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LAURENCE OVERMIRE, said to be a descendant of an uncle of the iconic Scottish poet Robert Burns, is a " true sennachie, a genealogist as well as a bard, " according to Scottish historian Ted Cowan (University of Glasgow) .
Known to many for his work as Poet-In-Residence on The Jeff Farias Show, Overmire has had a multi-faceted career, not only as a poet and genealogist but also as an actor, director and educator. His award-winning poetry, eclectic in form, style, and subject matter, has been widely published in the U.S. and abroad in hundreds of magazines, journals, and anthologies.
His most recent book of poetry and prose is " New York Minute: An Actor's... more »
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Laurence Overmire Poems
The Life Of A Cat
Sleep.
Eat.
Sleep.... more »
Quasimodo: To Esmeralda
i look into your eyes
and see the stars
burning quietly
in a midnight sky... more »
And God Made A Poet
There need to be people
toiling on this Earth
for whom money
is not the Bottom Line... more »
Above The Clouds
Have you ever flown
in a plane
and climbed above
the clouds?... more »
A Prayer For The Dying
Every day admit me
Please
Into the portal of the
Divine... more »
Father Boy
Oh Father Boy, Oh Father Boy
You didn’t see the signs
You didn’t hear a thing did you
Oh Father Boy, my dear... more »
Wade In The Wave
Every stone I cast
on water ripples
to the edge of an unknown... more »
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The Life Of A Cat
Sleep.
Eat.
Sleep.
Play with string.
Sleep.
Eat.
Sleep.
Hunt a bug.
Sleep.
Eat.
Sleep.
Sleep.
Sleep.
(Previously published in Superior Poetry News, Spring 1999, vol 5, No.1; Short North Gazette, Aug.1999; Lightverse.com, Nov.2000)
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