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Brief biography:
Joe Kidd is a working, published poet and songwriter. Touring North America and Western Europe. In 2020, published The Invisible Waterhole, a collection of spiritual and sensual verse. He has been awarded by the Michigan Governor’s Office and the US House of Representatives for his work to advance Peace, Social Justice, and Cultural Diversity. Joe is a member of National & International Beat Poet Foundation (USA), Angora Poets (Paris France), and 100,000 Poets For Change International.
Inducted into the Michigan Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017.
Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Kidd/e/B089QYDXSM
Official Website: www.joekiddandsheilaburke.com
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What Do Poets Do
what do poets do
when they rise up in the light of morning
from the floor of the sanctuary of illusion
and wipe with a coat sleeve an open wound
from which the life of history drains
and shake the sweat of saturation
from behind a brow, a paper wall
when they observe a movement in a distance
the invected curve of the firmament
vaccinated, yet to be unmasked
by the touch of a human hand or kiss
upon a forehead, a screen of vision
a set of clothes that steals the mood
and the loathing of a task undone
a world once shared and shared again
the poet comes to name the beast
but first a call for the chalice priest
the day is long, and suffering longer
a corner to rest, to be alone
all we need is the haloed moon
as a loving companion
when we do those things
that poets do
