1. In Colorado, In Oregon, upon
Joshua Beckman
24April 09 http://www.poets.org/poemADay.php
2. In Colorado, In Oregon, upon
In Colorado, In Oregon, upon
each beloved fork, a birthday is celebrated.
I miss each and every one of my friends.
I believe in getting something for nothing.
Push the chair, and what I can tell you
with almost complete certainty
is that the chair won't mind.
And beyond hope,
I expect it is like this everywhere.
Music soothing people.
Change rolling under tables.
The immaculate cutoff so that we may continue.
3. In Colorado, In Oregon, upon
A particular pair of trees waking up against the window.
This partnership of mind, and always now
in want of forgiveness. That forgiveness be
the domain of the individual,
like music or personal investment.
Great forward-thinking people brought us
the newspaper, and look what we have done.
It is time for forgiveness. Dear ones,
unmistakable quality will soon be upon us.
Don't wait for anything else.
4. Joshua Beckman
Joshua Beckman was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and earned his BA from
Hampshire College, where he studied poetry and the art of the book. He is the
author of five books of poetry: Things Are Happening (1998); Something I
Expected To Be Different (2001); Nice Hat. Thanks. (2002), written with Matthew
Rohrer; Your Time Has Come (2004), and most recently, Shake (Wave Books,
2006).
He has numerous books of translation, including the forthcoming Five Meters of
Poems by Carlos Oquendo de Amat, and Poker by Tomaž Šalamun (Ugly
Duckling Presse, 2003) which was a finalist for the PEN Poetry in Translation
Award. He is also an editor at Wave Books, a poetry press based in Seattle and
New York.
www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/381
5. National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month is a month-long, national celebration of
poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. The
concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media
— to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic
heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic
range and concern.
6. THANK YOU
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