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Friendships: Patti Smith and Jim Carrol NYC 1980's
My first essay for poetry month this year standing at poetry month contribution number twenty-six.
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April Garden Couplets II
Another April Garden collection of couplets for poetry month poem number twenty-five.
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Antelope Valley Sonnet II
Some more sonnet for poetry month poem number twenty-four.
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Antelope Valley Villanelle
Another Villanelle for poetry month poem number twenty-three.
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Garden Villanelle
Villanelle as poetry month poem number twenty-two.
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April in Antelope Valley Couplets II
Poetry month poem number twenty-one.
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April in Antelope Valley Couplets I
Couplets for Poetry Month poem number twenty.
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April Garden Couplets I
Couplets as poem for Poetry Month poem number nineteen.
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Antelope Valley Sonnets I
A nature sonnet as poem for day number 18 this poetry month.
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Garden Sonnets I
First sonnet in series about gardening as Poetry Month Poem number seventeen.
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Antelope Valley Limerick II
Limerick on the topic of Good Ole Mother Nature for poetry month poem number sixteen.
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Antelope Valley Limerick I
Some Limerick about good Ole Mother Nature for poetry month poem number fifteen.
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Gardening Limerick II
Another set of gardening limerick for poetry month poem number fourteen.
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Gardening Limerick I
Limerick on the joy of gardening for poetry month poem number thirteen.
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Antelope Valley Sestina
Another Sestina for poetry month poem number twelve.
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Garden Sestina
A Garden Sestina for poetry month poem number eleven. Enjoy!
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A Picture Book in a Shop Window
A tanka as poem number ten for poetry month 2024.
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This Transient Dream Individuality
A tanka as poem number nine for poetry month 2024.
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Not a Single Stone
A sedoka as poem number eight for poetry month 2024.
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Pointing Fingers at the Moon
A sedoka as poem number seven for poetry month 2024.
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To Talk of Fallen Flowers
Dodoitsu written for poetry month poem number six for the year 2024.
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An Analysis of Natural View
Dodoitsu written for the fifth day of poetry month 2024.
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To Strive for the Real
Some new Haiku to entertain on this fourth day of Poetry Month 2024.
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Winter Returns and Falls Quickly
My household is recovering from a huge snow dump in March also inspired the following Haiku. Poetry Month Poem Day Three.
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A Poem for The New Bridge
An ekphrastic poem influenced by Albert Marquet's "Le Pont-Neuf" painted in 1906 shown at The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC Chester Dale Collection. Poetry Month Poem Day Two.
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A Portrait of Matisse
An ekphrastic poem based on Andre Derain's "Portrait of Matisse." Poetry month poem day one.
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What Is Goethe's "Faust" About?
Numerous accounts of devil-worshipping pop culture icons fill the headlines of online tabloids. Only a few expose themselves as actual devil worshippers, but all accounts fall under two common myths of the struggling artists selling their souls.
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A New Father's Guide to Homebirth
Fatherhood begins with preparation of a home for a new family. These first few steps, planning a birth team, studying about birth options and being present help Father's start their journey with pride and love.
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Disappearing Poets: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Hold on let me get this straight.” I stood up to stretch my legs. “Antoine is basically a son of an aristocratic family who learned to fly and started to fly post.” “So much more to the story son.” Dad stood up and stretched his back. “We still have to talk about the wreck.”
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End of April Couplets (2023)
Poetry Month Poem #30
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A Sonnet for Yayoi Kusama
Poetry Month Poem #29
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Thoughts on Rainbow Bridge
Poetry Month Poem #28
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Rhino Skin
Poetry Month Poem #27
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Gary Snyder and "The Back Country"
Poetry Month Poem #26
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Camel Humph!
Poetry Month Poem #25
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Whale Throat
Poetry Month Poem #24
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Essay on Dodoitsu, Sedoka, Tanka and Haiku
Poetry Month Poem #23
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BRC Abstraction
Poetry Month Poem #22
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Poetry as Force: Essay on Poems and Physics
Poetry Month Poem #21
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BRC Event
Poetry Month Poem #20
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Try to Get Some Rest
Poetry Month Poem #19
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Fatherhood Sestina
Poetry Month Poem #18
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So Many Valleys
Poetry Month Poem #17
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Fatherhood Villanelle
Poetry Month Poem #16
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Loosen the Subsoil
Poetry Month Poem #15
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All The Years Combine
Poetry Month Poem #14
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Bulletin Message
Poetry Month Poem #13
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The Other Side
Poetry Month Poem #12
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To Always Remember
Poetry Month Poem #11
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House Garden
Poetry Month Poem #10
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Half-Dead Monsters
Poetry month poem #9
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Boot Pressure
Poetry Month Poem #8
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Here Come Spirits
Poetry Month Poem #7
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Remembrance of Firsts
Poetry Month Poem # 6
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Teenager Limerick
Poetry Month Poem # 5
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Soon Will Be Building Season
Poetry Month Poem # 4
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Fatherhood Limerick
Poetry Month Poem # 3
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Start by Travelling Southward
Poetry Month Poem # 2
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Goofy Faces Limerick
Poetry Month Poem #1
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Friendships: Robert Duncan and H.D.
Poetry Month Poem #28
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Disappearing Poets: The Dada of Julian Torma
Poetry Month Poem #27
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State of Nevada Limerick
Poetry Month Poem #26
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End of April Couplets II (2022)
Poetry Month Poem #25
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End of April Couplets 2022
Poetry Month Poem #24
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Two Ways to Count to Ten
Poetry Month Poem #23
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Battle Between Bird and Beast
Poetry Month Poem #22
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To Protect Our Land
Poetry Month Poem #21
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Warmed by Spring's Bric-A-Brac
Poetry Month Poem #20
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Art is Forever
Poetry Month Poem #19
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A Used Olive Oil Press
Poetry Month Poem #18
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Calypso Sigh
Poetry Month Poem #17
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The Black Egg
Poetry Month Poem #16
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City Grind
Poetry Month Poem #15
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A Mad Garden Curse
Poetry Month Poem #14
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Villanelle On Parenting
Poetry Month Poem #13
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Letter to Edward Abbey
Poetry Month Poem #12
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Animal Limerick
Poetry Month Poem #11
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Ski Limerick
Poetry Month Poem #10
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Snow Limerick
Poetry Month Poem #9
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April Haiku #0009
Poetry Month Poem #8
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Old Garden Haiku
Poetry Month Poem #7
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Wet Day in Wonju
Poetry Month Poem #6
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Old Garden II
Poetry Month Poem #5
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Old Age Sedoka
Poetry Month Poem #4
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Lawn Samauri
Poetry Month Poem #3
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Dynamite Dodoitsu
Poetry Month Poem #2
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Old Garden I
Poetry Month Poem #1
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John Stark: Man Made for War
John Stark, a lesser-known hero of the revolutionary war, was able to use his combined knowledge of combat to win battles against the British that changed the course of the Revolutionary War.
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More End of April Couplets (2021)
Poetry Month Poem #25
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April Villanelle
Poetry Month Poem #24
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24 lines about cleaning my son's room
Poetry Month Poem #23
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Desert Ulysses
Poetry Month Poem #22
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April Sestina
Poetry Month Poem #21
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Introduction to "letters."
Poetry Month Poem #20. A few introductory Ottava Rima for my new collection titled "letters."
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My Reading Habits
Poetry Month Poem #19
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April Sedoka #476
Poetry Month Poem #18
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Letter to My Dear Reader
Poetry Month Poem #17
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Tea and Anime (A Sedoka)
Poetry Month Poem #16
- 2
Children Limerick From the Farm II
Poetry Month Poem #15
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Hannah Marmalade
Poetry Month Poem #14
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April Tanka #13
Poetry Month Poem #13
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Sloth Saves the Day
Poetry Month Poem #12
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April Tanka #12
Poetry Month Poem #11
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Once Upon a Time a Cat
Poetry Month Poem #10
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Ranga, Ranga, Ranga
Poetry Month Poem #9
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April Dodoitsu #32
Poetry Month Poem #8
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April Couplets (2021)
Poetry Month Poem #7
- 3
April Dodoitsu #31
Poetry Month Poem #6
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April Haiku #2526
Poetry Month Poem #5
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Record Liner Notes
Poetry Month Poem #4
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I Want A House
Poetry Month Poem # 3
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Children Limerick From the Farm
Poetry Month Poem #2
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April Haiku #2525
Poetry Month Poem #1
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On Being Spiritually Serious
Poetry Month Poem # 29
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Single Dad Limericks II
Poetry Month Poem # 28
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Blueberry Picking
Poetry Month Poem # 27
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Single Dad Limericks
Poetry Month Poem # 26
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The Art Of Finding Joy
Joy wrinkles are recognized by a majority of people and bring people close. Relationships are formed when a joyful smile reveals these prized indents and laughter and stories follow. Poetry Month # 25
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Black Mountain College and Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan moved onto the campus, of Black Mountain College, with his spouse Jess. He immediately took charge of the poetry department and following the guidelines to curriculum, put into place by Albers, quickly began coursework on word usage. Poetry Month # 24
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The Story of the Brave Crab Pau Ammu.
Poetry Month Poem # 23
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Simple Diction of Stone
Poetry Month Poem #22
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The Coyote and The Cat
Poetry Month Poem # 21
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Disappearing Poets: Al Robot
In Romania we find a Robot, Al Robot, whose Apocalips terestru or “Terrestrial Apocalypse,” written when sixteen years old, placed him alongside the great surrealists of the 1930’s. Poetry Month # 20
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A Game of Sedoka
Poetry Month Poem #19
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One Hundred Years of the Turtle
Poetry Month Poem #18
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Doditsu #0572
Poetry Month Poem #17
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My Education: A Sestina
Poetry Month Poem # 16
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Morning Dodoitsu
Poetry Month Poem #15
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Abstractions and Images II
Poetry Month Poem # 14
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Grandma’s Friendship Bench
Poetry Month Poem # 13
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Death and Commas
Poetry Month Poem # 12
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Letters Between St. Francis and Clare
Poetry Month Poem # 11
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Friendships: H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith
A mixture of your mythology and my poetry created powerful magic capable of moving ourselves from one dimension to another. This book, the key, is beyond a shadow of a doubt the reason why I am lying on a strange damp wooden floor wearing cloths shredded to rags. Poetry Month # 10
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Dhammapada Poem
Poetry Month Poem # 9
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Different Spaces for Different Ages: Twelve Years Old
Poetry Month Poem # 8
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Proletariat Tanka
Poetry Month Poem # 7
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Different Spaces for Different Ages: Eight Years Old
Poetry Month Poem # 6
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April Haiku #0909
Poetry Month Poem # 5
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Different Spaces for Different Ages: Six Years Old
Poetry Month Poem # 4
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Mutability Canto
Poetry Month Poem # 3
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April Haiku #0987
Poetry Month Poem # 2
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94 Lines As Promised in a Dream
Poetry Month Poem # 1
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End of April Couplets (2019)
Poetry Month Poem # 30
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Us as Poems: An Essay on Anatomy and Poetry
Poetry Month # 29
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Friendships: Fulke Greville and Sir Philip Sydney
Poetry Month # 28
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A Ballad for GM Hopkins
Poetry Month Poem #26
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Here's To You Mrs. Robinson of Today
Poetry Month Poem #25
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A View From the Field
Poetry Month Poem # 24
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Elias's Sixth Birthday Haiku
Poetry Month Poem # 23
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Thanks to the Word Epiphany
Poetry Month Poem # 22
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The Madness of An Unaccustomed Mood
Poetry Month Poem # 21
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Revisiting My American Garage Years Later
Poetry Month Poem # 20
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I Cannot Afford a Maid
Poetry Month Poem #19
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April Haiku #0330
Poetry Month Poem # 18
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Living Out of Boxes
Poetry Month Poem #17
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April Haiku #5217
Poetry Month Poem #16
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A Walk Through My Daily Routines
Poetry Month Poem #15
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April Haiku #2115
Poetry Month Poem # 14
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On Keeping the House Clean
Poetry Month Poem # 13
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April Haiku #2222
Poetry Month Poem # 12
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To The American Healthcare Worker
Poetry Month Poem # 11
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The Mechanics of a Faulty Machine
Poetry Month Poem # 10
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A Week of Papier Mache
Poetry Month Poem # 9
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Ode to the Gallbladder
Poetry Month Poem # 8
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Letters Between Darwin and Huxley
Poetry Month Poem # 7
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A Finalized Divorce
Poetry Month Poem # 6
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The Neighborhood Children
Poetry Month Poem # 5
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Time For Another Sestina
Poetry Month Poem # 4
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Remembering Thost
Poetry Month Poem # 3
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The Gravity of Love
Poetry Month Poem # 2
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A Collection Of Pantoum
Poetry Month Poem # 1
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Parenting
A humorous look into the day of a parent.
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The Hustle and Bustle: An Ode to the Single Parent
A dedication to all single parents. Enjoy these sonnets with your coffee or tea. Enjoy early in the morning before your work begins.
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End of April Couplets (2018)
Thank you for joining me this poetry month. I hope you had an April to remember. Poetry Month Poem # 30
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Golf on the Moon, Frisbee on Mars
Poetry Month Poetry # 29
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April Haiku #7685
Poetry Month #27
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April Haiku #1238
Poetry Month Poem # 26
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Divorce Pantoum (2018)
Poetry Month Poetry # 25
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An Anatomy Lesson
Poetry Month Poem # 23
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Crapsey's Cinquan
Enjoy the poem, figure out a new form, and give it a try! Poetry Month Poem # 22
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The Order of the Grain of the Mustard Seed
Poetry Month Poem # 21
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Anatomy Limerick
Poetry Month Poem # 20
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What Joey Sees
Poetry Month Poem # 19
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Media and Death
Poetry Month Poem # 18
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What Flowers See
"Hot as a hare, blind as a bat, dry as a bone, red as a beet, mad as a hen." An old rhyme used to determine Bella Donna poisoning. Poetry Month Poem # 17
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Ode to Self-Publishing
Poetry Month Poem # 15
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Community Haiku
Poetry Month Poem # 14
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Haiku on Growing Old
Poetry Month Poem # 13
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I Built My House
Poetry Month Poem # 12
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City Haiku
Poetry Month Poem # 11
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The Courtier Poets: Sir Walter Ralegh
He achieved great honor from his military career and became the advisor to the Queen in the year 1585. During his stay in office he was knighted, appointed a patent to settle Virginia, and charged with the preparation of a war with Spain. Poetry Month Challenge # 10
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The Courtier Poets: Sir Thomas Wyatt
Through his travels and his desire to share new creative outlets in poetry, Wyatt spawned a new love of the lyrical in Europe. Though most of his poetry was not published until after his death, he was still able to make his place in the courts among the aristocracy.
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Autumn Limericks
Poetry Month Poem # 7
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A Review of "Poets Teaching Poets"
Since the time of Archilochus, poets of Western tradition have tried to define poetry. Their examinations left us with many essays in collections hidden in our libraries. These definitions have become the foundation of our understanding of poetry in our lives.
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The Courtier Poets: Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke
Greville, Sidney, and Dyer stayed at each others side not only strengthening their religious beliefs through the implementation of the "Protestant League" but started writing large amounts of poetry. Poetry Month Challenge # 6
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My Letters to the World
Poetry Month Poem # 5
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The Courtier Poets: Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip, a courtier poet and friend of Fluke Greville, left behind him many sonnets, "Astrophil and Stella" and an incredible reworking of the psalms of David. Poetry Month Challenge # 4
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Tone Poems
Poetry Month Poem # 3
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A Review of "The Achievement of Richard Eberhart"
A copy of this text was assigned reading for my Mom when she attended the University of Santa Barbara. Since the day she bought the book at the University bookstore. To when I found a copy on her bookshelf, later in my life, Eberhart's poetry has remained a part of me. Poetry Month Challenge # 2
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What I Have Been
Poetry Month Poem # 1