Joined

JOINED

Heart beat of man pounding - yet
unheard joined becomes the beat of a nation.

Words of man written - yet
unread joined becomes a proclamation.

Sounds of man spoken - yet
unheard joined becomes a production .

Lines of man drawn - yet
unrecognized joined becomes an illustration.

Beings of man humming - yet
forgotten joined becomes a celebration.

Patterns of man created - yet
invisible joined becomes a new universe.

Joined we become recognized.

Susan "Sue" Bacon Trumpfheller is an author, teacher, researcher and coach. Sue works with her clients to use subtle energies to create their supportive environments. You can contact her at http://www.ecoentrepreneur.org

Houston Chronicle

Emotions take center stage at Houston poetry festival Houston Chronicle In late July of 2009, a 15-year-old poet told her mother that she felt sad. She felt down and she couldn't figure out why. Young Zhalarina Sanders had just returned to her Tampa, Fla. home after spending a week in Chicago for the Brave New Voices ...

The Atlantic

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal on Blindspotting and the Power of Poetry The Atlantic This story contains some spoilers for the film Blindspotting. Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs believe the right words can dress wounds. The Oakland-bred duo, who wrote and co-star in the new movie, Blindspotting, speak of poetry as both craft and balm. and more »

Poetry presentation workshop at Rice Aug. 10 Foster's Daily Democrat Poetry lovers and readers are invited to participate in the Maine Poetry Express workshop at the Rice Public Library at 8 Wentworth St., Kittery. The workshop, scheduled for Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, is designed to help participants become more ...

Jakarta Post

Poetry in motion: enter the world of the 'scrap metal poet' Jakarta Post With its fairytale towers, quirky animated sculptures, fantastical constructions and musical fountains, the inventive world crafted out of discarded junk by the man known as the "Scrap Metal Poet" is tucked away deep in the northwestern French countryside. and more »

Stevenson: Soul work with the poets Herald-Mail Media The inherent and blessed slowness that summer provokes takes me to the deck each morning to read poetry and let the soul and psyche converse with the other. As the years advance and before I go the way of all the Earth, I keep saying to myself: “Be real!

American Life in Poetry: 'My Cousin, Milton' The Spokesman-Review In one of my recent columns, I wrote about the importance to the overall effect of a poem of having a strong ending, and here's a fine example of that. It's by Terri Kirby Erickson, a North Carolinian, from her book, “Becoming the Blue Heron ...

Press-Enterprise

Athletes and poets both excel by losing themselves in the Zen zone Press-Enterprise Given the dumb jock, sensitive bard stereotypes of athletes and poets, it might not seem like the two have much in common, but sports and poetry have always felt intimately connected to me.The symmetry isn't physical, but metaphysical. They align ...

The Wire

Simplicity, the Essence of Kedarnath Singh's Poetry The Wire However, it should not be assumed that Kedarnath Singh was a surrealist or mystic poet. On the contrary, he was plain and simple, both in life and in poetry. His poetry is essentially that of a common man – speaking in his language and dealing with his ...

Bustle

9 New Poetry Collections You Can Read On Your Lunch Break Bustle But poetry is, and always has been, more than simply transportive. Poetry is inherently political, emotional, and spiritual. Reading a poem is a meaningful act, a form of listening to other's voices and experiences that resonates far deeper than the page.

The Local France

Poetry in motion: enter the world of France's 'scrap metal poet' The Local France With its fairytale towers, quirky animated sculptures, fantastical constructions and musical fountains, the inventive world crafted out of discarded junk by the man known as the "Scrap Metal Poet" is tucked away deep in the northwestern French countryside. and more »