Glenn Currier
Official Website of this poet, writer, and thinker.
Morsels of joy and inspiration
FEEDING THE CREATIVE SPIRIT
Some Recent Poems
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Swampy Yearnings Written 4-5-21
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The gates of life are everywhere Written 2-23-21
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A Strong and Tender Heart Written 2-8-21
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Sustain the Weary Written -2-8-21
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Virtue of Winter Grass Written 1-24-21
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Momentum took us Written 1-24-21
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Take it Written 1-17-21
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A Spicy Plea Written 1-15-21
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A Letter in Time Written 1-15-21
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Thirsty Evenings Written 1-13-21
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Gift of Time Written 1-9-21
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Have your way with me Written 1-8-21
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Near Approach Written 12-22-20
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This Island Written 12-19-20
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God's Sadness Written 12-16-20
[For a PDF version of a poem click the poem title below. To view the poems (with pictures and graphics) on this website: 2021 poems click here and 2020 poems click here.]
All poems on this website:
Copyright 2020 by Glenn Currier
FEATURED POEM
God’s Sadness
I am sad when I see what you are doing
fowling your lakes and streams
melting your icecaps
killing species after species off the earth
your obstinance annihilates
by the dozens, by the thousands each day.
My eyes are doleful
at how woeful your actions
and without remorse
you burn your trees
turn rainy lands into sand
create excuses for your sins
then make excuses for your excuses
with logic and reason
and assumptions false and corrupt.
Written 12-16-20
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
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Congratulations to my friend Glenn Currier with the introduction of his new web-site. It already shows his professionalism and great sensitivity. This will be a plus to whoever happens to stumble on it accidentally or is directed to it by a friend. His poems are from the heart and very inspiring, entertaining, happy, sad, all emotions shown in such a beautiful and special way. What a plus for poetry!
Elizabeth Hobbs
Friend, poet and
lively creative
Spirit
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What can I say about Glenn Currier? First off he is a warm and inviting individual. For which I am extremely grateful. His friendship means the world to me.
As far as his poetry goes, he is masterful with his words. I love the way he so easily intertwines motion and emotion into every poem. Subjects such as light and darkness, right and wrong, pain and joy, faith and the lack thereof... all dance together eagerly across the page, delighting the reader with wonderment and pondering. Like a cool drink of water, all are extremely refreshed. It's my most earnest wish that his inkwell remain full.
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Thanks to a mutual love of Poetry, Glenn Currier and I first met online at the related website, Pathetic.org. As a kindred spirit, what strikes me the most about his writing is his ‘straight from the heart’ honesty in expressing emotions and experiences. His dedication to ‘the craft,’ has allowed him to become proficient in both Rhyme and Free Verse. As a result, I always look forward to his latest literary creations.
Chris Sorrenti (Ottawa, Canada)
Chris Sorrenti
Poet, Philosopher
Photographer
James Kenneth Blalock, Poet, and author of
"Born With Our Clocks Running"
ABOUT ME
MY STYLE
I writing some rhyming poetry and enjoy inventing my own rhyming schemes, using internal rhymes as well as traditional end-of-line rhymes. I am not a great student of poetry form, etc. and in that sense I am definitely an amateur. I enjoy writing using a variety of approaches, allowing my creative spirit to move me. I write in blank verse and free verse, but also occasionally enjoy imposing a more traditional form on myself such as iambic pentameter or haiku.
Much of my poetry is on the websites pathetic.org and HelloPoetry.com for which I am immensely grateful. On these sites I can not only publish my poems, I can also get feedback from other poets and their work for knowledge and inspiration. I enjoy making comments on their poems and have found that this interaction creates a sort of virtual community.
I do not often use fixed meter in my poems, instead, I rely on my own sense of rhythm in my writing. I suppose my background in and love of music has helped me in this regard.
I write poetry for fun and fulfillment. Much of it has a spiritual theme because that is the emphasis in my life right now. I used to be a professional educator but my retirement, gratefully, has given me the time and space to nurture the creative and spiritual side of myself.
Some of my writing is about my relationships: with God, my wife, my friends, and family. I try to let my imagination reign. I write from the space of my dreams, feelings, experiences, and spirit.
I love flowers, trees, and natural beauty. As I look through my photos to insert in this site, many of the folders are from our travels and most of them are of landscapes, flora, and architectural features. There are scads of pictures of cats who have blessed our lives.
The "our" in the above description is me and my wife to whom I've been married since 1969. Many of my poems are about her and things I've learned from her and our relationship of more than 50 years. It is interesting see how poems I write about my higher power often could also be addressed to my wife and soulmate, Helen.
CONTACT GLENN
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