white-man/ http://kanetin.com/2008/09/01/african-american-poetry-by-a-white-man/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:19:13 +0000 admin Poetry http://kanetin.com/2008/09/01/african-american-poetry-by-a-white-man/ 1

Woman from Alabam'

I once known a woman from Alabam'
Who would kiss with a slam and a bang!
And-all I could smell, when we made love,

so well,
Was cabbage, snuff and chicken-wings.

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The He-bee
Said to the ...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/09/01/african-american-poetry-by-a-white-man/feed/ Mechanical Poetry; Part Two http://kanetin.com/2008/08/31/mechanical-poetry-part-two/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/31/mechanical-poetry-part-two/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:12:01 +0000 admin poempoemspoetpoeticPoetrypoets http://kanetin.com/2008/08/31/mechanical-poetry-part-two/ What do you do when you want to write poetry? I hope your answer is "I start writing." Even writing a bad poem is better than waiting for the "right words." You can always throw it away, and the process has begun. You'll start to find the words sooner than if you had just waited. Here are so...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/31/mechanical-poetry-part-two/feed/ Poetry in Turbulence http://kanetin.com/2008/08/30/poetry-in-turbulence/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/30/poetry-in-turbulence/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:22:08 +0000 admin enjoymentmeaningPoetry http://kanetin.com/2008/08/30/poetry-in-turbulence/ To many non-specialists of literature, poetry is deeply unsatisfying. There are several reasons for this, but two in particular come to mind. The first is that most poetry is overly descriptive, leaving little to the imagination; the second is that the rest of it is abstruse. This presents the no...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/30/poetry-in-turbulence/feed/ Hurricanes and Poetry Writing http://kanetin.com/2008/08/29/hurricanes-and-poetry-writing/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/29/hurricanes-and-poetry-writing/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:16:05 +0000 admin HurricanesPoetry Writing http://kanetin.com/2008/08/29/hurricanes-and-poetry-writing/ Some of the greatest poet writers off all times have had much adversity in their lives. Perhaps it is this adversity, which helps them see the world differently and makes them take stock of themselves and their surroundings?

They say that when people are threatened with a life-threatening i...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/29/hurricanes-and-poetry-writing/feed/ Poetry Exercises http://kanetin.com/2008/08/28/poetry-exercises/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/28/poetry-exercises/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:23:04 +0000 admin exerciseslessonspoem promptspoemspoetry exercisespoetry lessonswritingwriting prompts http://kanetin.com/2008/08/28/poetry-exercises/ Poetry is very much an art. That means that writing poetry entails exploration and practice. More than that, though, the exploriation involved in writing poetry can be very enlightening. There are words that come easily to us, then there are those that take finesse, thought, and persistence to fi...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/28/poetry-exercises/feed/ I am an ARTIST! Seeking Out CREATIVITY - Sometimes I’m Inspired By My Own Poetry http://kanetin.com/2008/08/27/i-am-an-artist-seeking-out-creativity-sometimes-im-inspired-by-my-own-poetry/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/27/i-am-an-artist-seeking-out-creativity-sometimes-im-inspired-by-my-own-poetry/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:47:13 +0000 admin artartistcreativityfantasyinner selfklimtoiil paintingpaintingpoetry and artshow to create http://kanetin.com/2008/08/27/i-am-an-artist-seeking-out-creativity-sometimes-im-inspired-by-my-own-poetry/ Ever since I was a little girl art has been my world. I made mud pies, paper-dolls, and connected with any of my mother's friends who seemed creative. I remember a friend of hers who lived down the street from us who painted her bathroom black and wore crazy clothes. I LOVED her! I loved her yet...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/27/i-am-an-artist-seeking-out-creativity-sometimes-im-inspired-by-my-own-poetry/feed/ Mixing Poetry with Prose http://kanetin.com/2008/08/26/mixing-poetry-with-prose/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/26/mixing-poetry-with-prose/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:26:06 +0000 admin Commentary on Literature http://kanetin.com/2008/08/26/mixing-poetry-with-prose/ Mixing Poetry with Prose

In writing modern, or contemporary verse it is easy for anyone to make fun of, or point out what they feel is obscure to their eyes in poetry, as it can be in any writing I suppose, but verse seems to get its share of pro and con, in more than sufficiently amounts, ...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/26/mixing-poetry-with-prose/feed/ The Use of Colors in Poetry http://kanetin.com/2008/08/25/the-use-of-colors-in-poetry/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/25/the-use-of-colors-in-poetry/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:02:00 +0000 admin bluecoloremotionGreekgreenimagepaintpenpicturepoemPoetryredRomansymbolwhitewordwrite http://kanetin.com/2008/08/25/the-use-of-colors-in-poetry/ Do you remember, from your early education days, how you used to select colors from the Crayola box to color inside the lines? Maybe later on, your grade school teacher, to stimulate your imagination, asked you what any one color looked like, or smelled like, or tasted like.

Poets, too, use...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/25/the-use-of-colors-in-poetry/feed/ Exalted Poetry; Two poem [and commentary] http://kanetin.com/2008/08/24/exalted-poetry-two-poem-and-commentary/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/24/exalted-poetry-two-poem-and-commentary/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:48:00 +0000 admin Poetry http://kanetin.com/2008/08/24/exalted-poetry-two-poem-and-commentary/ Bells for Belphegor!...

Where immortal veils never meet Belphegor, Arch devil speaks: In vagaries form, With signs and signatures not yet born; The Tagaririm, order of the demon: They come to meet, the King Of Hell, and Demons, They come from different worlds With scrolls, spells,...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/24/exalted-poetry-two-poem-and-commentary/feed/ How to Write Bad Poetry http://kanetin.com/2008/08/23/how-to-write-bad-poetry/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/23/how-to-write-bad-poetry/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:46:02 +0000 admin bad poetrycriticismcritiquegood poetrypoemspoetry lessonswriting http://kanetin.com/2008/08/23/how-to-write-bad-poetry/ "All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling."--Oscar Wilde

People write poetry for a plethora of reasons, but this article has a sharpened arrowhead aimed directly at the fingertips of amateur poets who wish to be published yet refuse to learn the attributes of a well-crafted poem. These...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/23/how-to-write-bad-poetry/feed/ What Use Poetry Featured Book Tracings by Carolyn Howard-Johnson http://kanetin.com/2008/08/22/what-use-poetry-featured-book-tracings-by-carolyn-howard-johnson/ http://kanetin.com/2008/08/22/what-use-poetry-featured-book-tracings-by-carolyn-howard-johnson/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:11:01 +0000 admin book reviewsCarolyn Howard Johnsoncontemporary poetsliterature essaysPoetryTracings http://kanetin.com/2008/08/22/what-use-poetry-featured-book-tracings-by-carolyn-howard-johnson/ In the Red Engine Press January 2006 newsletter, "Yardspinners and Wordweavers," Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of Tracings, writes:

"Auden thought the purpose of poetry is to disenchant. That, my reader, may be why I am not much for rhyme or pretty, though I do like food images, ...]]> http://kanetin.com/2008/08/22/what-use-poetry-featured-book-tracings-by-carolyn-howard-johnson/feed/