"When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgment." - John F. Kennedy

Thanks for finding me. This is a fairly random sampling of my poetic rumblings beginning in the mid-70s to present day. Not definitive or complete, just things that struck me again for one reason or another on revisiting. There are a couple of previously published collections here which might be good places to start if you are diving in blind from the precipice.

Try the collections MEET THE BEATS or GLIMMERING RAY DUET (both archived in June 2008 in the menu below right) for starters if you are so inclined...

As of 2016, I will be publishing my song lyrics on a seperate page from the more poetic scribblings here. Pieces that first appeared here and then later were arranged for music will remain here in their original form but may appear edited on the lyric page. Check out the links section for the original song blog.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

MEET THE BEATS

By Brad Riesau

The Allen Poems
POEMS DEDICATED TO ALLEN GINSBERG AND THE BEATS


Halo
Gregory & Son, City Lights, 1978
Regenerate
Meeting Allen
Beat Beats
Barefoot Tidepool
Nightmare
Whom Love
Bomb Threat
Triple Feature



Special thanks to Robert Hunter for his lifetime of inspiration and encouragement. who first published HALO in his online archives at http://www.hunterarchive/files/Poetry/Halo.html

Thanks to Bill & Anita Thompson, Gary Soto, Chris Jung, Donald Risty, Gale Leach, Karl Keller, Dennis McNally, Nicky Galasso

Originally self-published in a limited edition in 2004. The poems listed above are (c) 1997-2004 Brad Riesau. They have been previously published in Brad's blog at myspace.com/v32unes.

The individual 10 poems indexed above form the collection MEET THE BEATS. You can read individual poems by clicking on the titles above or in the archive sidebar at right.
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