Between Music and Dance

I'll have to add you to my list of favorite contemporary poets, i.e. Pablo Neruda, Mari Evans, Audry Lourde, and others. I particularly like the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance. Gotta go to class.

— Law professor at the Southern University Law Center

One of my students came across ... your poem, "I like." I found it delightful myself and was wondering whether I could make a copy of it for my classes next semester. I would put it up on a course web page with your name...

— Assistant Professor, Slippery Rock University

I have ... read most of your poetry and it is truly of immeasurable excellence.

— Red Rose Award for Poetic Excellence

I think your poetry is great I would love to read more. I think you have a special talent, you have inspired me to keep writing poetry

Poetry is the soul breathing, a gentle sigh, harsh exhalation..always proof of life. I was touched by your beautiful poetry. It was a caressing fingertip down my spine. Much too often, I have found, most men unwilling to open and breathe...I yearn for it. Those whispered words in the dark that I must imagine..so please accept my gratitude for your words.. Does wonders for my spirit, as well as my envy, to imagine a man somewhere, speaking to a woman, with his soul...absolutely beautiful.

I just wanted to say that I love your poems

Wow, Kevin! that poem on how to write a poem showed some real talent. A lot of people ... write and write and never have one good poem, but yours is a funny yet sweet satirical one! I love it!

O m g!! Those are soooo sweet !! I love your poems!!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift of Poetry. I enjoyed every single one ... so beautiful and expressive! I loved the one especially about not waiting until "death" to miss "me" ... miss me when I am near ... that is so true! ... I am so happy that I "found you"

I fell in love with so many of your poems that it was/is difficult to say of which I love the most! Certainly will share your site with friends of poetry and hope that they too fall in love~

I was reading your poems today.....gosh you're good!

some beautiful work

Kevin, this is a most delightful and thought provoking work. You have done well.

Your poetry is very crisp. I enjoy it very much.

We have read your poems and liked what we have seen so far.

I love your poetry

hey some of your poems are really good

I'm honestly at a loss for words!! your poems are wonderful!

I just love your poems they are from the heart.

Wow that was excellent! Thank you so much. I wish I could be as great a poet as you!

very good poems:)

a magnificent poem

I love your poetry. You totally inspire me to write.

I am pleased to inform you that your recent submission, Fall, has been selected for publication in the November edition of Mind Fire Poetry Journal.

you are a really good poet, my favorite poem would have to be fold me. I'm not sure why but I just loved that poem.

I would like to offer you my award for poetic excellence, you rightly deserve it!!! ...thank you...and keep writing!

your poetry really touched me and moved me

I enjoyed your poetry so very much. I also loved being able to hear you recite them. It brought them to life for me and gave them a different meaning. You have a wonderful gift and talent.

You have some very nice works

hey, just wanted to say I love your poetry, especially "Beloved." Your poems are the style I have been trying to find for myself for quite awhile. :)

you are a really good poet, my favorite poem would have to be fold me. I'm not sure why but I just loved that poem.

you made me smile!!!

I just want you to know that your poetry is so beautiful. I would love to see more they bought tears to my eyes.

I think that ur poems are great

ur poems really do touch my heart.

I really enjoyed your writing

wow u are awesome

Your poetry is very beautiful... my mother appreciated it very much!!!

I like your poems

have only read the first few poems and they are very, very nice "sometime..." gets it just right at a loss for words now that's what I've been trying to write for ten years very good, very nice, very sweet I am envious

I think your work is breath taking. In a way you lifted a broken heart

I like your poetry. Lovely

you have a wonderful gift of words

I thought your poems were great!!

I've read most of your poems and I have to say that of all the poets here, you're my favourite. I really like your work so please Keep it up! :)

Great poetry! I really enjoyed it.

I've been writing poetry for years also and wanted to tell you that you have a wonderful talent, particularly for short form lyrical works. Millennium, fold me, delicious and skin dance are, I think, examples of what you do best... I wish you well and, please, do not stop writing poetry ! Your talent is rare.

I don't like a lot of male's poetry. I found yours to be so refreshing. Keep up the good work!

I really enjoyed your poems.. you are a good writer.. Keep up the good work

I have read your "love poems with an attitude" and I really enjoyed your site.

enjoyed your poetry

I enjoyed reading through your poems very much --- thought provoking --- excellent work !

arts alive with POETRY the food of the gods:)

the poetry is very stimulating.

your poetry is music.

Everyone should read Tao and Angelness at least once a day! Thank you for sharing your poems with us. Miracles to you

I love poetry and I write too, I thought that the poems that you have here are really beautiful, they were all great but I just loved the one that's called fold me, I thought it was really great and I love the little rhythm that it has and I love the words!

I love this site... all the poem are awesome

Think I liked the Black letter verse stuff best.

I like your poems a lot. I think they are cute.

I really enjoyed reading your poems

Loved reading your work. Quite subtle, but expressive.

I really enjoyed reading your poems... keep up the good work.

I love your poems

Your poetry sings from the heart, and I am going to read more...EXTREME KUDOS POET!

These are some of the best poems I had read. The site is the best one I had found in my search. The poems are great and they have a lot of meaning to them.

I am entranced by your poetry.

I enjoy reading poetry that is derived from the heart - not having to necessarily rhyme - some of the best, deepest poems don't rhyme. I enjoyed your site. The way you write is as if not thinking, but feeling then expressing. I like that.

read the love poems and they were very touching.

I really enjoyed the poems! :)

I really like the love poems.

I really enjoyed reading through your poems they were all really great...

I liked your poems

I really liked Nutshell and Beside You. Especially Beside You, that was excellent. You are truly gifted.

I'm very pleased with what I've found on more than one occasion.

Delightful poetry, Caresses all my senses, Beautiful design.

Kudos to you. Keep up the great work!

your poetry...it has truly touched my heart and soul.

I love your poetry.

You offer great insight. Thanks, Kevin!

YOUR POETRY IS WONDERFUL, IT TOUCHED ME. YOU ARE GREAT AT WHAT YOU DO, KEEP IT UP.

Your poems were wonderful! They made a lot of sense:)

I was very impressed with your poetry, wit, charm and writing in general. I have been at your site for a while and ... What can I say about your site except it is very lovely, the layout is classy... your poetry is what poetry should be... May God bless you and I hope you never run out of your passion for writing. You are truly a talent.

Impressive writing. Yours is a great gift.

I'm impressed

Good work, lots of wonderful reading...

I enjoyed the love poems please get more

As I looked and read what was from your heart, and the art absolutely awesome. From one writer to another, keep your pen in hand, and be in touch. Thank you so much for sharing with us all your thoughts and great poetry.

Your poems are wonderful, especially the birthday one... that's one of the best I've read yet.

... great poem guy. I wish you had a larger audience. I'm really glad to be a part of the audience you've got. Great stuff. Keep it up. [Re: Psychiatree]

I wish I'd written this... got any more like it?

your poetry page... is wonderful and depicts many emotions I have been through at one time or another. I loved them.

Thank you for the ... chance to read and enjoy your poetry. It is beautiful and reminded me of some the feelings and emotions that I have been trying to find again. Relationships are hard, but the right words can put everything in focus. Please continue to write the words that touch souls and move mountains.

Kevin ... You're poetry was awesome .... you have a gift ... and a unique one at that.... thanks for sharing it.

Your poetry is quite lovely...truly. Please continue writing, as you have such talent, and so much to offer...

That's a nice poem Kevin. Thank you so much, I really touched with the lyric as I did not celebrate my b'day this year with anybody... [Re: Birthday Poem]

Thank you, Kevin, for the invitation to walk the stepping stones of your poetry website. I enjoyed your poetry very much. What inspires you? Is it personal events or observation? I will guess more of the personal event is in your words. Your work flows very nicely... much like a gently stream. I hope to be invited, again, to dance through your thoughts.

...really am enjoying your poetry - especially "Beloved" - that one really flows!

Great poetry

Kevin those poems were enticing. I loved every word of them.... You are a very beautiful writer and don't let anyone put you down for that.

I think your poems are very good...

That was just so cute I copied it and made a plaque for it..Thank you so much. [Re: Birthday Poem]

Thank you for the nice poem!! [Re: Birthday Poem]

I enjoyed your work

Just found your MIKU not many people understand nor can do this...it has to come from ones heart...BEAUTIFUL

Kevin, You made me cry, made me lonesome as well as feel good... made me think of my lover, best friend, mentor, teacher, companion... THANK YOU for inviting me into your heart!

Your poems were awesome.

J'ai lu vos poèmes et ils sont magnifiques. L'écriture est tel un oiseau qui prend son envol Continuez d'écrire vous avez beaucoup de talent. Bravo.

I was a bit overwhelmed today while I explored.. and read.. explored ... and read.. and oh my!! . and very much enjoyed myself. I love the layout and graphics very much as well.

Thank You, Kevin! They are beautiful! My favourites: *Beside Me* * Fold Me* *Nutshell* *Sometime*

Your poetry is beautiful! I'm definitely not a poet, but make a wonderful audience. I have felt much of what you write about... Thank you again, for your lovely words.

All I can say now is WOW!!!!!

I LOVE THIS ONE, "Sometime" ( my rising sap into amber crystals that fall to the ground and each crystal of frustration becomes a precious stone) ... IT IS INTRIGUING, VERY MUCH SO...like a redwood grove, we all embrace under Gaia's surface

HEY, your poetry site is wonderful

Kevin, I liked this one a lot... [Re: Nutshell]

good work...keep up the good job!

I read the poems on your page and I thought they were excellent.

I enjoyed your poems

Quite a strong start to the day in your shockingly guiltless little prayer. [Re: Spare me the Lecture, Father...]

I loved all the poems.

our poems were great, I really loved them..... they inspired me a lot....

I was actually smiling reading your poems.

--thank you so much for the touching poetry... you have a place in my heart...a tear has fallen

I've been to your website, and have enjoyed your poems very much indeed.

the poems "sometime" and "Nutshell" really touched my soul from deep within, a true blessing, thanks for sharing it with me and giving me a taste of joy in my heart.

You write very expressively, and I have enjoyed a few moments escape.

I do think your poems are wonderful!! I liked all of your poems, and in no way could I choose a favorite!

I found your work to be exciting and inspiring...

I like your poems they're really good

I love your poems.

You have captivated the imagination and are truly a gifted poet with a deep understanding of love...A sense of gentleness and passion arises from the words on the pages and give arise to the meaning of love... You have the gift of expressing all that others feel within and I thank you and encourage you to continue ...May you keep being inspired and continue with your gift...

I love.. the visual tranquility of these pages in contrast with the visceral impact of your words, or more accurately your voice. rising out of this quiet design, livid & ragged then suddenly whispering & whimsical & of course there's that sarcasm, right at the edge... your paradoxes are excellent, almost balanced between the existential extremes, as is necessary for poetry, at least the way I see it. I love your site, have I mentioned that?

...incredible... my coffee is now tepid... the laundry in the dryer is probably wrinkled... I'm still behind the screen when I should be out feeding the hungry or volunteering at the hospital.. but I'm here, and I'm happy... *laughs*

I really enjoyed your poems. I must say that you have some definite talent.

your poems are very heart felt

I love your poems

I love your poems. They are pretty, especially, "Beside You."

I did really enjoy your poetry, especially "I have no heart..." and "Sometime...". I love the way you put the words together with such feeling.

I loved your birthday poem. It was really funny!

I just have to say damn I like it.

Your poem was beautiful!!!! [Re: Birthday Poem]

VERY good stuff man, keep up the good work.

Those are really good poems. I enjoyed them a lot... they were really true to the whole love thing ... so yeah. anyway I just wanted to say that those poems were great.

Wow, what a great poem. You have been blessed with talent, I hope you use it often and that it brings you much joy. Thank you for sharing your talent with me. I will cherish it for a long time. [Re: Birthday Poem]

Your poem reminds me of my husband -- he hates lectures, unless of course, he's giving one. [Re: Spare me the lecture, Father]

That is EXACTLY the kind of poetry I LOVE!!

Thank you ... I enjoyed your work.

Wow, those were great poems.

Thanx - I really enjoyed and trust there will be many more in the future.

O Magi speaks to a pain I've not known, but have glimpsed.

Thank you for the... chance to read and enjoy your poetry. It is beautiful and reminded me of some the feelings and emotions that I have been trying to find again. Relationships are hard, but the right words can put everything in focus. Please continue to write the words that touch souls and moves mountains.

I really enjoyed your poems. I must say that you have some definite talent

I enjoyed all the poems.

As I was reading "Untitled (for a Reason)," I began to think of just how easily the human mind bends, like clay to the sculptor. We teach ourselves to fight and not to hurt, and perhaps we need to bleed a little bit. I think this particular poem emphasizes the intensity that one gains in basic independent thinking.

I checked out a few of the poems on your site. They are very impressive.

I like your poems a lot.

I enjoyed your poetry very much. What inspires you? Is it personal events or observation? I will guess more of the personal event is in your words. Your work flows very nicely... much like a gently stream. I hope to be invited, again, to dance through your thoughts.

Well it is me again. I just finished another page of your work. I was mesmerized. Thank you for sharing your work. I have truly enjoyed it.

I've enjoyed reading your poetry on the arcanum site. Know what, I'm going to save it, to read again at leisure. I've a personal preference for work that is structured, not necessarily by rhyme and rhythm, but work that shows evidence that the words have been thought over, carefully selected for emphasis, sound, alliteration, etc. I seem to read so much that just seems like an outpouring of emotion, which, however valid and genuine, fails to impact because of lack of thought and discrimination. Thanks for this. I find it highly entertaining

By the way, I don't know if you know this, but you were posting poetry a year or so ago and this is what really revitalized ME as a poet. There was something about your poetry that I really liked and I started writing again, which I hadn't done for about 25 years. I just wanted to thank you for that.

I did read a few of your poems and enjoyed them very much. Have you ever thought of publishing any of them?

There is a lot of crappy "poetry" out there... yours is not. It was really interesting to read.

I visited your page, and I was impressed with the look and feel. It has a very professional look, and also does a good job with the art. Nice art. I enjoyed your poems and applaud the courage and tenacity it must have taken to get them there.

The poem is lovely. Just wanted to say THANKS. It made my birthday special. [Re: Birthday Poem]

Me gustó mucho el poema. [Re: Birthday Poem]

That was a great poem

I am really glad I found your page. They were very good poems.

What a gorgeous little website! Well done! I loved the poetry - you sent me the URL and I stopped by, loved them so much that I decided to put them up on my site as soon as possible. [Re: Linkware]

The poem was very nice, it made me smile! [Re: Birthday Poem]

I read a few of your poems - they are absolutely beautiful. You must have a large amount of passion just welling up inside of you for something so powerful to come out in such a poetic manner.

I wish I could write poems just as well as you... You don't know what it means to me to read poems that I can actually relate to.

I really enjoyed reading your poems....they really made me think of how deep someone's love can be...I hope to find someone to share these lovely poems with..keep up this wonderful work..

Thank you so much for... your poems, they were very beautiful.

You are very talented.

you are the coolest!! it helped make my 16th birthday just that much better!! you poem was super cool and made me smile!!!

totally cool

I like the poetry page a lot. Do you mean that those great poetry are written by u? Whoa!!! In future, if u have any new pieces... please share them with me

You are a very talented poet and I enjoyed your poetry very much.

What a lovely poem! It's so whimsical and cheery--just my style! ... Did you just write it recently? I'm going to print it out and share it with my friends! [Re: Birthday Poem]

...the birthday poem!!! It was beautiful!

... Beautiful words of inspiration :) Your girlfriend/wife/lover or whoever must adore you!!

Kevin Taylor, the link to your poetry is the best birthday gift! Thank you very, very much. My favorite of all (word person that I am) must be these four lines: And as the sun drew from its sliver Silver skirted seas of slate That day that God had twice divided Saw her shadowed sun too late Beautiful on many levels.

You are indeed greatly talented.

The poem is the sweetest thing I have ever read. I am going to pretend that you wrote it JUST for me. [Re: Birthday Poem]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the beautiful poem!!! That was wonderful. In fact that was the nicest poem anybody has ever written to me! (even if u send it out to others :) ) [Re: Birthday Poem]

I also looked at you site and read all your beautiful poetry. You are very talented...

Your poems are beautiful and I would LOVE to read more....!!!

nice work.

your poetry means more to me than you would ever know. I laugh, I cry, I treasure every word you write, you're words have helped through some tough times, some hurtful times, and also good times. please keep touching every soul you can possibly touch

As if you gripped my thoughts and twisted them into honest eloquence. Thank you.

I visited your web page and really loved it! Your poetry is so simple to understand and follow . At the same time it shows you have such depth in your awareness and feelings. Thank you so much for allowing me to share it.

Kevin, your poems are legendary. I read the main page and like "beside you" most of all.

Thank you for the nice birthday wish. I appreciate the poem. Usually my birthday's aren't that great for one reason or another, but the poem really cheered me up and made me think that things will look up.

You have written some very fine poetries

Love your poetry

Very well done. Your poetry goes far beyond reality. Yet is sings to me. Like soft whispers.