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Poetry Reading: ODE TO MY WIFE, by Mike Bevins (interview)
Narration by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
What my wife and I were experiencing when we got her diagnosis and later learned she would indeed die
2) What motivated you to write this poem?
It helped me to put into words a lot of what I was dealing with...fro...
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Poetry Reading: GRANDMA’S FLY ABOUT HAT, by Linda Mereness Kleinschmidt
Narration by Val Cole
POEM:
Grandma’s favorite hat is all flowers,
All sizes, all colors, full of beauty.Her hat is so big,
It hides every
Inch of her head
Except the tip of her nose.In our neighborhood park,
Grandma’s hat staves off the sun
Until a bright breeze comes along and
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POETRY Reading: THE PILLOW, by Judi Beecher
Narration by Val Cole
The Pillow: by Judi Beecher
I close my eyes to sleep
and hold you tight.My body wraps around yours
as you gently stroke my hair.Your gaze ignites a fire
deep within my soul.A knowingness overcomes me,
I soar through the air
with newly grown wings.
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Poetry Reading: READING A MAP, by Joanne Leva (interview)
Narration by Val Cole
READING A MAP, by Joanne Leva
Fall River. Smith Mills. New Bedford. Freetown.
A slow drive into charcoal blue. Silver
Beach. Ethereal Grey Gables. Frozen
Creek. Flying Horses Carousel. The windwas whipping along the coast and you were
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Poetry Reading: FLIGHT OF THE HEART, by Murray Blanchard
Narration by Val Cole
FLIGHT OF THE HEART, by Murray Blanchard
A gust of wind sets a lofty leaf,
black foreboding sky lends me to
grief.
Rivers collide, forceful oceans
swell, my thirsting lips, his to
quell.
Weary watered eyes break the spirit
free, reborn soul within allows me
to see.
Raindr... -
POETRY Reading: Sweet Gratitude, by Claudio Laniado
Narrated by Val Cole
POEM:
Sweet gratitude because I can walk, talk, eat, drink, enjoy a beautiful sunset , have a home , carry a home within myself, share of myself with loving kindness to those who I meet, and inspiring others to do the same because love and compassion for me is a start of a ... -
Poetry Reading: My God, by Logan Clarke
Performed by Val Cole
My God
Has not guaranteed me a reservation in Heaven
Nor has he threatened me with purgatory.
For he knows no purgatory-
Except mental
In the minds of the living.
I walk with God down the beach,
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Poetry Reading: Intoxication, by Duane March (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Intoxication
By Duane March
Ask me to describe my earnest fascination?
Ask me, might as well, pi's endless calculation,
Words do not suffice to offer explanation.
Her eyes gleam a golden brown,
Athena’s owls, soft as down,
Her hair is a mane of chesnut fire,
It t...
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POETRY Reading: The Jubilant Journey, by Preston Mehr
Voice Over by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
Fantasy, adventure, humanity, optimism, recovery, inspiration, motivational, entertainment, healing, sanity, utopia and kindness2) What motivated you to write this poem?
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Poetry Reading: THE BLUES - SINGER BLUES, by Georgia May
https://youtu.be/vhZODR_ecOE
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: SPECIMEN SHAME, by Tita Anntares
https://youtu.be/W7c4_wMFMbY
Performed by Val Cole
1) What is the theme of your poem?
Shame - acknowledging the impact of being shamed2) What motivated you to write this poem?
A simple moment when I asked a question in a Q&A after a talk about what motivated her to do something she had discus... -
Poetry Reading: A PATCH, by Michael O'Brien (interview)
https://youtu.be/Li-8sXlZdi4
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the writer:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
The theme is the quest for existential belonging.
2) What motivated you to write this poem?
I have been writing poetry my whole life.
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
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Poetry Reading: THE LION, by Nikki Rawnsley (interview)
Performed by Val Cole
Get to know the poet:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
THE LION is one of my favorite poems in my anthology. It is featured in Part Two, Wild Beasts, Inspired Tales, and other stories from my book Black Heart Words & Poems.
I identify as a romantic realist, navigating...
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Poetry Reading by Tammy Mckenzie
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: SINNERS, by L. Paul Sutton
Performed by Val Cole
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Poetry Reading: Double Minded, by Tanasha Friar
Performed by Val Cole
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POETRY Reading: CRUMBLE, by Meik V. Fischer
Performed by Val Cole
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POETRY Reading by Poet Chrystal Meach
Performed by Val Cole
Poem:
The sun glistens upon us. Hawks fly. Angels sing. The dance of life moves to the beat of earth’s hum. Gaia awakens those asleep. They have slumbered far too long. The time is now. Let it flow through you. The child within is your first clue. As you listen to the sil...
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Poetry Reading: BEAUTY SLEEP, by George Tunis
Performed by Val Cole
Beauty Sleep
In a cold and murky water,
Upon a flowered, and blooming land.
Lays the bones,
and treasured objects,
Of a long lost and missing man.
Fish feed on the decayed remnants,
Pebbles collect the remaining scum.
His skin, devoured long ago,
The currents w...
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POETRY Reading: The Self-Indulgence, by Massimo Vito Avantaggiato
Performed by Val Cole
https://festivalforpoetry.com/
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POETRY Reading: Choir of Light, by Kenneth RIchard Hardman
Performed by Val Cole
https://festivalforpoetry.com/
Authors website: https://Engineerstories.com
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HORROR Poetry Reading: Mark of the Morendo, by Leif Behmer
Narrated by Steve Rizzo
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HORROR Festival Poetry: The Last Word, by Joe Ayella
Narration by Steve Rizzo
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HORROR Festival Poetry: The Coachman of Death, by Isabelle Le Roux (interview)
Performed by Steve Rizzo
Get to know the poet:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
My poem is about the passage from life to death. At this very moment, a legendary figure appears: the coachman of death. He is represented by a gruesome skeleton. He rides a noisy cart pulled by an old horse, i...