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First Cut: Interview with Steve Lambert

The ninth book in the First Cut Poetry series, The Shamble by Steve Lambert, was released one year ago. To … More

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In response to today’s (final) prompt of NaPoWriMo 2019: to write a minimalist poem. I always try to cut out … More

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CVIII

Based on today’s NaPoWriMo prompt to “remix” a Shakespearean sonnet, this poem is inspired by sonnet 108, which you can … More

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Reason

Isn’t it strange that I am your voice of reason but not my own? And for good reason, too. Me … More

free verse, free writing, friendship, Hijacked Amygdala, language, life, poem, poetry, stream of consciousness, thoughts, words, writing

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​I disagree when you describe my associates as “unsavoury characters” because surely if something is un-savoury then it, by definition, … More

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Skyline

When I look out across the city, on these tipsy evenings where I am so filled with anger and tarnished … More

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Blut: A Poem in English and German

I have cleaned up your bloody Antlitz three times. That is two times too many. Blood rieselte from your head … More

blood, German, language, NaPoWriMo, poetry, translation, words, writing
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