Nathan Brown
A Knuckle-popper
Anger is a virus—whether righteous or wrongous. And the pandemic has nothing on this one. A presidential candidate has said that the soul...
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Nathan Brown
- Jul 27, 2020
- 1 min
The 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...
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Nathan Brown
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
We're Not Helping
I 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...
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Nathan Brown
- May 9, 2020
- 1 min
Good 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...
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Nathan Brown
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Keep 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...
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Nathan Brown
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
A Pen and a Penny for Your Thoughts
To 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...
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Nathan Brown
- Apr 4, 2020
- 2 min
A Project You Could Join Me In
I 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...
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Nathan Brown
- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
A Poem for Memorial Day
This 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...
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Nathan Brown
- May 25, 2019
- 1 min
What 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...
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Nathan Brown
- May 23, 2019
- 1 min
A Note of Encouragement
My new album project "The Streets of San Miguel" has officially been turned down by all the major contests and festivals I entered it in....
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Nathan Brown
- Oct 23, 2018
- 1 min
Brightness
~ 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...
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Nathan Brown
- Oct 13, 2017
- 1 min
For 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:...
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Nathan Brown
- Nov 11, 2016
- 2 min
A Book-hugger, and Proud of It
I attended school, in some form or another, for thirty-five years. From kindergarten through a Ph.D. Some friends thought it was...
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Nathan Brown
- Oct 31, 2016
- 1 min
A Flash Review of Sharon Olds
Sharon 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...
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Nathan Brown
- Sep 25, 2016
- 2 min
On Trump, Poetry, and the Impending Apocalypse
I am currently reading some very assiduous, profound, and implacably thoughtful poetry that will likely have little to no effect on the...
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Nathan Brown
- Sep 18, 2016
- 2 min
Would That I Were Wrong
I guess I thought the discussion was behind us. Like the discussion of whether or not Napoleon was actually present for the battle at...
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Nathan Brown
- Sep 14, 2016
- 2 min
On Being Un-Misunderstood
As 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...
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Nathan Brown
- Aug 25, 2016
- 1 min
To Be an Artist in This Age
To be an artist in this age… when the audience has a million artists to choose from… a billion televised and online options to distract...
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Nathan Brown
- Aug 22, 2016
- 1 min
What Might Save Poetry
When I visit middle or high school classrooms, I've noticed something--a dynamic--that I've struggled to put in words. Something that...
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