Monthly Archives: May 2012

Music Lessons

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

I.  Piano My parents paid for lessons for both girls on the baby grand; my sister was the artist who caressed the keys & the piano played for her as if in a fever dream, notes dancing beneath her fingertips, … Continue reading →

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Duet: A Poem in 2 Voices

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

By Noel Ihebuzor and Susan L. Daniels Susan: Can I write this or is this you breathing in my poetry & exhaling constellations as I do yours Let us write a truth together that resonates across 2 continents: of ogene and … Continue reading →

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messy poem

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

let’s avoid allusions illusions & pretentiousness I want to write poetry that rolls in the mud & is happy sleeping in sun on the windowsill or drinking in rain like the thirsty dirt I so want to make pies of yes, let’s … Continue reading →

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how not to write a poem

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

there are elements in this process I might have neglected along the way like use of meter, alliteration, or assonance string- ing syllables taut, so it doesn’t sound like a Blue Mountain Greeting Card; because free verse is often confused with … Continue reading →

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Nancy’s Facebook

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

She wakes, shaking off 2 full nightmares, complete with story lines & nothing for comfort but the heady promise of coffee still brewing she paints her morning with cryptic comments in her Facebook status that her friends will “Like” or read … Continue reading →

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05/06/2012

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

may is the month for remembering my sister’s birth my mother’s death separated by years, only 4 days apart on the calendar the flowers I place carefully over their graves spice the air like cinnamon coloring the palate remembered love … Continue reading →

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planting

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

magic happens here, how buried seeds become life new leaves greeting sun  

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