Author Archives: marcbeaudin
Old Poems, Tucked Away in Dusty Corners of the Internet
Having work published online still feels very strange to me. The poems flash like a blip on a radar screen, then disappear into the dark ocean of too much information flooding our brains, eyeballs and computer screens. However, the poems … Continue reading
Birthday Poems, pre-2013
For the past several years, I’ve written a poem on my birthday that serves as sort of a barometer of my state of mind-soul, a winter count in spring. I just finished this year’s poem, composed while freezing my ass … Continue reading
A Poem for Faruq – friend, mentor, musician, poet
Learning to Listen (for Faruq) by Marc Beaudin “Listen to the reed and how it tells a tale, complaining of separation” –from “Mathnawi” by Rumi as interpreted/reimagined by Faruq Z. Bey (1942 – 2012) With dusk … Continue reading

