Allene Palmer

Poems of Inspiration Allene Palmer

Poems of Inspiration (curated by Allene Palmer) is an invitation to a world where words and phrases initiate us, wake us up, and guide us home..


We revere inspiration. We malign inspiration. We both fear and admire inspiration. When we reach inside during our weakest moments and find the inspiration to move forward, we discover the best thing about being human. Our humanity lies in both the inspirations and the fears that connect us and separate us. The poems within explore the many facets of inspiration in the hopes we never allow inspiration to become merely a silhouette.

if you get just one sentence out of a book that makes a positive difference in your life, or even in a day, you've gotten your money's worth. I found help and inspiration on nearly ALL of the pages of Poems of Inspiration


A number of the poems will be familar (IF, JUST WHISTLE, THE QUITTER) as well as some of the authors (Ruyard Kipling and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.). However the reader will be exposed to some forgotten gems and insights from less familar authors and their poems.

Each poem is prefaced with the author's picture, brief biography and a few brief words about the poem.