“How much better it seems now than when it is finally done.”
– Dana Gioia
What do you think?
poetry and art
What Does Beat Mean?
A publisher recently asked me what I meant by “beat.”
The word beat comes from “beat” as in music. The beat poets often performed in conjunction with instruments. “Beat” also means defeated and “beat” as in beatify means to make blessed. What do you think beat poetry means?
F. Scott Fitzgerald on Good Writing
“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Oscar Wild on Art
“Humility in the artist is his (her) frank acceptance of all experiences, just as Love in the artist is simply the sense of Beauty that reveals to the world the body and soul.”
Words
The world does not need words. It articulates itself in sunlight, leaves and shadows.” = Dana Gioia
Women Are Mountains
“By evening, the women are mountains wrapped in dark shawls.” =
Maya Khosia
Bear Dance
“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we beat crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” = Gustave Flaubert
Poems to Love Workshop November 13 at Kent Memorial Library in Suffield, CT
Funny, down to earth, irreverent poems communicate before they are even understood. This workshop will explore genre and encompass form of poetry by traditionally loved and lesser known contemporary poets. Join us at 7 pm Wednesday, November 13 at the Kent Memorial Library, 50 North Main Street, Suffield, CT. RSVP: 860=668=3896.
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“Gathering the Light” Reading July 29 at the A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA
The Gallery of Readers will present four poets, including Jonathan Wright and Eileen Kennedy, at 7 pm on Friday, July 29 at the A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA. This reading is in conjunction with the exhibit “Gathering of Light.” Join us.
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The Quabbin Writers Will Read Saturday in Amherst
The Quabbin Writers Salon will read on Saturday April 21 in the Amherst Room of the Jones Library in Amherst at 3 pm from their anthology, Microbursts. Come join us.
Eileen P. Kennedy Author 