...U2, Portishead, Lovage, Charles Bukowski, Smashing Pumpkins, Gladiator, Joe Satriani, Blind Mellon, Massive Attack, Ranier Maria Rilke, Interview With The Vampire, Queen Of The Damned, Seal, Madonna, Chopin, Garbage, Flood, Brian Eno, Dj Shadow, Gary Snyder, Lovage, Jack Kerouac, Max Heindel, Steve Vai, Pearl Jam, John Lovitz, Radiohead, Unbreakable, Coldplay, Enya, Butch Vig, Nicky Ryan, Rimbaud, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Sartre, American Beauty, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Rudolf Steiner, Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, E. E. Cummings, Beastie Boys, Tool, John Lennon, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, William Stafford, Paul Davies, South Park, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jimmy Chamberlin, Ernest Hemingway, Stephen Hawking, Joe Perry, The Simpsons, Tricky, David Bowie, The Cars, Proust, Muddy Waters, Albert Einstein, The Police, AC/DC, Don Henley, Black Sabbath, William S. Burroughs, The Notorious B.I.G., Jim Morrison, Michael Talbot, Stargate SG1, Nine Inch Nails, The Dandy Warhols, Cake, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, William Butler Yeats, Billy Madison, Fight Club, The Dead Zone, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Queens Of The Stone Age, Soundgarden, William Blake, Cake, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, John Keats, Black Sheep, Blade II, The Cure, Tony Iommi, Ezra Pound, Michio Kaku, William Carlos Williams, Perfect Circle, Foo Fighters, Hole, Dick Dale, and on and on and on...
Yes I am a poet, as if the world needed another, right? Well, as you will discover (if you haven't already), I am good at this craft. I like to type on the computer or typewriter when I write (whatever meets my mood at the time). I am honest and to the point, meaning I am not afraid to say what I think. I like walks in the park and late night phone conversations. I like to read Bukowski when I take a shit on the toilet and Rilke when it rains. I think that Snyder is brilliant. I know that there is a God, but I have serious doubts about organized Christian religion. I am a Pisces, which means I am moody, emotional and sensitive. I like to drink vodka in the afternoon, but don't call me a fucking drunk, because I can out drink any of you little shits. I am not athletic, but I exercise occasionally. I am a vegetarian. I write to get this loud voice of poetry out of me and into words. Please... only the serious should read on. I am not interested in the boring, mundane, average or the needy. I am not attempting to be a hero, nor am I a role model. I am just a poet with an honest voice. I am awaiting your reaction to my poetry.
My Current Projects:
I am working on a new poetry book "Disarming The Atom Bomb" and also working on a book of short stories. More will be announced soon.
A Slip Of The Tongue is a book of poetry written during a three year period (2004-2007). The author, AJ Lewis, relates his life, his thoughts and his past memories through written words at the seat of an old silk ribbon typewriter in the Arizona desert. As you read this book you will experience a world take shape as AJ Lewis addresses spirituality, religion, family and relationships. These poems were written to express an interpretation of the current state of affairs in our society, and AJ Lewis brings forth his past memories in an effort to share his opinions. There is only honesty in this book, and like the title suggests, nothing is held back here.
The Journey Of The Spirit is a collection of poetry and artwork by A. J. Lewis. It is a striking translation of the connection that we all share with the Earth. Each poem is a journey into the spirit, and the artwork is a captured moment of this journey. The sun will rise and set in this book; clouds will form and reform; rain will break through the sky and the wind will pass through the trees; and as you read this book, you will be taken through the author’s life and your own. A. J. Lewis has brought forth his imagination and has let the Earth around him touch his most inner workings, and as you will find out, the Earth around you is not so far off after all.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
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Prayer For A Friend
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I sent a prayer to God today
Because you are my friend.
I asked that He bring your problems
Abruptly to an end.
I prayed for resolution,
And for all your trials to cease.
But most of all, oh friend of mine,
I asked for God to bring you peace.
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