Poetry Café

Greetings…
Last Saturday, I attended the “Poured Poetry” night at Poured Coffee on the Danforth in Toronto. Many thanks to the organizers.
The evening included a writing mini-workshop and an open mic session in which I was privileged to share two original poems, and to hear other pre-selected poets’ writings.
Returning to the workshop, it was simply wonderful to see the enthusiastic attendees respond to timed writing prompts (e.g., In this season, my inhale or my exhale will….), and to listen to the raw compositions from volunteer readers. It’s always interesting to witness the diversity in style and substance from different minds to the same prompts - attesting to the varieties in the human experience. I was also reminded of a simple truth: each of us has the ability to write creatively. Below is a related poem which I recorded some time ago.
Good cheers as you write…


POETIC BIRTH ON RECORD
by David A. McAdam
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A timely capture of inspiration
That moves
From heart to head
Head to hand
Hand to page
Sensitive to the reality that
Inspiration lies in unexpected places

And a new poem sees the light of day


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