Poems from Ian Mccleary
Poetry is important to my life because it gives me a way of saying things I never imagined were in me. My poems deal with all kinds of subjects, my attitude on today's culture, art, corporations, nature, etc. But these aren't the only things that I write about in my poetry. I don't have a favorite poet, but probably Michael McClure is the poet I have learned the most from, from his readings on YouTube.
As I feel the shame of my nasty habits hanging by my flesh
A crescent moon in the sky appears
She may not be the hope in a God far away
Or...
How did this majestic and beautiful bird
That has a keen eye for catching fish
Become a symbol of our aggression?
Painted on the work...
It is better to read than watch television. Television, though not all of it I must say, was created to keep us from being our best. We...
Women are conditioned to dress like prey. High heels, uncomfortable and impractical to wear, are designed subconsciously to imitate the...
It is the dead of morning when I kiss you and leave for work. It is not yet light out. You can barely make two words, but that's alright,...