Between Two Rivers

Advent

On possession.
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December 1, 2024

advent, beginning, individualism, Poetry, possession, self
Black Friday

On motivation.
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November 29, 2024

accident, black friday, chance, dVerse, ink, kinetic energy, motivation, nove otto, poetics, Poetry, potential energy, writing
A Nocturnal Reverie

To a poetess.

Anne Finch, Countess of Winchelsea (1661-1720).
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November 28, 2024

Anne Finch, England, memory, nostalgia, poetess, poetics, Poetry
Admissions

At the heart of it all.
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November 27, 2024

admissions, heart, nothing, Poetry, story
Contemplating America

For the birds.

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November 25, 2024

America, American culture, birds, blue jay, community, feeder, individualism, loneliness, nature, Poetry, society, sparrows
Thanksgiving

With gratitude.

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November 24, 2024

family, friendship, gratitude, homecoming, love, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Photography, Poetry, Prose, thanks, Thanksgiving
Snowglobe

On the weather.
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November 23, 2024

dust, earth, future, nature, petals, Poetry, present, snow, snowglobe, weather
Comedian

Bananas.

(A photograph of) Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, from 2021. Wikimedia Commons.
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November 22, 2024

absurdity, art, auctions, bananas, comedian, Maurizio Cattelan, New York, Poetry, satire, Sotheby’s, wealth
Islands

For the late Derek Walcott.
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November 21, 2024

death, Derek Walcott, islands, love, Poetry, rhymed verse, sailor, sonnet, traveling, waves
A House of Our Own

In West Philadelphia.

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November 20, 2024

academia, architecture, books, bookstore, Chinese, English, history, homecoming, languages, literature, memory, Philadelphia, Photography, Prose, reading