Blogs about: Our Writing Selves
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." ~ Maya Angelou
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poietes wrote 1 week ago: Rain on a Smoke Tree Leaf “The most significant gifts are the ones most easily overlooked. Sma … more →
Nor'easter Update
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poietes wrote 2 weeks ago: This is what we look like today: Satellite image for Mid Atlantic, 7:35 a.m., November 12, 2009 It … more →
Nor'easter Update
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poietes wrote 2 weeks ago: This is what we look like today: Satellite image for Mid Atlantic, 7:35 a.m., November 12, 2009 It … more →
"Some people accumulate more emotional rust than others." ~ Andrew Solomon, Noonday Demon
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poietes wrote 3 weeks ago: Movie Poster for Savage Grace “I’m living under water. Everything seems slow and far away. I k … more →
"Carry with you maps and string, flashlights, friends who make you sing, and stars to help you find your place, music, hope, and amazing grace." ~ Mary Chapin Carpenter
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poietes wrote 4 weeks ago: Stonehenge November Sunset “Maybe what we leave Is nothing but a tangled little mystery Mayb … more →
Nothing for me, thanks.
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poietes wrote 1 month ago: Red Violin Floating in Cone Nebula, by L. Liwag I’ve been helping Brett to study for his big t … more →
The poems, the poets, the words.
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poietes wrote 1 month ago: Early Autumn (detail) by Qian Xuan (13th C., ink and colors on paper) “Thus moved, he wil … more →
In the cold October rain . . .
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poietes wrote 1 month ago: October Rain Here I stand—earth beneath my feet, sky above my head—rain pours down from the heavens, … more →
Treading Water in a Waterfall
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poietes wrote 1 month ago: Camels’ Backs, Quicksand, and Occam’s Razor Treading water in a waterfall is similar t … more →
Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism." ~ Dorothy Thompson
poietes wrote 1 month ago: President Barack Obama, Winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Manners people, please! “Manners … more →
"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ~ Plato
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poietes wrote 1 month ago: Another photograph from Janson Jones’s blog: Floridana Alaskiana: University of Alaska Campus, … more →
Lives of quiet desperation . . .
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poietes wrote 1 month ago: Carpe Diem “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” ~ … more →
Flash Fiction: Child's Play
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poietes wrote 1 month ago: Following My Muse Hey. I just wanted to mention that I got an honorable mention in my first Flash Fi … more →
Oh the things you can find on Blogsurfer.us: "He LIED" . . . What?
poietes wrote 2 months ago: I’m sorry . . . You said what? Two things are wrong with this picture: Well first, The Wash … more →
Supersense: A Review (of sorts)
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poietes wrote 2 months ago: Supersense: U.S. Cover “Reading SuperSense is like having lunch with your favorite professor … more →
Please Cast Your Votes Today For A Very Worthy Cause
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poietes wrote 2 months ago: I have pulled the following blog from one of my blogfellows, Memphis Mafia of Really…Really … more →
"We convince by our presence." ~ Walt Whitman
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poietes wrote 2 months ago: Blue River, Henry County, Indiana by Julayne “Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.” ~ Walt … more →
Help Support Underpaid Insurance Executives
poietes wrote 2 months ago: Please Help to Protect Our Nation’s Health Insurance Executives From Unfair Changes in Their L … more →
Perchance . . . to dream?
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poietes wrote 2 months ago: Stream of Unconsciousness Disclaimer: The following is brought to you in living color, so there wil … more →
