Author name: Dan Swanson

Some poems are rhythmic drumbeats that keep pounding in your brain. Some poems are lazy rides astride a winding lyric […]

My lower school librarian would save me books she’d find because she knew I’d read them through and they’d improve

I tried to use telepathy but no one seemed to get it. So, I tried to write a poem and

Fabricate convenient fictions and you’ll fool distracted eyes. But, with time, your contradictions will become exposed as lies.

Does wealth make one wise? Or does it confuse? Aristocrat eyes can cast bizarre views. The more that you own,

The mysteries of outer space are worth our time to probe, but we can’t shirk the basic work of saving

Make your voice heard So we’ll hear and be stirred Like a horn in the morning adorning each word. And

I do not doubt there’s darkness, but I believe in light. The golden rule is fraying, but I believe it’s

Pointing to one I saw radiate brightly, I told my daughter to reach for the stars. Turning to me, resolutely,

The path to self-enlightenment is long, but here’s a starter: When billionaires choose what you see, those things won’t make