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The Ballad of: Brawling Mad-dog Sergeant Rook [Now in: SPANISH and English]


English Version

Ode, to the Mighty Midget Omac [In English and Spanish]


Part OneMidget History

Four Poems: Grendels Nature...the Racetrack...Counting days...[Now in English and Spanish]


English Version

Two Poems and an Analysis [?Witness,? & ?An Old Love?]


Two Poems and an Analysis [?Witness,? & ?An Old Love?]

Lord Byrons She Walks in Beauty


Lord Byron?s opening couplet to ?She Walks In Beauty? is among the most memorable and most quoted lines in romantic poetry. The opening lines are effortless, graceful, and beautiful, a fitting match for his poem about a woman who possesses effortless grace and beauty.

To My Friend, With Love


All is still; all quiet; The world seems to be at peace. My soul is singing its rhythmic melodyAnd I'm led like in a trance to write its tunes. The lyrics are for you. The essence of friendship.

San Francisco [Almost a Sonnet]


(The city by the bay of Northern California, near which the Pacific Ocean resides; the year is 1967)

Five Poems from Home [And a view on the planet vs. the poet]


Five Poems from Home

Four Poems: Two for the Devil, Two for Peru


Here is some witty poetry (not sure if that is the proper word: witty, but it will do): one poem on the Aztec year 2012, a year that has been in the public's eye quite a lot; one on cloning, and the biblical end time events--which, if I may add seems ripe for the monster events that are said to take place; and two poems dealing with some tradtions of Peru; one imparticular, on vacationing, where not to go; all the makings for some thought.

Mechanical Poetry


Do you ever stare at the paper, waiting for poetic inspiration? Well, you can stop waiting and start using systematic techniques for creating poetry. If it seems too mechanical or artificial at first, don't worry. The point is just to get you writing, because creativity is stimulated by work.

Poetry in Turbulence


To many non-specialists of literature, poetry is deeply unsatisfying. There are several reasons for this, but two in particular come to mind. The first is that most poetry is overly descriptive, leaving little to the imagination; the second is that the rest of it is abstruse. This presents the non-specialist with a dilemma: either to persevere in the thankless task of attempting to unravel an increasingly unrewarding literary crossword; or to make do with the superficialities of descriptive verse and the resultant ennui. Both projects would presumably confirm any prejudices that these readers entertained about the relevancy of poetry to their lives. In circumstances such as these, I think it would be appropriate to introduce a method of poetic appreciation, which, although unorthodox, would encourage the non-specialist to revise any negative opinion of poetry held.

Mechanical Poetry; Part Two


What do you do when you want to write poetry? I hope your answer is "I start writing." Even writing a bad poem is better than waiting for the "right words." You can always throw it away, and the process has begun. You'll start to find the words sooner than if you had just waited. Here are some more ways to get started.

Five Mixed Poems, with Notes [now is Spanish and English]


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Two Poems on the Traditions of Peru [in English and Spanish]


Atahualpa?s Game[Peruvian]

Two Poems: San Jeronimo Brook & [in English and Spanish]


Fair Andes! Thy arms reach high

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