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Poem of the Day: Still Life Or

Posted in Nina Alvarez, poem of the day, poetry, Robert Creeley, words, Write, Writer on 03/22/2007| Leave a Comment »

Still Life Or

mobiles:
that the wind can catch at,
against itself,..


-Robert Creeley

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Poem of the Day: Old in South Philly

Posted in Nina Alvarez, Philadelphia, poem of the day, poetry, South Philadelphia, words, Write, Writer on 03/21/2007| Leave a Comment »

Today, I was in a state, as they say,
fit to be tied.
My arm, I wore it like a long noose
Tucked under my neck,
The elbow up high
Pointing at God.

Today, I was tied in knots,
as they say, I found
I had beaten the great
Mohammed Ali
Out of a lifespan.

Today, I sprung to action
My feet waltzed beneath me
The pavement danced,
Two-stepped with
An iron banjo.

I had no right to give
anyone
anything
in this life,
but I did
and it became like a song
that kept me alive.

-Nina Alvarez

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Poem of the Day: How Poetry Comes to Me

Posted in gary snyder, Nina Alvarez, poem of the day, poetry, words, Write, Writer on 03/21/2007| Leave a Comment »

How Poetry Comes to Me

It comes blundering over the
Boulders at night, it stays…


-Gary Snyder

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Poem of the Day: The Little Mute Boy

Posted in Little Mute Boy, Lorca, Nina Alvarez, poem of the day, poetry, words, Write, Writer on 03/20/2007| Leave a Comment »

The Little Mute Boy

The little boy was looking for his voice.
(The king of the crickets had it.)
In a drop of water
the little boy was looking for his voice…
-Frederico Garcia Lorca

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Poem of the Day: If You Forget Me

Posted in Neruda, Nina Alvarez, poem of the day, poetry on 03/19/2007| Leave a Comment »

If You Forget Me

I want you to know
one thing.

You know how this is:
if I look
at the crystal moon, at the red branch…

-Pablo Neruda

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Poem of the Day: The Pardon

Posted in Nina Alvarez, poem of the day, poetry, Richard Wilbur, words on 03/19/2007| Leave a Comment »

The Pardon

My dog lay dead five days without a grave
In the thick of summer, hid in a clump of pine…

-Richard Wilbur

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Poem of the Day: O me! O life!

Posted in Nina Alvarez, poem of the day, poetry, Whitman, words, Write, Writer on 03/14/2007| Leave a Comment »

O me! O life! 

O me! O life!… of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless–of cities fill’d with the foolish;
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light–of the objects mean–of the struggle ever renew’d;
Of the poor results of all–of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me;
Of the empty and useless years of the rest–with the rest me intertwined;
The question, O me! so sad, recurring–What good amid these, O me, O life?

Answer.

That you are here–that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.

-Walt Whitman

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Welcome!

Posted in Nina Alvarez, Philadelphia, poetry, Write, Writer on 03/07/2007| 1 Comment »

Welcome to my site, both for personal and professional use. Please feel free to contact me at: alvarez.nina@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

Thanks,

Nina Alvarez

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