Tag Archives: Art

Jenny Lind

Posted on December 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

P. T. Barnum once said something like the greatest art is the art of making people happy. Personally, I think he was really onto something with this. Then again, as the child that I’ve always been, I’ve always loved a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Art Like A Holiday Gives Mankind A Chance To See the World Differently and Change Points of View

Posted on December 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view.” – Paul Klee, painter (18 Dec 1879-1940)

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Thought For the Day: Poetry Is the Art of Creating Imaginary Gardens Filled With Real Toads

Posted on December 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.” – Marianne Moore, poet (15 Nov 1887-1972)

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Broken

Posted on December 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It is what it is… Broken by Michael Romani When to myself a danger I’m perhaps better as a stranger Love can be funny that way I have too many dragons to slay Fixed hard to this reality Beginning to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Art Is To Be Loved Not Always Understood

Posted on December 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” – Claude Monet, painter (14 Nov 1840-1926)

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The Greatest of All Time

Posted on December 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Often in discussing sports and things, people talk in terms of who is the greatest of all time. That’s never made much sense to me. We can never know who is up and coming for example as to why… The … Continue reading →

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Ekphrastic Workshop – Sparkle Dim

Posted on September 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Tuesday night short poetry workshop tonight has to do with the Ekphrastic form of deriving a poem based on a work of art including digital art/photographs. From this I came up with the following: Sparkle Dim Ekprhastic by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

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Chinese Shelf Help

Posted on July 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Some say that the change in Chinese away from satire and critique is just the chase of the almighty dollar. That seems a deficit explanation given the official statements by the Chinese government. I am no expert. But, this poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Censorship, Chairman Mao, Chinese, Chinese Art, Commercialism, Consumerism, Contemporary Art, Death of Maret, Digital Era, Hope, Influence, Militarism, Minimalism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Self Expression, Tiananmen Square, Tomorrow | Leave a comment

Every Word

Posted on May 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Every Word by Michael Romani Every word is a work of art Every verse imprinted on my heart In the 46th Psalm, there is spoken Where William Shakespeare is broken In an English sense of translation We find this artistic … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Art Is the Elimination of the Unnecessary

Posted on May 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.” – Pablo Picasso, painter, and sculptor (1881-1973)

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