Nathan BrownAug 1, 20201 minA Knuckle-popperAnger is a virus—whether righteous or wrongous. And the pandemic has nothing on this one. A presidential candidate has said that the soul...
Nathan BrownJul 27, 20201 minThe Trouble With...What comes to mind is the reality that I spent over 20 years of my life achieving a bachelor's, master's, and then doctor's degree, only...
Nathan BrownMay 27, 20201 minWe're Not HelpingI don’t recall the last time I played the Ph.D. card. I don’t recall if I ever have, except for one time, when I’d had enough, and told...
Nathan BrownMay 9, 20201 minGood and Bad...Some books are so bad that, after one or two poems, I have to put them down. Some books are so good that, after one or two poems, I have...
Nathan BrownMay 4, 20201 minKeep Asking...One of the poet's jobs is to Keep Asking the Questions, even if few people bother to truly Ponder the Answers. And, if you're wondering...
Nathan BrownMay 2, 20202 minA Pen and a Penny for Your ThoughtsTo those who know me, it's old news that I write every day. To those who love me, it sometimes drives them crazy. But, the writing I'm...
Nathan BrownApr 4, 20202 minA Project You Could Join Me InI have a new project in the works. It's an idea of one way for me to counter the disastrous effects of having lost all my bookings, and...
Nathan BrownMay 27, 20191 minA Poem for Memorial DayThis is a poem I felt like I needed to share here on Memorial Day. It is, in a way, a memorial for those who are still living. . . but...
Nathan BrownMay 25, 20191 minWhat Keeps Us Going...Against her better judgment, my wife has left me alone for the weekend. That means a lot of playing guitar in boxers with a margarita...
Nathan BrownMay 23, 20191 minA Note of EncouragementMy new album project "The Streets of San Miguel" has officially been turned down by all the major contests and festivals I entered it in....
Nathan BrownOct 23, 20181 minBrightness~ for Tony Hoagland on October 23, 2018 The world just lost a pixel on its big ball-shaped screen. One of my favorite points of light in...
Nathan BrownOct 13, 20171 minFor Starters...There are a 1,001 things humans have to work on to save this planet from extinction. But, high on that list would have to be this:...
Nathan BrownNov 11, 20162 minA Book-hugger, and Proud of ItI attended school, in some form or another, for thirty-five years. From kindergarten through a Ph.D. Some friends thought it was...
Nathan BrownOct 31, 20161 minA Flash Review of Sharon OldsSharon Olds is a phonic and lexical gymnast when it comes to poetry. I'm mystified, and enraptured, by the way she jerks and pulls me...
Nathan BrownSep 25, 20162 minOn Trump, Poetry, and the Impending ApocalypseI am currently reading some very assiduous, profound, and implacably thoughtful poetry that will likely have little to no effect on the...
Nathan BrownSep 18, 20162 minWould That I Were WrongI guess I thought the discussion was behind us. Like the discussion of whether or not Napoleon was actually present for the battle at...
Nathan BrownSep 14, 20162 minOn Being Un-MisunderstoodAs a poet, it took me years to understand that I was going to have to make a choice. A choice, understand, that I never had to make as a...
Nathan BrownAug 25, 20161 minTo Be an Artist in This AgeTo be an artist in this age… when the audience has a million artists to choose from… a billion televised and online options to distract...
Nathan BrownAug 22, 20161 minWhat Might Save PoetryWhen I visit middle or high school classrooms, I've noticed something--a dynamic--that I've struggled to put in words. Something that...