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Little essays on poems & poetry (& more), once a week.
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Jim Moore's "It Is Not the Fact That I Will Die That I Mind"
Thoughts on all of this.
Jan 11
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Seán Hewitt's "Leaf"
Thoughts on holding.
Jan 4
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Heather Christle's "Advent"
Thoughts on this holy tumult.
Dec 28, 2025
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Devin Kelly
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Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison's "Braided Creek"
On the confluence of rivers that writing is.
Dec 21, 2025
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Victoria Adukwei Bulley's "Midwinter Poem"
Thoughts on winter's light.
Dec 14, 2025
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Albert Abonado's "Rival"
Thoughts on grief and play.
Dec 7, 2025
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Samuel Cheney's "Deseret Industries Thrift"
Thoughts on wool sweaters.
Nov 30, 2025
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