Blogs by Mary MacIntyre
Mary MacIntyre writes incessantly, is an avid photographer, and a classic health food nut.
Topic: Poetically Hungry
Welcome Santa Fe! Welcome to anyone who comes to read this. I am most grateful to join the bloggers who will be writing here at SantaFe.com. Poetry condenses stories from everyday experiences to deep, and occasionally profound insights. So lets share our conversations in poetic verse. I envision many folks sending in poems, and I have a few more ideas up my sleeve to create lots more participation.
If you are a poet, or have had a favorite teacher who loved poetry, please send me examples of your thoughts often. Please invite those teachers to congregate here. If you are sending poems, also include permission to publish on this blog. Thanks.
Hungry. Hunger takes many forms. First, the hunger experienced by low income people, senior citizens, single mothers and their children, and the homeless fills the air continually. Indirectly we all share those pains and anxieties. Hence, as a theme here, please remember all the hungry throughout New Mexico. Donate to Food Depot often, even if only $1.00 at a time. Donate to your church programs that feed the poor. On occasion take someone homeless or in need out to breakfast or lunch. Let me know about your adventures.
Poetically Hungry includes both our random food hungers, (and the emotional baggage we may carry with them) and the hunger for poetry of the world and soul. We crave more than food to expand our well being. Poetry inspires. Poetry nurtures and comforts us. Poetry captures injustice and other realities oft swept under carpets. Poetic voices open heart and mind to our world past present and future. Let verse creative challenge and feed us.
Please join me here often. Leave your comments too. Introduce me to fine local poets. Also I encourage you to experiment with your own poetic hunger. Need a way to stimulate ideas? Go to any of your local thrift stores and randomly purchase a book of poems. Open Hands, Open Paws, The Hospice Thrift Store, and What the Cat Dragged In often have collections of poetry for sale. Begin by reading a poem a day. I declare this a perpetual season for feasting!
April 12, 2013 at 12:33 PM
A novel-in-progress about friendship and food
April 12, 2013 at 12:24 PM
A novel-in-progress about friendship and food
April 3, 2013 at 12:12 PM
It’s all About Food: Organic Tomato Dill Stew
Recipe for a stew of tomatoes, mushrooms, dill, peas and more
April 3, 2013 at 12:01 PM
It’s all About Food… or so They Think
"By publishing this Santa Fe story here, I hope to provide entertainment and get myself to write more.
September 12, 2012 at 4:08 PM
"...school children's/footsteps/small chunks/for miles..."
September 10, 2012 at 3:01 PM
"Left turn/dare we go/can we afford/lets check the menu"
August 28, 2012 at 2:33 PM
"he sings for free/he sings with his heart/a summer's dream"
August 28, 2012 at 12:51 PM
"Dedicated to Little Blackie A beautiful spayed feral cat"
August 8, 2012 at 1:52 PM
"...look yonder our mountains tall and blue in hazy morning"
January 30, 2012 at 2:19 PM
"...but, what about going barefoot in the arroyo? cool soft earth slows me down..."
January 30, 2012 at 2:14 PM
"...what matters most transcends old stories..."
January 20, 2012 at 1:58 PM
Poetically Hungry
"Your courage and gifts have helped teach the world."
December 8, 2011 at 3:10 PM
"Look at the children and if you can, lend a hand to address some real basic issues"
December 8, 2011 at 3:05 PM
"...there is a new restaurant called Fusion Fire, on Cerrillos Road"
December 5, 2011 at 3:19 PM
The Trials and Trails of Poetry
"Although you may not find comfort in the words of an unknown poet, certainly you will be jostled, opening a new door for contemplation on human condition"
