In trying to sum up what our aesthetic at Live Nude Poems will
be, we are drawn to the idea and function of poetry. In our opinion, we’ve always believed that
poetry must serve a purpose – to enlighten, to explain and by doing so, bring a
greater understanding of self. We have a
job to do as poets, even if only to better know our own humanity. We're certainly not here to argue what art is or
why we write. We write because we have
to, and the work is unique to each of us.
Knowing that, we would like to showcase poetry that breathes and
presents moments in time, work that helps us understand you, tells a story,
changes the reader--if only for a second.
Not Just Another Playlist Often, I sit in my swivel chair looking out the window, while jazz, country, or rock music plays. This pleasure goes on for many hours a mystic trance of sorts streaming—the glue maintaining my soul. I turn the best songs into playlists (once we called them mix tapes) puzzling over the perfect order. Does Satchmo’s “What a Wonderful World” kick off my latest list or make it the big soulful closer? And does “Mack the Knife” go higher in the set than “Summertime?” That’s an Ella Fitzgerald duet! “Foolishness? No, it’s not” whether you are climbing a tree to count all the leaves or tapping to beats. These are the joys that bring inner peace and balance (to a cold universe) lifting spirits skyward. David Oliver Cranmer ’s poems, short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in publications such as Punk Noir Magazine , The Five-Two: Crime Poetry Weekly , Needle: A Magazine of Noir , LitReactor , Macmillan’s Criminal Element , and
Thanks for doing good work. Looking forward.
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