(Wrote this poem yesterday. Like all my poetry it was written all at once with very few changes, so it doesn't have the polish or refinement of my fiction and script writing. However it's as close to pure expression as I can achieve with words. I never know what poems are about when I'm writing … Continue reading Sitting On A Gold Mine: A Poem
Category: Poem
Art And Suffering: A Short Poem
Maybe suffering Does help to create art But the artistic process Can still be joyous Bad feelings, doubts, regrets Traumas, insecurities And other malaises Can be purged And that's always brought me joy 🙂 (Came up with this short poem the other day as I was trying to remember an idea I had thought of … Continue reading Art And Suffering: A Short Poem
At The Crossroads: A Poem
(This poem came to me yesterday as I was working on final chapter of my novel which takes place in 1990 and considering how it coincided with what's happening now. Like all my poems it is rare, spontaneous, unpolished, and formless.) At the crossroads We are Not only a fork in the road But a … Continue reading At The Crossroads: A Poem
The World Around Us: A Poem
(I don't write poetry nearly as much as I once did, but as I was mulling the dire situation the world is in because of global warming, I felt inspired to express myself in verse. The poem is free verse, a bit formless, and probably lacking in quality, but it was an honest expression if … Continue reading The World Around Us: A Poem
A Silent Wound: A Poem
(I have not written a poem in years, but I used to write poems back in the '90s and read them at poetry slams and open readings. My poetry is different than my prose and dramatic writings because once I write a poem I do not rewrite it, making my poetry, though imperfect, as close … Continue reading A Silent Wound: A Poem
Robert Kirkendall 