So, maybe I've listed several toe tagged poets and or collections that HAVE been on the beaten path. I'm not known for following directions or the leader. Oops.
Well, I never promised you a rose garden, or that my path was any more road less travelled than anyone else's.
Some of my selections may be off SOMEONE"S path. I can only mention what I've experienced. Feel free to enlighten me. That is what the comments section is for.
Who HAS been looking at my profile by the way?
And why haven't you left a calling card?
Would love to hear your thoughts.
Here are my Five Faves, as requested by Sam of the Ten Thousand Things, ">
http://samofthetenthousandthings.blogspot.com/: . He's got this notebook, see, and I like peeking at it whenever I get the chance... Thanks for the invite.
1. The Romantic Poet of the Internet, William F. Devault's Amomancer online collection
Here's a link:
http://cityoflegends.com/
Go find the Amomancer from the City's front page. I think you'll be amazed.
Pick any one of his collections. Read it, hear it, buy it. Doesn't matter. It is all good. I have ALMOST blind faith in this poet. His poetry moves me. An online fishing expedition led me to his site by accident and rekindled my interest in modern poetry. I like the music fusion with his words as well, and the weekly podcasts.
2. World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare. What else can I say? The Bard rules the written word. http://www.amazon.com/World-Shakespeare-Complete-Sonnets-William/dp/0143104802/ref=sr_1_1/103-4167131-3611064?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178721201&sr=8-1http://www.amazon.com/World-Shakespeare-Complete-Sonnets-William/dp/0143104802/ref=sr_1_1/103-4167131-3611064?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178721201&sr=8-1
3. Complete Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay. She is saucy and defiantly optimistic. I like her. She must be off some people's beaten path by now.
4. One of the many blogs of Nordette Adams. This woman is a goddess. Here's a link to just one of her blogs, I'd recommend exploring all of them.
http://jerseygoddess.blogspot.com/
I especially admire Poets Speaking Beauty.
Here's a clip:
"So, the poets must dream, eat, and ink beauty.
Poets must speak beauty until Beauty comes to feast."
http://sw.writingjunkie.net/speakbeauty.htmlhttp://sw.writingjunkie.net/speakbeauty.html
Explore her blogs, and listen to her voice. It is amazing.
5. Selected poems of Nikki Giovanni. My first post college poetry purchase. Especially like her poem about Aretha Franklin and fame.
http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poems-Nikki-Giovanni-1968-1995/dp/0688140475/ref=pd_bbs_sr_11/103-4167131-3611064?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178722141&sr=8-11
And a bonus for you.
The Real Mother Goose.
I never get tired of this. We all have to start somewhere.
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Mother-Goose-Blanche-Wright/dp/0590225170/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-4167131-3611064?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178722338&sr=1-2
Thanks for playing.
Comment:
Interesting list MP. No one else named online collections, and you have two. Good addition. That is off the beaten path. "dream, eat, and ink beauty" is magnificent phrasing.
You may have a point about St. Vincent Millay's being a bit off the path. There is a good sense of public recognition with her name - though probably not with her work.
But, it's your list. That's the important point. Thanks for the post.
Posted by Sam of the ten thousand things to Read it and Weep at April 23, 2007 6:59 PM
