"Why I Write Poems"

Take a minute and read Djelloul Marbrook's recent blog post, "Why I write poems."

Preview: Here are the last paragraphs.

This story of our friendship aborning, John’s and mine, is also very much David’s story, and the story of the Stan and Tom Wick Prize at Kent State, which is committed to nurturing new voices, and to Kent State, the nurturer of the Wick Poetry Center, and, finally, to the AWP which helps writers find their voices and their audiences.—DM

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Note:The CD of Far From Algiers is now available from Bookmasters, Kent State University Press and by order from your local bookstore. I try to say something illuminating before each poem. The music was composed by Julie Last and recorded by her at Coldbrook Productions Recording Studio, Woodstock, NY. The soprano saxophone is played by Bruce Williamson. All proceeds from the sale of the CD go to the Wick Poetry Center.