Blogging - a new thing for me

Hi all,

I'm not really sure how to really use a blog correctly, or if there's ever going to be much point to this at all. In any case, welcome to the blog that I created for my poetry that is a ongoing exercise for me in my human existence to find a way to somehow relate to my life, and the events and experiences that compose it, in this world that we live. Gwendolyn Brooks says "poetry is life distilled." That's pretty much how I view it, so, here it is for you - the strongest concentration of my pure thoughts, heart, and soul that I can produce. I hope you somehow enjoy it, in whatever way is most meaningful to you.

In May, I'm planning to do sort of a 'grand opening' sort of thing where I post a poem constantly for 31 days in a row starting on Saturday, May 1st - poems that I have already written and I've wanted to get some commentary on for a while now from people who are really interested and invested in poetry, so get ready for that. Also, I'd just like to get a little bit of myself out there in the world for other people to read, because as fun as it is having an entire hard drive full of poetry you've written for no one but yourself to enjoy - it's really not that exciting or rewarding. (Most of these poems will probably end up being part of my upcoming, self-published book of poetry that I've been working on for a few years: "Whispers and Whims of a Ha'penny Bard")

So here we are, at my new page blog thing. "A Knock Upon the Door" I've decided to call it. The reference is a pretty easy one - if you're anything of a fan or buff of modern poetry, I bet it'll appear fairly obvious which poem its from, and, likewise, whose work I greatly admire.

Well, I guess take a deep breath, sit back, grab your coffee or tea, and have a good read and feel free to post anything about the poems. Anything at all. I'm all ears, and earnestly interested in your thoughts.