One year after Charleston’s murders, one week after Orlando’s tragedies, I read in the Asheville paper (Sunday edition June 19, 2016, page 8A) this headline: “County looks at shifting funds…
The World Needs Love
by Carol Bjorlie — “The Poet Behind the Cello” Swing a friend’s hand and sing this Burt Bacharach and Hal David tune! “What the world needs now is love, sweet…
The Poets Voice: May 2016
Spread the word: Peace by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – My new mantra, less is enough, consumes my world. My poetry has become “succinct.” Restore and…
The Poets Voice: April 2016
APRIL by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – This is National Poetry Month! (About time.) Poetry is a genre Latinos have excelled in. Think Lorca, Neruda, Paz,…
The Poets Voice: March 2016
When Words Sing by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – When words sing, poetry happens. When words sing, lyricism happens: Lyric poetry (and prose) happens. Friedrich…
The Poets Voice: February 2016
Black Voices Matter by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – Quincey Troupe spoke with Bill Moyers at a Festival of Poets in 1995. Nobody can say it…
The Poets Voice: January 2016
MEANWHILE by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – It is January. We are secure in our now. Historical events in the “meanwhile.” 1791 – Franz Joseph Haydn…
The Poets Voice: December 2015
PEACE by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – My husband and I celebrated our anniversary by spending a night at the Sourwood Inn. It’s way up a…
The Poets Voice: November 2015
Trust Your Voice – Speak Your Truth by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – From the wisdom of Soulspeak Asheville, young poets considered the question: “What does…