Poetry 📓and Photography 📸 by JJZ. Explorations worldwide and within. Trying to be heard, stirred, and perhaps cured by life's many hidden images, and the written-spoken word.
I am so thankful to have the friends I do I am so thankful to have the opportunities I have I am so thankful to have God in my life This is a poem of remembrance This is a poem of love This is my heart displayed in the way I most often choose to pray . . . . . #poetry #poems #poem #poets #poet #poetryishealing #poetrycommunity #poetrytherapy #spokenword #Godisgood #spokenwordartist #spokenwordpoetry #performancepoetry #performancepoet #pagepoetry #weeklyopenmic #poetryisnotdead #goldenageofpoetry #communion #poetryinmotion #Jesus #lastsupper #breakingbread #faith #renopoetry #renoartscene #biggestlittlepoets #jessejameszpoet #sidewayseightpoetry #sidewayseightprojects
Anis Mojgani is the current Poet Laureate of Oregon. A two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam, he has been awarded residencies from the Vermont Studio Center, Caldera, AIR Serenbe, The Bloedel Nature Reserve, The Sou’wester, and the Oregon Literary Arts Writers-In-The-Schools program. A recipient of an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate Fellowship, Anis has done commissions for the Getty Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum; and his work has appeared on HBO, National Public Radio, and as part of the Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day series. His work has appeared in the pages of the NYTimes, Rattle, Platypus, Winter Tangerine, Forklift Ohio, and Bat City Review.
Known for his performances and well regarded for them the world over, Anis has performed at hundreds of universities across the U.S.; festivals around the globe such as the Sydney Writers Festival, Jamaica’s Calabash festival, and Seoul’s Young Writers Festival; and for audiences as varied as the United Nations and the House of Blues. The author of six books of poetry and the libretto for Sanctuaries, his first children’s book is forthcoming from Holiday House/Neal Porter Books; his latest poetry collection, The Tigers They Let Me, comes out in July 2023. Originally from New Orleans, Anis currently lives in Portland Oregon.
~ Dragonfly ~ . I am so incomplete without you I only breathe because you allow it to be so As for confession, you already know everything that needs to be said I give that over to you now unknowing as to how you will work wonder in me but I believe you will allow me to see in time in love in remembrance of all you have already done. . . . #poetry #poems #poem #poets #poet #poetryishealing #poetrycommunity #poetrytherapy #spokenword #poesia #spokenwordartist #spokenwordpoetry #performancepoetry #performancepoet #pagepoetry #weeklyopenmic #poetryisnotdead #goldenageofpoetry #poetryopenmic #poetryinmotion #mondaynightpoetry #spokenviewscollective #renoarts #renopoetry #renoartscene #biggestlittlepoets #biggestlittlecity #jessejameszpoet #sidewayseightpoetry #sidewayseightprojects
My name is Jamie Louise Madigan. I was born in Dublin, Ireland but currently live in Calgary, Alberta. I have had a passion for creative writing from a young age. To me, writing is mental clarity – a beautiful platform oozing with vulnerability, infusing zest and brushstrokes into everyday life.
My debut poetry collection, Lipstick Stains and Coffee Cups, was released on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2023.
This book contains 130+ of my poems, and I am currently working on my second book.
The title, Lipstick Stains and Coffee Cups, is a metaphorical reflection of the book broken down into two parts. The first half of the book covers the severity and immense psychological distress I experienced after being involved with an abusive and manipulative partner. A lipstick stain is symbolic of this – how a tumultuous relationship leaves a lasting impression. The second half of the book displays a ground-breaking shift in perspective. A euphoric sense of comfort and warmth towards the eccentricities of life. The triumph of the human spirit. The adrenaline rush of new beginnings – like a piping hot cup of coffee.
A decade ago, my heart cracked open. These are the remnants.
Sabrina Benaim is a writer, performance & teaching artist, whose home base is Toronto. She was a member of the Canadian championship-winning 2014 Toronto Poetry Slam team, & in 2015, she represented Toronto at the Women Of The World Poetry Slam.
Thank you very much to @killbuck and @_serrif for capturing these images of my sharing Thursday evening! (7/20/23) as a part of the Artist on Tap series for July @renogenerator . I’m usually the one who’s snapping pics of others, so it was a pleasant surprise to see I had some new items to add to my performance poetry portfolio . Congrats again to my friend Sam for a very successful opening night of their FACE VALUE art exhibition dealing with mental health and personal identity issues . Pieces shared: “No Explanation” (Depression) & “Ashes to Ashes” [Full Version] (Regret / Death and Dying) . . . . . #poetry #poems #poem #poets #poet #poetryishealing #poetrycommunity#poetrytherapy #spokenword #poesia #spokenwordartist #spokenwordpoetry #performancepoetry #performancepoet #pagepoetry #weeklyopenmic #poetryisnotdead #goldenageofpoetry #poetryopenmic #poetryinmotion mondaynightpoetry #spokenviewscollective #renoarts #renopoetry #renoartscene#biggestlittlepoets #biggestlittlecity jessejameszpoet #sidewayseightpoetry #sidewayseightprojects
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