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Tag Archives: poetry
Poets of the pavement – local places with Poet Laureates
The list below identifies those cities, towns, villages, townships, shires, and counties which have a designated or appointed poet laureate. It is meant to include only those with an active poet laureate position or which are searching for someone to … Continue reading
Posted in art, cities, culture, entertainment, geography, humanity, literature, place names, Poem, writing
Tagged cities, counties, parishes, poetry, shires, towns, townships, villages
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Urban planning portrayed through art
As urban planners we most often tend to think of our profession being depicted to the outside world in fairly basic textual and geographic terms. Either it is the written word in somewhat legalistic prose, or it is maps representing … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, civics, Communications, culture, film, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, literature, movies, music, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, Poem, spatial design, sustainability, Television, theaters, tourism, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged architecture, art, books, cartoons, cities, film, land use, music, painting, planning, poetry, sculpting, television, urbanism, writing
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Blue Waters: An ode to Lake Michigan
BLUE WATERS (An ode to Lake Michigan) by Rick Brown ____________ Sacred blue waters Beckon to me Wherever you are Come to the sea * Crystal blue waters Welcoming me Marvelous vistas For reflective retreat * Blessed blue waters Smile … Continue reading
Poem – “At a crossroads”
At a crossroads This way, or that That way, or this Forward or back Which way to go North or south East or west Everything in between On the compass Turn left or right Answer yes or no Decisions, … Continue reading
Posted in art, geography, humanity, literature, Poem, writing
Tagged compass, directions, poems, poetry, writing
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The poetry of a spring bike commute
Spring Morning Commute By Rick Brown Wheels spin round and round Traversing the paved terrain They roll in cadent unison Along the paved bike lane Fresh air breezes past me As fragrances abound Spring charms once dulled senses … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, new urbanism, peace, placemaking, planning, Poem, product design, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, third places, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, weather, writing
Tagged bicycling, bike commuting, cycling, environment, fitness, fun, health, poems, poetry, riding, transportation
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Guiding lights of the night
I had a breathtaking view of the stars at 6:15 this morning while walking my dog, Relay, including a marvelous shooting star. Shortly afterwards, I jotted down these poetic verses. Enjoy! Guiding Lights Evening star At dusk’s fading light Guide us … Continue reading
Posted in art, Astronomy, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, humanity, nature, Outer Space, peace, Poem, skylines, writing
Tagged astronomy, fun, maps, nature, night sky, outer space, poems, poetry, sky, stars, writing
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The “grand” prize for fusing art and economic development
This is a slightly revised post from the same story I wrote for Rust Wire, that was published earlier today. Enjoy! I had my first opportunity to attend ArtPrize in Grand Rapids on September 29th. My oh my, have they ever hit … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, advertising, architecture, art, bicycling, charities, cities, civics, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, land use, movies, music, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, Poem, revitalization, skylines, spatial design, Statistics, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking, writing
Tagged ArtPrize, arts, cities, culture, design, diversity, economic development, fun, Grand Rapids, Michigan, music, painting, poetry, sculpture, writing
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A poem in your soul
Sometimes Mother Nature puts a song in your heart and a poem in your soul. It sure did that for me on this first frosty morning of the season here in Mid-Michigan as I nearly had this entire poem thought out during … Continue reading
A poetic verse
“Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes
Posted in art, culture, health, human rights, psychology, Uncategorized
Tagged Dreams, hopes, poems, poetry
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A midwinter dawn – the poem
As I mentioned Sunday in the original post about my three-mile walk with Relay, I thought the subject would be great for a poem. Below is the poetic version of the post that I have come up with. I hope you … Continue reading
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