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29 de ene. de 2015 · August 19, 2008. Edited by an anonymous user. fix author name. April 1, 2008. Created by an anonymous user. initial import. Author of Stanyan Street & other sorrows, In Someone's Shadow, Listen to the warm, Listen to the warm; [poems], Beyond the boardwalk, Finding my father, Moment to moment, New ballads.
1 de ene. de 2001 · My opinion of Rod McKuen's work may well be laced with nostalgia. I started reading him in high school, introduced my a dear friend. Our shared fondness, and the sheer intensity of being a teenager made his poems blaze across our hearts. Nonetheless, his poetry still kindles fires in my heart :)
Rod McKuen (born April 29, 1933) was a bestselling American poet, composer, and singer, instrumental in the revitalization of popular poetry that took place in the 1960s and early 1970s. Born Rodney Marvin McKuen in Oakland, California, McKuen ran away from home at the age of eleven to escape an alcoholic stepfather and to send what money he could to his mother.
Yet, Rod McKuen did just that. Although he never really garnered many accolades for his musical performances, his song writing netted over 1,500 songs and the sale of over 100 million record albums. In the poetry realm, McKuen began publishing books of poetry in the 1960s, including such titles as Stanyan Street and Other Sorrows , Listen to the Warm , and Lonesome Cities .
For leaving your troubles home in bed. And never taking them to the road. If I must love then let me love. As thought I've never loved before. without a worry in the world. If I must go then let me go. And only gently close the door. All merry men are minstrels then. Who keep their troubles locked inside.
29 de jun. de 2015 · So, last January, about the time Rod McKuen passed away, I picked up his poetry book Lonesome Cities, which I'd obtained long after its publication in the 1960s but which I'd never read. I didn't really like the poems: their language felt too chatty and their subjects too familiar and too precious. But alongside each poem was plenty…
1 de feb. de 2015 · Rod McKuen obituary. Singer, songwriter and poet whose work was covered by Frank Sinatra, Madonna and Johnny Cash. Michael Carlson. Sun 1 Feb 2015 12.52 EST. Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 09.37 ...
