Saturday, April 2, 2011
Happy National Poetry Month!
Hi folks : Check out the blog roll at: http://thejustpoets.wordpress.com/ the parent organization is running a 30 poems for thirty days program to celebrate National Poetry Month. they've got some heavy hitters: Edna St. Vincent Millay, Robert Frost, Jeffry Daniels and more . My post is up fro April 2nd and its a version of Jack Allen Shaffer's signature poem " Can anyone out there hear me?" check it out . Talk to you soon. Poet in Blue.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Hi Again!
Wow ! Sorry it's been a while since this blog was updated but we wanted to Leave "poet in blue" up as long as possible! Wasn't it neat? Here's the poem that goes with it:
Poet in Blue
By " Laughing" Larry Berger
The sun sets and the stage is set
for another evening of words.
Time stops as the rhymes dance
like fairy folk in the meadow.
Colors merge
and dreams
begin anew
and the moon rises
to take her place in the sky.
see you soon!
Friday, March 18, 2011
The Birth Of A Portfolio
Well, the time has come to jump into my professional photography career with both feet, ready or not! I have to have my portfolio completed by the end of April so that it can be sent in for printing in time for the end of the semester. I was searching publishers online last night and found that they go from cheap and cheesy to expensive and beautiful. The problem is to find one the is both affordable but with an acceptable quality.
And then, of course, is the quality of my pictures. I have to choose a theme and then the photos. Ah, the dilemma of decision! I'll be including the pictures as I edit them and I would appreciate your feedback on them. Which ones you like, don't like, think should be included, not included etc. Keep in mind that this should be a book which would be presented to a prospective employer, customer, or doctoral program.
I have to have the cover page in to my teacher, Professor Margaret Evans MFA, by Thursday, March 25th. Since I'm not even sure what the theme is going to be, choosing the cover, which should be one of the best of the collection, is difficult. So, you can see me dilemma. The forerunner at his point is either the baboon face or the flamingo.
Another thought I had was using poetry in conjunction with the photos. A picture on one page and a poem on the facing page. My problem with that is that I don't really have the time to match poems and pictures, at least not good poems with sensible pictures. But, since I have some 5,000 or 6,000 pictures, I should be able to find 30 to 90 photos.
Here are the pictures so take a look and tell me what you think. Please don't hold back I need your honest feedback. I have to have a B+ in this class in order to stay in the program. They are very serious about the graduate program! Stay in touch and I'll be posting, probably twice a week. Thanks all.
And then, of course, is the quality of my pictures. I have to choose a theme and then the photos. Ah, the dilemma of decision! I'll be including the pictures as I edit them and I would appreciate your feedback on them. Which ones you like, don't like, think should be included, not included etc. Keep in mind that this should be a book which would be presented to a prospective employer, customer, or doctoral program.
I have to have the cover page in to my teacher, Professor Margaret Evans MFA, by Thursday, March 25th. Since I'm not even sure what the theme is going to be, choosing the cover, which should be one of the best of the collection, is difficult. So, you can see me dilemma. The forerunner at his point is either the baboon face or the flamingo.
Another thought I had was using poetry in conjunction with the photos. A picture on one page and a poem on the facing page. My problem with that is that I don't really have the time to match poems and pictures, at least not good poems with sensible pictures. But, since I have some 5,000 or 6,000 pictures, I should be able to find 30 to 90 photos.
Here are the pictures so take a look and tell me what you think. Please don't hold back I need your honest feedback. I have to have a B+ in this class in order to stay in the program. They are very serious about the graduate program! Stay in touch and I'll be posting, probably twice a week. Thanks all.
Hi Everybody!
Hello There: I'm Pat's friend Larry who got her started on this type of thing. I'm very honored she's letting me post this for you! you can find out more about me by clicking the link to my own blog at: http://poeticconversations.blogspot.com/ or through my poetry which I'll post a sample of in a minute. I first met Pat at a poetry reading a while back ( she'd kill me if I said how long ago it was!) and we've become very close since. I will say that I've been writing poetry professional for 17 years now and have known Pat for the majority of that time. I'm glad she's let me guest blog here . So, for your enrichment and enjoyment please allow me to present a poem called " Four Thousand Year's Ago" which is actually a rewrite of one of my standards called " The Crack Baby's Prayer" and I find it personally more timely than the orgianal. so much so it has replaced it in my performance repertoire. now here's the poem:
Oh yeah, before I forget I have the third edition of my book out. It's called : Instant Poetry Just Add Words!) and here's the link to the Amazon page if you'd like to get a copy:
http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1
Four Thousand Years Ago
by "Laughing" Larry Berger
Four thousand years ago
The Nile ran red.
Red with the blood of a people
yearning for freedom.
Five hundred years ago
The Hudson ran red!
Red with the blood of a people losing their homes
to the new kids on the block!
Twenty years ago
Los Angeles burned.
Burned with the fires of injustice
of promises to long left unkept!
Last month
Egypt burned
burned with the fires of liberation
of the dawn of a new Era
starting with the first bloodless
Revolution the world has ever seen!
Four thousand years ago the Nile ran red.
What color will it run for me?
Neat huh?
Oh yeah, before I forget I have the third edition of my book out. It's called : Instant Poetry Just Add Words!) and here's the link to the Amazon page if you'd like to get a copy:
http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Renaissance Ramblings - An ADD beginning
People have been asking me to blog for awhile now but I've avoided it. I am so overwhelmed with new technologies that the thought of learning a new is, well ...... overwhelming. I used to keep up with all of it when the tech changes didn't come at the speed of light! I could program my computer in the latest language, diagnose it, repair and upgrade it without a second thought, set up my mobile phone, and even program my Beta Max, I'm sorry, my VCR. But as technology as grown, so has the possibility of things I have to share. Paintings, photography, poems, (the three P's) not to mention my journals, genealogical surprises and discoveries, school tribulations, medical changes, pet (animal) advancements, wisdom of the ages, and pet (favorite) peeves from a soapbox have all become topics to be addressed. How could I choose only one?
When I started back to school, a friend asked me to start blogging so people could keep up with the rapid changes in my life. I bluntly said I had no time to start putting every little detail of my life online. I was much too busy living it, besides, who would be interested? Then three things came together to start me on this obscenely exposing journey. First, I overheard some students talking about an assignment to keep a blog. Daily! Second, I was discussing a project with the director of Susquehanna Service Dogs and she asked if I had visited their blog. Third, my little "adopted" son sent me a link to his blog.
I finally clicked on the link with his blog, my first visit to a blog! "Laughing" Larry Berger, always has interesting tidbits about the poetry scene, particularly in LA-LA Land. I enjoyed hearing what was going on in my old homeland and reading his new, and old, poetry. I knew I could not jump into a daily assignment, so I decided to start with a weekly blog like he does, but to address several of my many interests and editorialize to my heart's content.
At least, I can start getting use to this new tool. So to you who have nothing better to do than listen to the ravings of a crazy old lady who lives with her cat.... read on!
When I started back to school, a friend asked me to start blogging so people could keep up with the rapid changes in my life. I bluntly said I had no time to start putting every little detail of my life online. I was much too busy living it, besides, who would be interested? Then three things came together to start me on this obscenely exposing journey. First, I overheard some students talking about an assignment to keep a blog. Daily! Second, I was discussing a project with the director of Susquehanna Service Dogs and she asked if I had visited their blog. Third, my little "adopted" son sent me a link to his blog.
I finally clicked on the link with his blog, my first visit to a blog! "Laughing" Larry Berger, always has interesting tidbits about the poetry scene, particularly in LA-LA Land. I enjoyed hearing what was going on in my old homeland and reading his new, and old, poetry. I knew I could not jump into a daily assignment, so I decided to start with a weekly blog like he does, but to address several of my many interests and editorialize to my heart's content.
At least, I can start getting use to this new tool. So to you who have nothing better to do than listen to the ravings of a crazy old lady who lives with her cat.... read on!
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