John Steinbeck Poems - Poems about John Steinbeck

She is a River

...“Women can change better’n a man,” Ma said soothingly. “Woman got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head.”
“Man, he lives in jerks-baby born an’ a man dies, an’ that’s a jerk-gets a fa...

Of Mice and Men

...and hopeless in between ~ who died like rats chasing american dreams


Book by John Steinbeck
Too late for Kim’s contest...

Spring Equinox Arrives March 20th, 2023 At 5:24 Pm

...Spring equinox arrives March 20th, 2023 at 5:24 PM

Despite what outside temperature registers
(even absolute zero), the official arrival
of spring occurs, when thee eel hip tic
of coe phish hun...

Star Spangled Banner

...Since I was a small child and would try to sing,
when we rise and sing the praises of "Old Glory,"
it brings tears to my eyes. Maybe it's because we
have endured much to keep our flag flying--too
...

Grapes of Wrath Revisited

...John Steinbeck wrote the story
Of the Okie family Joad as they
Travelled down their bleak 
Hard California bound road.
Tractored out by the Cats
After the bank had foreclosed,
No feelings of we...

A Writers Life

...A WRITERS LIFE
 There is on Facebook pictures of dead film stars
 like Elisabeth Taylor, who was born in London 
and photos of her childhood. 
I don´t really care about this. We should remember h...

Influences

...In youth I learned to jump
First off steps, then rooftops
Spirit of adventure
Nurtured in the heart of a child

Preschool acrobat twirling on my head
Grandma swatted my bottom
Repeated words l...

The Innheritance

...The Inheritance
 
When my mother died, she had a flat
Belonging to social security and the was nothing
Of inheritance to speak about
She had a bookshelf full of books. Most belonged and
Were st...

I Wish Cesar Chavez Was Here

...I wish Cesar was here 
now
Someone who know how important
farm workers are, giving them a strong
voice,
You got to see this empire
and how it has exploited all the life
that built it,
And all...

50 Words For Poe: Witch

...
"50 Words for Poe: Witch"




She liked driving fast
The number plate in the dust
Read DOT.OZ.LimaLimaBrava 
Their destination was Wichita

Fo...

Favourite Novelists

...Favourite Novelists 

Of all the American writers I knew of
some favourites remain, like Theodore Dreiser.
John Dos Passos, John Steinbeck and 
Ernest Hemingway. I mentioning him the last,
alth...

Towards a New Home

...Once there was an end of the war in sight,
they built their John Steinbeck ship,
hoisted the Ayn Rand flag
and sailed to the promised land.

Upon the honeyed shore, there she was,
their old ene...

Delusions of Poetry

...She was half past metrical
   quarter nonsensical theatrics, 
    bordered south of burbled oddities, 
fashioned herself enigmatically stated
    whorling an overly zealous lexicon,
r...

Charles Phillips

...The modern immortal -
 man of open heart, singer of the stars.
 Professor at the prestigious university.
 Prose stylist as John Steinbeck.
 
In your poems,
 your prosody has melody –
 rhythmic...

Fully Booked 1

...We harvested the grapes in late autumn	
when ripeness of love was at its best,			
but deceit in the time of maturing		
changed the passion to wrath and unrest.	

Acerbic vinegar replaced sweet w...

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