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30 Poems in November #3, Blessed Be

Posted on November 6, 2025 by alicebarrett

Blessed be the woman
who thinks she’s too free Continue reading →

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30 Poems in November #2

Posted on November 6, 2025 by alicebarrett

An Inland Lighthouse for the LostWhen sitting in your car on a dark moonless night in what might be Goshen or Ashfield or Cummington,Your headlights staring at three llamas who are staring at your headlightsWhich way do you go?Only two … Continue reading →

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30 Poems in November 2025 #1

Posted on November 6, 2025 by alicebarrett

30 Poems in November #1 Continue reading →

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Center for New Americans helps western Massachusetts Immigrants. Help them

Posted on November 6, 2025 by alicebarrett

The Center for New Americans Annual Fundraiser Helping Immigrants, refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers in Western Massachusetts. 30 Poems in November is our fundraiser and it is easy as pie. A group of Center supporters each writes 30 poems in one … Continue reading →

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Poetry Race for the Center for New Americans!

Posted on November 15, 2022 by alicebarrett

This year I am joining the race to raise funds for the Center for New Americans in Northampton. This year we have new students from Ukraine and other countries around the world. From our director: Why it matters – Every … Continue reading →

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Theft

Posted on November 17, 2018 by alicebarrett

Theft The United States is a misnomer The Destroyed States of the Americas has an honest, forthright, sound. Countries steal other countries all the time. England stole my ancestors’ country. But I don’t live in other countries, I live here, … Continue reading →

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Daily Kitchen Counter Love Notes

Posted on November 29, 2014 by alicebarrett

Part of “30 poems in November” fundraiser for The Center for New Americans (www.cna.com). Support them by clicking: http://www.razoo.com/story/poems-for-dollars. Thanks. J – At work –                      Sorry didn’t do dishes – … Continue reading →

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When there was night

Posted on November 19, 2014 by alicebarrett

(written for 30 Poems in November.Please go to http://www.razoo.com/story/poems-for-dollars to Pledge for The Center for New Americans0   When there was night Endless stars in constant motion, moon shadows, deep sleep, brilliant dreams, waking dreams, shared dreams, zodiacal light, blue, … Continue reading →

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A Bulwer-Lytton Children’s Poem

Posted on November 13, 2014 by alicebarrett

The Bulwer-Lytton Contest challenges writers to create the worst opening sentence to a novel, i.e. the inspiration for the contest: “It was a dark and stormy night….” For examples, go to  http://www.bulwer-lytton.com I was inspired by them to write a Bulwer-Lytton … Continue reading →

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Clearing the mind to see

Posted on November 12, 2014 by alicebarrett

          (for 30 Poems in November fundraiser) … His mind overtaxed with formulas, Jonas Salk retreated to Umbria. … What clears the mind to see? … Italian hillsides, Gleaming stone walls, The geometry of arches and … Continue reading →

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