Attention: To my friends. 10/23/14

Hello, fellow poets and lovers of poetry. I just wanted to stop by to inform you that I'm taking a little hiatus from my weekly duties here on "Jams and Journeys" to concentrate more on completing a personal writing project, hopefully before the year's end, (and I do hope it happens, but if it doesn't, that's fine) and I ask you all to pray, wish me luck, or extend whatever positive notions you see fit. I thank you all. I'll be back.  -Jarrod

This week, I recite "Passers-By" by Carl Sandburg

 

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

This week, I recite six poems by Gary Jackson. 9.25-28.14

Gary Jackson, poet

 

His first published book of poetry:

 

 

Link to book for purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Missing-You-Metropolis-Gary-Jackson/dp/1555975720

Link for reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7920493-missing-you-metropolis

This week, I recite "Sestina" by Elizabeth Bishop. 9.18-21.14

 

Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bishop

This week, I revisited Langston Hughes with the recitation of six of his poems. 9.11-14.14

 

 

Langston Hughes (1902-1967)

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston_Hughes

 

This week, I recite "Anti-Father" by Rita Dove. 9/4-7/14.

 

                                                                  Rita Dove, poet.

This week, I recite "Birches" by Robert Frost. 8/28-31/14

                                                                                                            


                                                                

Robert Frost (1874-1963)