Poems from Ian Mccleary
Poetry is important to my life because it gives me a way of saying things I never imagined were in me. My poems deal with all kinds of subjects, my attitude on today's culture, art, corporations, nature, etc. But these aren't the only things that I write about in my poetry. I don't have a favorite poet, but probably Michael McClure is the poet I have learned the most from, from his readings on YouTube.
How does the flavor stay in my mouth if this is sugar free gum? Wonka was not there to answer my question
It was the person he gave the...
If we follow some of our base instincts
We may also be opening the door to
a whole realm of unwelcome spirits
And to energies we are...
Our fight for immortality on this earth
can be seen in the botching of our faces
All painted disguises to conceal
our aging bodies.
Our...
King Richard, the life story of Venus and Serena Williams
We as a Democracy need our story of heroes
and their individual achievements
much...
We overspeak when we're anxious.
That makes sense now to me. I wonder why
you always have so much energy, when I
feel as weighty as a log...