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Article on Poetry and Two Poems
Many people ask: who will be the literary giants of tomorrow, and most people think Harvard and hard work will do the trick; not so, look around, it has its own ingredients, and Harvard may help, but it is only a stepping stone to the main facts...!
Ballade of an Inca King
Just a Note: Ricardo Palma has been some of my inspiration to a high degree on the traditions of Peru; as I have tried to put some into poetic verse. The Inca in general has been an ongoing theme I seem to like within my Peruvian poetry, and several characters surrounding them, and locations, such as the Andes, Cuzco, Huancayo, Lima: all in Peru of course; with such names as: Francisco Pizarro, and Bolivar, Atahualpa [Inca King]; Titu-Atauchi, his brother. Dona Veronica Aristizabal.
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (a poem in Spanish and English)
Two poems by the Author-poet, Dennis L. Siluk, while on his travels in Peru, April, 2005...
For My Mother
I cannot bear to think
of when you will be gone.
Opposites Do Attract Quite Well
This light hearted poem illustrates how opposites in relationships can make a great couple if each knows what really is really important and sustaining.
Poetry and Popular Culture
Getting an audience to even glance at a book of poetry, no matter how awesome it is, is difficult. The art of writing poetry is much more popular than reading it, so poets, promote poetry!
Poetry in Turbulence
(or how to enjoy poetry without really understanding it)
"Song of the Great Zimbabwe," and "Silver and Inca Blood" [Poems and notes]
Here are two poems, from different sides of the world, with some notes on the Inca Empire. Rosa
Three Poems [Lima; Judges and Evil's Creation]
Three poems: the First poem is on Evil's Creation, as the name of the poem says; second poem celebrating Lima, Peru, our second home, the third [my wife's first poem] scorns the judges of Minnesota for their biased and personal judgements in the courts, in particular, St. Paul.
Three Poems: Phantom of the Rocks; Lady from Lima & Bell Ringer of de Copan
Three poems dealing with the legends and lore, and ever day life of Peru and Copan, Honduras
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