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Tag Archives: POEMS

ASTONISHMENT

Poems melted in the winter Why can creators make paintings and poems indifferently? A question that touches the heart of human creativity and its expression. The answer lies in the very nature of the creative act and its intrinsic freedom. Both painting and poetry spring from a common source: imagination. Both are tools to give shape to ideas, emotions and …

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TWELVE SHADES OF CREATIVITY

Poems and images that sum up twelve months Thank you for being part of our journey. Your support means the world to us! We appreciate your loyalty in following us! Your continued support and interest inspire us every day. Thank you, thank you for being with us. We couldn’t do it without you. Your presence on our web platforms is …

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THE DIVINE SEED WITHIN EACH OF US

Awareness: Look outside to dream, look inside to wake up Meeting Benches is a website dedicated to art, creativity and sharing stories and emotions. Imagine a virtual place where each article is like a person sitting next to you on a park bench, ready to share thoughts, stories and moments of reflection. Imagine also that a digital artist, Dastilige Nevante, …

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TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY

Songs and poems, between messages of resilience and hope The song “Tomorrow Is Another Day,” a single released in 1971, written by Giorgio Calabrese and Jerry Chesnut, is from a cover version titled The Wonders You Perform by singer Tammy Wynette, an American country singer-songwriter from Mississippi. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, she dominated the US charts with …

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DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME

Seven poems, a song and contrasting feelings The Meeting Benches, hosting travel stories or art experiences, are silent witnesses of chance encounters, deep conversations, love stories and moments of reflection. In this post, they offer you a creative collage made of music, words and images. All forms of art have their charm: painting need inner light and poetry requires a …

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WORDS AND COLORS, SHAPES AND EMOTIONS

Without poem it you can do nothing and you are nothing The story behind the name Meeting Benches is fascinating and full of meaning. Imagine any place, a park or a square, where the benches act as a meeting point for people; they are silent witnesses of chance encounters, deep conversations, love stories and moments of reflection. Imagine sitting on …

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STAND, GENTLEMEN, IN FRONT OF A WOMAN

Made not to suffer, but to shine with their uniqueness Feminine poetry is a hymn to the beauty, resilience and power of women. Here are some short poems that celebrate the femininity and strength of women, starting from one by William Shakespeare, STANDING, GENTLEMEN, BEFORE A WOMAN: For all the violence committed on her, for all the humiliations she has …

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WHEN POEM IS A BLIND PAINTING

The art that does not seek followers, seeks lovers of words Meeting Benches https://meetingbenches.com/ transcends the physical session, inviting you to explore art, culture and creativity around the world, without horizons. Through this digital platform, artists, thinkers and dreamers converge, sharing their visions and inspiring each other. Thus, if the history of traditional benches spans centuries, that of Meeting Benches …

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KEEP CLIMBING FROM HERE, WITH POETRY – Trapeta Mayson and her musical experience spoken and sung

Take poetry a step further as a softball-themed metaphor She is the author of two self-published poetry collections, Mocha Melodies and She Was Once Herself. She was born in Liberia in 1967; she immigrated to the United States, where she grew up in Philadelphia. For her ability to balance poetic writing with participation in the urban social network, under the …

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A LINK BETWEEN ITALIAN AND SPANISH POETRY – Slowly but not too much, together with Inma J. Ferrero

If poetry makes us aware of what surrounds us Because of her ability to grasp everything in detail, this poet cultivates a great passion for haiku. Inma J. Ferrero was born in Madrid in 1977. Poet, literary critic and founder of the cultural magazine Proverso, she is a member, among other things, of Novelados, Red writers and Yo soy poeta, …

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