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Tag: Poetry

Poems about poetry – meta-poetry.

Why would a poet choose to write about poetry? Well, why not?

It actually makes perfect sense to reflect on one’s own production / trade in this manner, doesn’t it?

K-M Skalkenæs has written a good deal of poems about poetry – as well as poems about writing in general. It just comes natural when one so often deals with the matter in one’s daily life. Thoughts present themselves and demand to be written down.

While some of the poems reflect on the nature or purpose of poetry (or its consequences), a good many deal instead with how the poet feels compelled to write – and why – and how it feels.

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “two-factor communication -“

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onDecember 9, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “two-factor communication -“

are we to communicate in a forum fit for you it is only fair if … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “two-factor communication -“

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “i am no people’s poet -“

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onDecember 7, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “i am no people’s poet -“

i am no people’s poet – i am a voice in distress screaming for language, … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “i am no people’s poet -“

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New Poem: “expected unexpected poetry -“

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onDecember 2, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “expected unexpected poetry -“

third of august shit hit a fan in my head, in my heart and poetry … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “expected unexpected poetry -“

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “the worst thing i ever did to my poetry”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onNovember 22, 2018July 3, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “the worst thing i ever did to my poetry”

the worst thing i ever did to my poetry was tagging my own name onto … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “the worst thing i ever did to my poetry”

Categories Light Requires Darkness

Catalyst

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 21, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on Catalyst

What is the greatest source of inspiration? What can really make you contemplate and urge … Continue ReadingCatalyst

Categories Light Requires Darkness

I Carry the Poems Inside Me

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 20, 2018July 13, 2018 Leave a comment on I Carry the Poems Inside Me

I carry the poems inside me no matter what else I do they hum in … Continue ReadingI Carry the Poems Inside Me

Categories Light Requires Darkness

Doppelgänger – The Poet About the Woman

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 17, 2018July 13, 2018 Leave a comment on Doppelgänger – The Poet About the Woman

She speaks through me, she looks like me but I don’t want to know her … Continue ReadingDoppelgänger – The Poet About the Woman

Categories Light Requires Darkness

The Poet Encounters the Prosaic

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 16, 2018July 13, 2018 Leave a comment on The Poet Encounters the Prosaic

Someone once said to me: “Not all of your poems have to be good. After … Continue ReadingThe Poet Encounters the Prosaic

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The Poet Takes Pains to Reflect

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onAugust 28, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on The Poet Takes Pains to Reflect

Grasping at the strings attached to everything in life – seeking out the meaning wishing … Continue ReadingThe Poet Takes Pains to Reflect

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The Words Don’t Wait

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onAugust 27, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on The Words Don’t Wait

The words don’t come when I want them to – they drift through my mind … Continue ReadingThe Words Don’t Wait

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I Am the Poet of Transience

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onAugust 3, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on I Am the Poet of Transience

I am the poet of transience. I am a voice that shouts unheard into a … Continue ReadingI Am the Poet of Transience

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Poet vs. Human

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on Poet vs. Human

I am a 7-year-old poet, and a 26-year-old human but often it feels as if … Continue ReadingPoet vs. Human

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Trust In the Poet

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on I Trust In the Poet

I trust in the poet to be able to phrase all that I wish to … Continue ReadingI Trust In the Poet

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Poetry Is Contrary To Nature

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on Poetry Is Contrary To Nature

Poetry is contrary to nature in the sense that it is meant (or at least … Continue ReadingPoetry Is Contrary To Nature

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Have Been Torn

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on I Have Been Torn

I have been torn between the world and writing – writing is demanding, leaving little … Continue ReadingI Have Been Torn

Categories Poems to K

You, My Poem

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on You, My Poem

How concentrate when you are here? It’s difficult for sure. And when you’ve left, still … Continue ReadingYou, My Poem

Categories De spor man efterlader sig

Et suk

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on Et suk

Jeg drømte ikke om at blive digter – jeg drømte om at blive menneske. Ja, … Continue ReadingEt suk

Categories Writing is the End of All Things

I Left My Soul Up On the Beach

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on I Left My Soul Up On the Beach

I left my soul up on the beach as I dove in the sea of … Continue ReadingI Left My Soul Up On the Beach

Categories Writing is the End of All Things

Morning Poetry

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018 Leave a comment on Morning Poetry

A spreading sunrise in the sky and everybody’s still asleep. Just I observe and wonder … Continue ReadingMorning Poetry

Categories Writing is the End of All Things

Wayward Ones

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018 Leave a comment on Wayward Ones

We are wayward ones, the lot of us who pile up riches in little rooms … Continue ReadingWayward Ones

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