Tag Archives: Poetry

Noli Me Tangere

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Adam Penna

Our conceptions of God and God are not the same thing. This is why, for me, poetry surpasses religion in the knowing of God, because poetry looks to discard the concepts that don’t work to discover and embrace the ones … Continue reading →

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An Activity of the Spirit with Many Names

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Adam Penna

To write poems before midlife begins, really, is nothing much.  Nothing truly vital competes for one’s consciousness like it will soon.  And the longer we make adolescence, the less a risk writing poetry is for as long as one depends … Continue reading →

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On Dante’s Inferno, Cantos V & XV

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Adam Penna

I’ve been reading Dante lately, and have been meaning to say something about him on this blog.  Then a friend emailed me, asking about a few things related to the Inferno.  I thought I would paste my response here, since it pretty much … Continue reading →

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It Must Root in the Heart

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Adam Penna

Poetry requires living a real life.  This means daily interaction with the real world with its real requirements, and its real people with their real demands.  It is poetry, which becomes a kind of hermitage, a walled-off garden, in which … Continue reading →

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Some Notes on Thomas Merton & His Poetry

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Adam Penna

I’m participating in a writing group, whose aim is to study the works of Thomas Merton.  We will meet every other Tuesday, for about three months or so, to discuss original essays inspired by the writings of the Trappist monk and poet.  I was … Continue reading →

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Readings, Readings, Readings

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Adam Penna

As much as I dislike giving them, readings are a necessary part of poetry.  A poem is meant to be heard and, further, meant to be heard by an audience.  Plus, they are, readings are convenient – is that the … Continue reading →

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