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New Poems Published in South Florida Journal and Other Sites

Posted on November 6, 2016 by BobknoxNovember 6, 2016

There’s a certain satisfaction in writing to order. Here’s my first attempt at a “ghazal,” a form that is variously attributed to Arabic poetry, or Persian, or Urdu literature, depending on what reference source you look at. I can’t even … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Beth Moon, ghazal, Poemeleon, poems, poetry, Postcard Poems and Prose, Rilke's Bayon, Sonia Greenfield, South Florida Poetry Journal, Turner, Verse-Virtual | Leave a reply

Song Lyrics Are Writing and Dylan Is The Best

Posted on October 19, 2016 by BobknoxOctober 19, 2016

If song lyrics are a kind of literature, then the Nobel Prize Committee is right. Bob Dylan is a Nobel Prize quality songwriter. Frankly, measured against living American writers in any genre, whose voice has had a bigger impact? Novelist … Continue reading →

Posted in Songs | Tagged Bob Dylan, Dylan, Michael Chabon, Nobel Prize, poems, poetry, Rock. song lyrics, Sixties | 2 Replies

My Poem in Newspaper, 3 more online

Posted on October 6, 2016 by BobknoxOctober 6, 2016

October is an exciting month Winds blow in, frontal waves wash in and out, skies dramatically darken. Then the next day, or the next hour, a silent sky twirls beneath a clear blue bowl, an umbrella of light, in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged David Graham, Doug Holder, poems, poetry, Somerville, William Blake | 2 Replies

My Poems on Eating Published Online

Posted on September 19, 2016 by BobknoxSeptember 19, 2016

Food is almost too easy a subject. Everybody has something to say about food. Some people never stop talking about it. Sometimes we realize we’ve become those people ourselves. ‘And the food? You can’t believe the food.‘ It’s our definition … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged appetite, Food, poems, poetry, post-surgical, Verse-Virtual | 1 Reply

August Poems in Verse-Virtual

Posted on August 24, 2016 by BobknoxAugust 24, 2016

I had a professor, and a very good one, who once spoke about “the poetry of the ineffable.” That’s a word for what’s all around us but cannot be easily named or defined, if at all. Common as the air … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged online poetry journal, poems, poetry, Robert Wexelblatt, the ineffable, Tom Montag, Verse-Virtual | Leave a reply

Poetic Mysteries in Verse-Virtual.com

Posted on July 24, 2016 by BobknoxJuly 24, 2016

There are many mysteries among the poems that delighted me in July’s Verse-Virtual (http://www.verse-virtual.com/poems-and-articles.html). Michael Minassian’s poem “The Fortune Teller” reads like a deep parable with too many possible meanings for any of us to sort out simply. It features … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged DeWitt Clinton, online poetry journal, poems, poetry, Tu Fu, Verse-Virtual | Leave a reply

My Poems About Greece: Ancient Land, Young Heart

Posted on July 15, 2016 by BobknoxJuly 15, 2016

My poems about Greece are up on Verse-Virtual.com, the online journal that publishes a big batch of new poems every month.Here’s the link for the poems: http://www.verse-virtual.com/robert-knox-2016-july.html Greece is both a country with an ancient civilization and, judging by our … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Greece, poetry, Verse-Virtual, Yeats | Leave a reply

New Poems Blossom in Verse-Virtual.com

Posted on July 10, 2016 by BobknoxJuly 10, 2016

Among the many notable poems in July’s Verse-Virtual.com, the online poetry journal, John Allman’s urbane postmortem on a bizarre historical-poetic footnote, “On the Removal of Whitman’s Brain,” tapped me on the shoulder and commanded attention. According to Allman’s note on … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Firestone Feinberg, online poetry journal, poetry, Verse-Virtual, Walt Whitman | Leave a reply

Poems blooming in Verse-Virtual

Posted on May 18, 2016 by BobknoxMay 18, 2016

As the month advances I discover more poetic flowers blooming in the May’s Verse-Virtual.com, the online poetry journal: The poetry of great truths in J.C. Elkin’s moving and formally appealing poem “Keening for Eve” found in lines such as: “…if … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged flowers, gardening, Mary Shelley, online poetry journal, poem, poetry, Verse-Virtual | Leave a reply

Poems from Prompts in National Poetry Month

Posted on May 8, 2016 by BobknoxMay 8, 2016

April was National Poetry Month, a nice designation but nothing near the impact of a national holiday. Emily Dickinson’s birthday maybe? Or Walt Whitman’s?           Still, poets get excited about it in sort of busman’s holiday way. Let’s write more … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged geological terms, National Poetry Month, poems, poetry, poetry prompts | Leave a reply

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Read my essay on the poetry of Mary Oliver, America’s favorite poet

People love Mary Oliver’s poetry because, commentators said, it’s “accessible.” But accessibility doesn’t mean that her poems lacked artistry. See my blog post “Why We Love Mary Oliver’s Poetry.”

My short story “The Shadow of the Family,” a fantasy on a family holiday gathering has been  published in the current issue of the online magazine “New Reader Magazine.” You can read the whole story in my blog on this site, robertcknox.com

My short seasonal memoir, “The Seven Days of Christmas” is published on Beneath the Rainbow. Here’s the link:  http://beneaththerainbow.com/the-seven-days-of-christmas/

My new poetry chapbook, “Cocktails in the Wild,” is out!My new poetry chapbook “Cocktails in the Wild,” published by Unsolicited Press, is available at http://www.unsolicitedpress.com/store/p139/robertknoxpoetry. Poems include “Cocktails on the Balcony,” “Voluptuous,” “The Perfect Candidate,” “The Paradise of Birds,” and others.

My first poetry book “Gardeners Do It With Their Hands Dirty” has been nominated for a Massachusetts Best Book Award, for best poetry book published in 2017.

My poems continue to appear on Verse-Virtual.com each month.  See my poems and photos at http://www.verse-virtual.com/robert-knox-2018-december.html

My essay on repealing the Second Amendment appears on Medium at https://medium.com/@bobknox/in-dysfunctional-countries-thousands-suffer-from-the-rule-of-ak-47-and-then-there-s-the-strange-623afae9f38a

Three of my poems were published recently by the Blue Nib at http://magazine.thebluenib.com/article/poetry-by-robert-knox-ash-slade/

My story on working at Riker’s Island — where I was “woked” to who goes to prison in America — is online at http://beneaththerainbow.com/behind-bars/

How do you manage to keep order and get down to real teaching when you’re a new substitute teacher and don’t know any of your students? To make matters worse, the regular teachers are on strike. My short story “Back to School” is up on the online journal “Beneath the Rainbow.” The site provided an attractive design for my story and generous bio space for me. http://beneaththerainbow.com/back-to-school/

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