Quotes

I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. Helen Keller, author via “because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that… Continue reading “because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” — Art of Quotation — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

You can’t really change the heart without telling a story. Martha C. Nussbaum, philosopher via “ You can’t really change the heart without telling a story. “ — Art of Quotation via “ You can’t really change the heart without telling a story. “ — Art of Quotation — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE.… Continue reading “ You can’t really change the heart without telling a story. “ — Art of Quotation — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

With Trump’s approval numbers receding to pre-pandemic levels and Biden establishing a lead in early polling (5.9 points in the RealClearPolitics polling average), Trump is in unfamiliar territory. In the past, media saturation, out-and-out lying and right-wing media propaganda seemed to get him through the immediate news cycle. Now, his media blather is white noise… Continue reading “ Facts matter. “ — Art of Quotation — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

When I Get To Heaven John Prine When I get to heaven, I’m gonna shake God’s hand Thank him for more blessings than one man can stand Then I’m gonna get a guitar and start a rock-n-roll band Check into a swell hotel, ain’t the afterlife grand? And then I’m gonna get a cocktail: vodka… Continue reading “When I get to heaven… I’m gettin’ back into show business / I’m gonna open up a nightclub called “The Tree of Forgiveness” / And forgive everybody ever done me any harm“ — Art of Quotation — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Write hard and clear about what hurts. Ernest Hemingway via “ Write hard and clear about what hurts. “ — Art of Quotation via “ Write hard and clear about what hurts. “ — Art of Quotation — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Soul on Fire http://www.almainsaciable.com Will this fog ever lift? I ask without expecting a direct answer. I check your pulse with two fingers to the ground, hoping for a sign of your healing. I quiet white noise with white light, silence the static of statistics to steal back a sliver of sanity. I feel your […]… Continue reading Read Poem: Will this fog ever lift?, by Soul On Fire — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

“The Universe (Latin: universus) is all of space and time[a] and their contents,[10] including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. While the spatial size of the entire Universe is unknown,[3] it is possible to measure the size of the observable universe, which is currently estimated to be 93 billion light-years… Continue reading Read Poem: Uni-Verse (and why it’s my favourite word), by Anthony Borderline — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

At first sight he looked and felt and smelled as fire to me as something inhuman into our world had somehow broken free his wolves had gone to run the night before returning to his sea the night we met In his immortal love I learned to pray to what I knew I need not […]… Continue reading Read Poem: Prophecy, by Kim Durham — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

I gave as pure as I could with the freshest force I understood Things of subtlest design sudden surprising did we find A woe alone the prophet’s divine as does the poet long suffering for rhyme All the beauties are made fresh, but for a time Oh, how the power of the Muse being certain […]… Continue reading Poetry by Clint Henderson — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Two halves .. inked on its fading yellow With Crinkled words being fugitive to it. They speak of one such day and in reminisce A drop smudges it with the colours of black. Reflecting their presence That articulated into the craters of time, They reveal a saga untold, Coveting the infinite textures upon the page. […]… Continue reading Read Poem: Scribbles from a Smudged Page, by Dr. Rumana Sinha Sehgal — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.