A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.
                                                                                                      --Abraham Moslow



Poetry Loft


Poetry from Online Poets

Joni Mitchell -

For me, she is the master of simile and metaphor. Easily my favorite poet and singer songwriter of any time since the 60s. The best? Certainly a matter of taste, however, not many have topped her output and quality over such a span of time. 40 years! Early on a folk artist, she delved into contemporary pop-jazz arrangements with Tom Scott and The L.A. Express. Later, working with jazz greats Path Metheny and fretless bass master Jaco Pastorius on breathtaking works like Hejira. Her work turned again in the late 70s, deeper into more complex jazz arrangements, culminating with a collaboration with roots jazz legend Charlie Mingus just prior his death in 1979. Since then she has worked with and been produced by pop/rock synth wizards Thomas Dolby and Billy Orbit. She now works with, and has for many years, co-produced almost exclusively with her ex-husband, bassist Larry Klein.

Great duets by Joni have also spanned the past 20 years. They include songs with Don Henley , Peter Gabriel, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, and Robbie Robertson. Check out the Joni Mitchell page
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my creative works,

I want to achieve it through not dying."

- Woody Allen
Photo by Henry Diltz
Binary Scribes -

Meet some poets from around the internet. Some of these folks I have met online and invited to contribute to InnerSongs, or they have let me post some of their excellent work from other sources such as PowerShine Press, PoetryBang, or as submissions. Posted here are my favorite pieces from these talented writers.
As the forum begins to solidify I hope they will come and visit from time to time. Do you know of someone who should have a poem here? Have them send it in to Loft@InnerSongs.com

Click the parchment to read their poems
Mystery Writers -

Anonymous and credited writers of various pieces will appear here. Some of the prose posted may be famous, other pieces or the writer may not be generally known, but be favorites of mine or others on the site. Have a favorite poem you would like to see featured? Put it in the mailbox. Please include all copyright information if you have it. Mystery@InnerSongs.com

Click the image to check them out. You may be surprised. Look for a quiz or two in the list as time goes by. Do you know or remember who wrote it? Do you know where you were when you first heard it?
Pablo Neruda -  (1904 - 1973)

No one in the Spanish world of language is better known for their grasp of beauty and image than the outstanding Chilean activist and poet, Pablo Neruda.


A quote from Liat Mayer says a great deal as to why he had such great reach as a poet:

"Universal, when translated, and eternal when read. He is your lover and the beggar and the books, as well as the woods and the unsettled confusion of our past. Pablo Neruda let the rivers and the forests enter him with the wind and the songs of the streets."

Neruda's words are truly a special voice. There is something in the balance of is poems of passion or nature that evoke a sense of ease; a quiet longing as if he were composing a photograph and hoping for the best possible result.

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