Do Our Duty

I reread The Angels Cried, and I don’t really like it. I have to do better. I think that the only way I will achieve what I want to, with poetry in regards to Katrina, it will have to be done in a series of poems, about different subject matter.

I believe honestly that we, as poets, need to capture what this country is going through right now! It is vital to not only express what our people are expressing, but for future generations. I know sometimes we have a hard time finding the right words for the right situation. That’s where poet’s come in. They find the words for you. Also, poetry captures the heart and emotion of any situation. So, for future generations of people, for the history books, newspapers and school text, we must capture this time and keep it ever revealed in the minds of the public. So as poets, let’s serve those hurting in our own special way, and write.

If I had opportunity and health, I’d like to travel down there and find inspiration (plus serve the needy!). What I should do is read more of the USA Today and see if I can’t gain perspective there (I live in a small town, and the papers are very local, quality, but local).

Well, I know that I don’t blog here as much as I’d like, but for the next couple of weeks, I am going to do it even less. I need to focus on my publishing projects, and make some serious progress this month. Check back in the beginning of October or the end of September and I will have something spectacular written.