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Greater than the whole

They’re not so often obvious, the most important things; in nuance lies the heart of life, the rhythm that persists despite the grandiose and wild that receive all the press. The understated subtlety remains the truest test. What difference does … Continue reading

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The Chalk Lines

The lines were drawn some time ago; they framed the fallen corpse where it was found to be expired and removed, in due course. Its owner left it vacant there, having no further need of its method of transport, or … Continue reading

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Outside the Morphology of Poetics

For about two years, I have immersed myself in the classic forms of Poetry, forcing myself when I write to use common stanza forms with their dictates of rhyme and meter. I felt this was a necessary exercise to “formalize” … Continue reading

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