Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

The snow is deep on the ground.
Always the light falls
Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
[...]

(read by Kenneth Patchen)

https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

#pennyspoems

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

> The snow is deep on the ground.
> Always the light falls
> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> [...]

> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

> #pennyspoems

More Kenneth Patchen... quite excellent, bravo...!

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> More Kenneth Patchen... quite excellent, bravo...!

Agreed, good choice.

Zod wrote:

> On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 3:00:15 PM UTC-5, Will Dockery wrote:
>> Zod wrote:
>> >> > George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> >> >> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> >> >> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>> >>
>> >> >> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> >> >> Always the light falls
>> >> >> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> >> >> [...]
>> >>
>> >> >> (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>> >>
>> >> >> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>> >>
>> >> >> #pennyspoems
>> >>
>> >> > More Kenneth Patchen... quite excellent, bravo...!
>> >> Agreed, good choice.
>>
>> > I've become a fan of K.P. in these later years....
>> I'm enjoying a revisit of his work, also.

> Patchen is an unsung hero of the Beatnik era...!!

That's literally true.

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

> The snow is deep on the ground.
> Always the light falls
> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> [...]

> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

> #pennyspoems

The fascinating story of Kenneth Patchen's hand painted covers for his poetry books:

https://poets.org/text/kenneth-patchens-painted-poems

"In 1942, unable to pay for an expensive fine-print edition of his book The Dark Kingdom, Patchen designed and painted his own book covers and published a limited edition of 75 copies. This launched a series of nine titles that became known as the "painted books," all with covers individually decorated by Patchen with original paintings and holograph colophons, totaling 956 cover paintings. Other titles in this series were Red Wine & Yellow Hair, Fables and Other Little Tales, and Hurrah for Anything. Patchen went on to make a series of silk-screened poems printed on handmade Japanese paper.

"Like Picasso," wrote Henry Miller in 1946 of his friend Patchen, "he makes use of everything. The innovator and initiator are strong in him....One is no longer looking at a dead, printed book but at something alive and breathing, something which looks back at you with equal astonishment. Novelty is employed not as seduction but like the stern fist of the Zen master to awaken and arouse the consciousness of the reader."

On Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3:40:17 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> George J. Dance wrote:
> >
> > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> > The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>
> > The snow is deep on the ground.
> > Always the light falls
> > Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> > [...]
>
> > (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>
> > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>
> > #pennyspoems
> The fascinating story of Kenneth Patchen's hand painted covers for his poetry books:
>
> https://poets.org/text/kenneth-patchens-painted-poems
>
> "In 1942, unable to pay for an expensive fine-print edition of his book The Dark Kingdom, Patchen designed and painted his own book covers and published a limited edition of 75 copies. This launched a series of nine titles that became known as the "painted books," all with covers individually decorated by Patchen with original paintings and holograph colophons, totaling 956 cover paintings. Other titles in this series were Red Wine & Yellow Hair, Fables and Other Little Tales, and Hurrah for Anything. Patchen went on to make a series of silk-screened poems printed on handmade Japanese paper.
>
> "Like Picasso," wrote Henry Miller in 1946 of his friend Patchen, "he makes use of everything. The innovator and initiator are strong in him....One is no longer looking at a dead, printed book but at something alive and breathing, something which looks back at you with equal astonishment. Novelty is employed not as seduction but like the stern fist of the Zen master to awaken and arouse the consciousness of the reader."

K.P. gets more impressive the more his history is explored...!!

General-Zod wrote:

> On Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3:40:17 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>> >
>> > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> > The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>>
>> > The snow is deep on the ground.
>> > Always the light falls
>> > Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> > [...]
>>
>> > (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>>
>> > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>>
>> > #pennyspoems
>> The fascinating story of Kenneth Patchen's hand painted covers for his poetry books:
>>
>> https://poets.org/text/kenneth-patchens-painted-poems
>>
>> "In 1942, unable to pay for an expensive fine-print edition of his book The Dark Kingdom, Patchen designed and painted his own book covers and published a limited edition of 75 copies. This launched a series of nine titles that became known as the "painted books," all with covers individually decorated by Patchen with original paintings and holograph colophons, totaling 956 cover paintings. Other titles in this series were Red Wine & Yellow Hair, Fables and Other Little Tales, and Hurrah for Anything. Patchen went on to make a series of silk-screened poems printed on handmade Japanese paper.
>>
>> "Like Picasso," wrote Henry Miller in 1946 of his friend Patchen, "he makes use of everything. The innovator and initiator are strong in him....One is no longer looking at a dead, printed book but at something alive and breathing, something which looks back at you with equal astonishment. Novelty is employed not as seduction but like the stern fist of the Zen master to awaken and arouse the consciousness of the reader."

> K.P. gets more impressive the more his history is explored...!!

Good afternoon, agreed.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2023-03-16 5:27 p.m., Zod wrote:
>> On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 2:14:23 PM UTC-5, George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>>>
>>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>>> Always the light falls
>>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>>> [...]
>>>
>>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>>>
>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>>>
>>> #pennyspoems
>>
>> This one is good and brings back my memories of visits to Frisco on leave from Navy duty...
>>
>> https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Beat_Generation_and_San_Francisco%27s_Culture_of_Dissent
>>

> Yes, it was a good article. A bonus I discovered after reading it is
> that it's Creative Commons licensed, meaning I can use it on the wiki.
> I'm not sure where and how just yet, but it's good to have the option.

Agreed, it'll make an excellent addition to the Beat Generation topic.

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> More Kenneth Patchen... quite excellent, bravo...!

Seconded.

:)

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

> The snow is deep on the ground.
> Always the light falls
> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> [...]

> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

> #pennyspoems

With 98° heat here in Columbus Georgia, a nice chilly poem is welcome today.

🙂

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

> The snow is deep on the ground.
> Always the light falls
> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> [...]

> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

> #pennyspoems

Interesting to discover that this Jimmy Buffett song is about Kenneth Pathchen:

Death Of An Unpopular Poet / Jimmy Buffett

https://youtu.be/UyZgzOKyLhw?si=cygcWtbp746xLPnf

***

Will Dockery wrote:
> George J. Dance wrote:
>
> > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> > The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>
> > The snow is deep on the ground.
> > Always the light falls
> > Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> > [...]
>
> > (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>
> > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>
> > #pennyspoems
> Interesting to discover that this Jimmy Buffett song is about Kenneth Pathchen:
>
> Death Of An Unpopular Poet / Jimmy Buffett
>
> https://youtu.be/UyZgzOKyLhw?si=cygcWtbp746xLPnf
>
> ***

Quite interesting, I daresay...!

General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> > The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>>
>> > The snow is deep on the ground.
>> > Always the light falls
>> > Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> > [...]
>>
>> > (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>>
>> > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>>
>> > #pennyspoems
>> Interesting to discover that this Jimmy Buffett song is about Kenneth Patchen:
>>
>> Death Of An Unpopular Poet / Jimmy Buffett
>>
>> https://youtu.be/UyZgzOKyLhw?si=cygcWtbp746xLPnf
>>
>> ***

> Quite interesting, I daresay...!

Although I've heard the song quite a few times, I never knew it was about Kenneth Patchen.

George J. Dance wrote:

> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

> The snow is deep on the ground.
> Always the light falls
> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> [...]

> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

> #pennyspoems

Another read of a great favorite from the Beat era, Kenneth Patchen...

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:

>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> Another read of a great favorite from the Beat era, Kenneth Patchen...

Good evening, agreed.

Will Dockery wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> The fascinating story of Kenneth Patchen's hand painted covers for his poetry books:

> https://poets.org/text/kenneth-patchens-painted-poems

> "In 1942, unable to pay for an expensive fine-print edition of his book The Dark Kingdom, Patchen designed and painted his own book covers and published a limited edition of 75 copies. This launched a series of nine titles that became known as the "painted books," all with covers individually decorated by Patchen with original paintings and holograph colophons, totaling 956 cover paintings. Other titles in this series were Red Wine & Yellow Hair, Fables and Other Little Tales, and Hurrah for Anything. Patchen went on to make a series of silk-screened poems printed on handmade Japanese paper.

> "Like Picasso," wrote Henry Miller in 1946 of his friend Patchen, "he makes use of everything. The innovator and initiator are strong in him....One is no longer looking at a dead, printed book but at something alive and breathing, something which looks back at you with equal astonishment. Novelty is employed not as seduction but like the stern fist of the Zen master to awaken and arouse the consciousness of the reader."

Good read...

Faraway Star wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>> >
>> > Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> > The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>>
>> > The snow is deep on the ground.
>> > Always the light falls
>> > Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> > [...]
>>
>> > (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>>
>> > https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>>
>> > #pennyspoems
>> With 98° heat here in Columbus Georgia, a nice chilly poem is welcome today.

> I sure do know what you mean, Doc.., ha ha

> Rather nice sitting here on this bank of sand watching the river flow, though...!

The weather seems good for that today.

Will Dockery wrote:

> General-Zod wrote:

>> George J. Dance wrote:

>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>>> Always the light falls
>>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>>> [...]

>>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>>> #pennyspoems

>> Another read of a great favorite from the Beat era, Kenneth Patchen...

> Good evening, agreed.

Always a good read with Kenneth P.

General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:

>> General-Zod wrote:

>>> George J. Dance wrote:

>>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>>>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>>>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>>>> Always the light falls
>>>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>>>> [...]

>>>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>>>> #pennyspoems

>>> Another read of a great favorite from the Beat era, Kenneth Patchen...

>> Good evening, agreed.

> Always a good read with Kenneth P.

Yes, and a tip from Alan Moore, I'm looking forward to reading the poetry of another obscure Beat poet, Kirby Doyle.

I see that George J. Dance has his biography on the poetry Wiki, so that is probably the best place to begin.

Ping George D: Kirby Doyle might have poetry suitable for the blog.

HTH and HAND.

On Monday, October 9, 2023 at 9:20:14 AM UTC-4, W.Dockery wrote:
> General-Zod wrote:
>
> > Will Dockery wrote:
>
> >> General-Zod wrote:
>
> >>> George J. Dance wrote:
>
> >>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
> >>>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>
> >>>> The snow is deep on the ground.
> >>>> Always the light falls
> >>>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
> >>>> [...]
>
> >>>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>
> >>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>
> >>>> #pennyspoems
>
> >>> Another read of a great favorite from the Beat era, Kenneth Patchen....
>
>
> >> Good evening, agreed.
>
> > Always a good read with Kenneth P.
> Yes, and a tip from Alan Moore, I'm looking forward to reading the poetry of another obscure Beat poet, Kirby Doyle.
>
> I see that George J. Dance has his biography on the poetry Wiki, so that is probably the best place to begin.
>
> Ping George D: Kirby Doyle might have poetry suitable for the blog.
>
> HTH and HAND.

Possibly. But Doyle lived 81 years, dying in 2003; meaning his work won't go into the public domain before I'm 100.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On Monday, October 9, 2023 at 9:20:14 AM UTC-4, W.Dockery wrote:
>> General-Zod wrote:
>>
>> > Will Dockery wrote:
>>
>> >> General-Zod wrote:
>>
>> >>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> >>>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> >>>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen
>>
>> >>>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> >>>> Always the light falls
>> >>>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> >>>> [...]
>>
>> >>>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)
>>
>> >>>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html
>>
>> >>>> #pennyspoems
>>
>> >>> Another read of a great favorite from the Beat era, Kenneth Patchen....
>>
>>
>> >> Good evening, agreed.
>>
>> > Always a good read with Kenneth P.
>> Yes, and a tip from Alan Moore, I'm looking forward to reading the poetry of another obscure Beat poet, Kirby Doyle.
>>
>> I see that George J. Dance has his biography on the poetry Wiki, so that is probably the best place to begin.
>>
>> Ping George D: Kirby Doyle might have poetry suitable for the blog.
>>
>> HTH and HAND.

> Possibly. But Doyle lived 81 years, dying in 2003; meaning his work won't go into the public domain before I'm 100.

And of course I'll be right there near you...!

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> More Kenneth Patchen

Usually a good choice for Beat style poetry.

😃

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> More Kenneth Patchen... quite excellent, bravo...!

Again, agreed.

😃

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> More Kenneth Patchen... quite excellent, bravo...!

I found some Kenneth Patchen poetry through the local library, I'm looking forward to reading that.

General-Zod wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> Today's poem on Penny's Poetry Blog:
>> The Snow Is Deep on the Ground, by Kenneth Patchen

>> The snow is deep on the ground.
>> Always the light falls
>> Softly down on the hair of my belovèd.
>> [...]

>> (read by Kenneth Patchen)

>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-snow-is-deep-on-ground-kenneth.html

>> #pennyspoems

> More Kenneth Patchen... quite excellent, bravo...!

Agreed and again, seconded.

🙂