How Emotional Is Too Emotional? I have tried many different art forms over the years. Music, dance, painting, writing… And … Continue ReadingHow Emotional Is Too Emotional?
What Does Poetry Mean To Me? All my life I’ve been struck by two things: How poetry can bring people together … Continue ReadingWhat Does Poetry Mean To Me?
Re-reading My Earliest Poetry I try to put a positive spin on things by telling myself that at least … Continue ReadingRe-reading My Earliest Poetry
How Nature Discourages Writing I used to be inspired by nature, more than anything. But these days? Well, things … Continue ReadingHow Nature Discourages Writing
Plans For This Blog I have wanted from the outset to expand the site with articles and guides. That … Continue ReadingPlans For This Blog
Categories News Featured New Poetry Collection in Progress! K-M SkalkenæsPosted onNovember 5, 2020January 3, 2021 Leave a comment on New Poetry Collection in Progress! I have some exciting news today! After a long dry spell while I was pursuing … Continue ReadingNew Poetry Collection in Progress!
Categories Blog Re-reading My Earliest Poetry K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJanuary 17, 2021January 18, 2021 Leave a comment on Re-reading My Earliest Poetry I try to put a positive spin on things by telling myself that at least … Continue ReadingRe-reading My Earliest Poetry
Categories Uncategorized Poems New Poem: “Dawn’s Soft Approach” K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJanuary 16, 2021 Leave a comment on New Poem: “Dawn’s Soft Approach” So far away from me I feel you stillas dawn’s soft approach behind the trees … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “Dawn’s Soft Approach”
Categories Blog How Emotional Is Too Emotional? K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJanuary 16, 2021January 17, 2021 Leave a comment on How Emotional Is Too Emotional? I have tried many different art forms over the years. Music, dance, painting, writing… And … Continue ReadingHow Emotional Is Too Emotional?
Categories the 30th New Essay: “A Poet’s Progress” K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJanuary 9, 2021January 17, 2021 Leave a comment on New Essay: “A Poet’s Progress” This fragment was intended for inclusion in my upcoming poetry collection, but since I ran … Continue ReadingNew Essay: “A Poet’s Progress”
Categories Uncategorized Poems New Poem: Voyage from Denmark to Slovakia K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJanuary 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Leave a comment on New Poem: Voyage from Denmark to Slovakia This is a series of fragments I wrote on (and later about) a bus trip … Continue ReadingNew Poem: Voyage from Denmark to Slovakia
Categories Blog What Does Poetry Mean To Me? K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJuly 3, 2020December 29, 2020 Leave a comment on What Does Poetry Mean To Me? All my life I’ve been struck by two things: How poetry can bring people together … Continue ReadingWhat Does Poetry Mean To Me?
Categories News Plans for This Blog K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJune 29, 2020January 17, 2021 Leave a comment on Plans for This Blog Hello, everybody. Long time, no see. I have not had the time to keep this … Continue ReadingPlans for This Blog
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: March K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: March The snow liesfirm and white –The sea glowssummer-blue –Flaming sunand ice-clear airburns in tired eyes … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: March
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Brothers K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Brothers Brothers in the fogs of life,Brothers in the deprivation on Earth,the terrible exists,shame lives in … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Brothers
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Winter K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Winter The storms roar –The winter wages its war –The sea wandersalong the coasts –The sky … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Winter
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Song K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Song Dark faces around –The clear glasses on the table –The white surfthe white snowand eternal … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Song
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Prayer K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Prayer Powers, controlling Heaven and Earththe sun and the storm and the sea,powers, who control, invisible … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Prayer
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Morning K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Morning In the black darkness of the winter morningsounds from houses the choir of roosters –Shadows … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Morning
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: See! K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: See! See the sun, the sun,feel the air in the living breast,the grass under the foot … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: See!
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: The Cape K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: The Cape Even when it is still,when only a single grey cloudhangs heavy at sunset,the wave rises … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: The Cape
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Night K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Night Silent rain fallsthrough the night –Over the other coastthe storm shrieks –Here the rain falls … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Night
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Contourless K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Contourless October rainstorm whips from the land,the sea cowers,the downpour streaks shrieking,low and black, pressing down … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Contourless
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Red and Black K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Red and Black The green leaves turn yellow –The storms ravagemonth after month –Yellow-red leaves cling to black … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Red and Black
Categories Gustaf Munch-Petersen Nineteen Poems Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Low Horizon K-M SkalkenæsPosted onFebruary 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Leave a comment on Gustaf Munch-Petersen: Low Horizon Rain-grey storm-windpresses winter-harvest’s blue-green sproutstowards black knolls –The fields wave heavily,gloomy-green hairs followin nodding dances … Continue ReadingGustaf Munch-Petersen: Low Horizon
