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What a Humid Night : of Poetry Conceals
Poetry 2008-11-22 (24 hits)

The Fairy-Feller's Master Stroke : A Painting By Richard Dadd
Poetry 2008-11-13 (91 hits)

Do The Flu : Co-coo-ca-choo
Poetry 2008-11-07 (131 hits)

Son House Strummin' : History of Music Part IX
Poetry 2008-11-04 (145 hits)

You Troubadours : Knew How To Escape
Poetry 2008-10-27 (183 hits)

Iceland : On My Mind
Poetry 2008-10-18 (229 hits)

Hilarious Stereotypes : Of The Ethnic Kind
Personals 2008-10-12 (297 hits)

Entering The Bus Heavily Panting : Late Friday Night
Poetry 2008-10-04 (259 hits)

Under The Bridge : Of Economy...
Poetry 2008-09-27 (247 hits)

Little Outcast : Haiku
Poetry 2008-09-17 (270 hits)

Lewis C. Means A Lot To Me : Haiku
Poetry 2008-09-05 (228 hits)

The Theft : Of A Nation
Poetry 2008-08-31 (262 hits)

Panic Button : Haiku
Poetry 2008-08-09 (336 hits)

Radovan : And His Alternative
Poetry 2008-07-23 (1997 hits)

The Royal Albert Memorial : In Kensington Gardens
Poetry 2008-07-17 (383 hits)

The Art of Reproduction : ...is the pivot point
Poetry 2008-06-22 (415 hits)

A dreaded consequence : ...of romancing the stone
Poetry 2008-06-08 (441 hits)

Lightyears of... : Loneliness
Poetry 2008-05-24 (589 hits)

His acknowledgement of... : ...Pain (Haiku)
Poetry 2008-05-18 (493 hits)

The Gates of Dawn : Revisited
Poetry 2008-05-11 (485 hits)

Certainty : ...God and Bible
Poetry 2008-05-07 (506 hits)

Power : At The Stadium
Poetry 2008-05-02 (402 hits)

Our images differ : ...once again
Poetry 2008-04-16 (508 hits)

Lasting Fear : ...of ghosts
Poetry 2008-04-06 (628 hits)

Everyone's a Freak : With a Squawky Beak(In memory of Jim)
Poetry 2008-03-15 (537 hits)

On the 17th of December : 1903...
Poetry 2008-03-08 (547 hits)

Three Dead Friends : One Of Them A Dog...
Poetry 2008-02-23 (795 hits)

Love, jokes and wine : Oslo evening
Poetry 2008-02-04 (950 hits)

Heeped : ...At The Hargates of Aynd
Poetry 2008-01-10 (707 hits)

365 : ...And What Do We Know?
Poetry 2007-12-31 (620 hits)

Enemies : On The Graveyard
Poetry 2007-12-26 (665 hits)

The Grimpels of Thyne : Hell in The Bushes
Poetry 2007-12-13 (604 hits)

Flute Player In A Boat : Relief At The Subway Station
Poetry 2007-12-03 (606 hits)

Moody Men : Prefer The Past To The Future
Poetry 2007-11-09 (626 hits)

Gepettos Legion : Waiting For The Truck
Poetry 2007-10-18 (629 hits)

Zeroes : ...what are they up to?
Poetry 2007-10-16 (809 hits)

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Coming from that painters own city... ()

You found very good solutions...

A story told...

Lee Ann!

By all means...

Poetry as a tool...

You are obviously...

Congratulations, Bogdan! (of course, sorry!)...

And the question is...

That rite... ()

It would be suitable...

Oops, forgot to put you ...

"My past has never been better/than this....

Some very nice classical images there, Marius...

That day has come, Syd!

One reason...

Nature employed...

My opinion about this poem is just about the same...

Welcome back from your absence, Syd!

I absolutely agree with...

So true...

Romanian essence....

Part time love...

Real nice one, Marius...

Amigo!

Glad you liked it, Vicleanu...

All the things we are...

Your poem reflects...

Not badly written this fantasy scenario...

Intriguing...

Short and concise...

Well composed...

Yes!

Verschiedene languages, bueno!

Silly me...

Please explain to me...

The blockheads escape my comment...

I appreciate that, Marius...

Urban filth and ...

In through the open window...

I guess you must be a bit educated...

Hardly about football...

Definition of clair obscure from The Free Dictionary: ()

Thank you, Chris...

More compact...

I sense...

This poem is balanced...

Very visual poetry with a temperament...

This prose piece...

I thank God for the fact that one text may...

Important question, Chris.

Interesting biblical allusions...

It does feel good...

That worldly yellow star...

Compressed existential surrealism...

Let me welcome you to the site, too, and...

Cheers, Marius...

It's a pleasure...

Again; Marius, not really a Haiku...

As far as I know the Haiku set of rules...

And now it seems...

And finally...

Now this really works...

Funny...

Irene certainly has a point and..

Containing exquisite, concrete images..

This poem has potential...

Lost patterns...

Doing the "Severed Head".... ()

Floyd at the flat...

Written with a sense of humor...

As a glimpse of intense youthful mourning - the absence...

Not bad, Irene, but...

Not bad, Irene, but...

Syd Barret...

Natures beauty and...

Irony in this poem...

Ode to a question...

Yes, Bogdan, ignorance...

Beautiful alliteration... ()

Love is God's intention...

Awaiting the miracle...

Chris, we ride the images...

Thanks a lot, Marius!

It seems clear... ()

Interesting classical allusions...

Peace in the valley.

Ah, those sepia-colored frames depicting faces...

Art, sensitivity...

Yeah!

There's musicality within this poem...

Chris, the responses on this one delights me!

Thanks a lot, Mike. You really hit the spot...

Thanks a lot for your response, Marius!

And.. ()

Marius is right regarding surrealism....

Bogdan!

The reason why I put this one on the list is...

Now, here's a bit of drama...

Yes, I know...

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Jabberwocky
Poetry by lewis carroll :

Berket and the Stars
Poetry by William Carlos Williams :

With God on our side
Poetry by Robert Allen Zimmerman :

It seems so long ago
Poetry by Leonard Cohen :

Howl
Poetry by Allen Ginsberg :

It's all over now, baby blue
Poetry by Robert Allen Zimmerman :

Biography John Willy Kopperud

First years spent in various towns surrounding the Oslo fiord. Grew up in a suburb east of the city, both near to and withdrawn from my numerous peers. Significantly radicalized at the age of fourteen. Grew disappointed with the revolution and signed up for the magical mystery autumn 69. Radicalized once more. Dropped out once more. Fairly well educated during the 80's and 90's.
Poetry? Off and on, I'd say. Besides poems I have weitten both pop lyrics (plus lyrics for contemporary music)and short stories. What moves me? Imagination I guess. Imagination should not contradict everyday life (and the other way around.)
I must hold forth that good old Willie S. has quite a point when he gives fair warning regarding "The man who hath no music in himself."
Music? I have mentioned pop lyrics - to be more precise - most of these are connected to the singer/songwriter tradition. Concrete and melodious music. I have also been active in another musical area,
in the crossroad between music and noise. This is not academic sheet-music, it's rather built on improvisation and momentary exploration. Later on the product has been technically modified. Roar Borge My accomplice in the project "Fisk på Disc" available with the MP3 Album "School of fish'n'chips" through the net-distrubutor, TibProd. He has done the producing in his home studio on his own computer. The album is no. 53 in the companys catalogue and the address is : http://www.tibprod.com.
Ten tracks on the net for you to download. Be my guests!

My wife, Kristin, is responsible for some very nice poetic lyrics. For some of that material I have written
pop/singer-songwriter music.

Married to my life companion at the age of 33.One child. We live in a suburb some six kilometers from where I grew up.
Career: No big deal. Life: Good. Hardships: Yes
Happiness: Yes.