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Poetry: January 04, 2017 Issue [#8062]

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 This week: Stephen Crane
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2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
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About This Newsletter

This is poetry from the minds and the hearts of poets on Writing.Com. The poems I am going to be exposing throughout this newsletter are ones that I have found to be, very visual, mood setting and uniquely done. Stormy Lady Author Icon


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Letter from the editor

Fast rode the knight
by Stephen Crane

Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword,
"To save my lady!"
Fast rode the knight,
And leaped from saddle to war.
Men of steel flickered and gleamed
Like riot of silver lights,
And the gold of the knight's good banner
Still waved on a castle wall.
. . . . .
A horse,
Blowing, staggering, bloody thing,
Forgotten at foot of castle wall.
A horse
Dead at foot of castle wall.

On November 1,1871 Jonathan Townley Crane and Mary Helen Peck Crane, welcomed their fourteenth child, Stephen Crane into the world. Jonathan was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal church and his wife Mary was active in the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and published fiction. Mary and Jonathan had lost several children within the first year of life, which made Stephen the ninth living child the couple had. Stephen started writing at an early age. By the time he was sixteen he was sending articles into the New York tribute. Crane studied at Lafayette College and Syracuse University. When his mother passed away he moved to New York to focus on his writing.

Crane worked as a freelance writer for Bachelor-Johnson newspaper syndicate. During this time he lived among the poor researching for his first novel “Meggie.” It is said that Crane even dressed up as a lady of the night and spent an evening in the flophouse. His attention to details inspired other writers to learn more about the Lower East Side. Crane’s next novel was a war story, “The Red Badge of Courage,” Followed by Crane’s collection of poems “The Black Rider.”

The more popular Crane’s writing became the more he wanted to experience, he became a correspondent in combat areas. He traveled to Greece, Mexico, Cuba and Texas reporting on war events. “The Open Boat” is based on his experience while travelling to Cuba. The vessel he was on sank, several passengers and Crane clung to life while waiting for rescue. This unfortunate event left Crane’s health permanently impaired. Physically he would never recover.

At the end of his life Crane had racked up quite a debt and he threw himself into his writing. He published “The Monster and Other Stories,” followed by “War is Kind,” but none of his later work sold as well as his first novels had. In December 1899, Crane suffered a severe pulmonary hemorrhage. Crane fought back from his hemorrhage and started writing “The O’Ruddy” but he passed away before the novel was finished. At the young age of 28 Crane suffered another hemorrhages and died on June 5, 1900.

Places among the stars
by Stephen Crane

Places among the stars,
Soft gardens near the sun,
Keep your distant beauty;
Shed no beams upon my weak heart.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Not your golden days
Nor your silver nights
Can call me to you.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Here I stay and wait

There was one I met upon the road
by Stephen Crane

There was one I met upon the road
Who looked at me with kind eyes.
Her said, "Show me of your wares."
And this I did,
Holding forth one.
He said, "It is a sin."
Then held I forth another;
He said, "It is a sin."
Then held I forth another;
He said, "It is a sin."
And so to the end;
Always he said, "It is a sin."
And, finally, I cried out,
"But I have none other."
Then did he look at me
With kinder eyes.
"Poor soul!" he said.


Thank you all!
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Editor's Picks


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The winner of "Stormy's poetry newsletter & contest" Open in new Window. [ASR] is:

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This poem is written for Stormy's Newsletter and Contest.
#2105265 by 💙 Carly-goodbye to 2024 Author IconMail Icon


Midnight approaches with dizzying speed
As find myself amidst a party of strangers
Drinking champagne
And trying not to get tipsy.
I look for a man worthy of my kiss.
Gone are the days when a knight in shining armor
Would ride in on his white horse
And sweep you off your feet.
Now I search the faces marred by time and experience
They mirror my own;
Which I have wrapped in resolutions
That can only grasp at the hope of becoming....
That healthier woman
Who has lost those stubborn 20 pounds.
That adventurous woman
Who has shaken off the chains of fear and anxiety
And found happiness in her heart's desires.
That beautiful woman
Who has escaped the ravages of time
And seems to shine with an inner light.
It all seems so out of reach...
But the New Year approaches with promise
And one must rise to the occasion
Letting hope and dreams dance
In the limelight of possibility.


Honorable mention:
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Honorable Mention Stormy's Poetry Newsletter Contest 12-2016 Poetry Newsletter Feature
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2) The words can be in any order and anywhere throughout the poem and can be any form of the word.

3) All entries must be posted in your portfolio and you must post the link in this forum, "Stormy's poetry newsletter & contest" Open in new Window. [ASR] by January 28, 2017.

4) The winner will get 3000 gift points and the poem will be displayed in this section of the newsletter the next time it is my turn to post (February 1, 2017)

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