Between Two Rivers

When Children Are Present

In Middlesex County, NJ.

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September 5, 2024

America, commuting, driving, fall, New Jersey, Poetry, rhythms, routines
Origins

On two births. After an exercise by Dorianne Laux.
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September 4, 2024

cosmos, energy, free verse, origins, poet, poetics, Poetry, sea, self, universe
Escape Velocity

On the Northeast Corridor (New York–New Brunswick).

A view of the Raritan River (right) and the city of New Brunswick, NJ (left) through the train window.
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September 3, 2024

astronauts, commuting, New Jersey, New York, Poetry, space, trains, universe
Field Notes: Prosperous Heaven

In Chinatown, Philadelphia.

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September 2, 2024

Asian American, Cantonese, Chinatown, Chinese food, Field Notes, immigration, memory, Philadelphia, Prose
Rebranding

On a matter of names.

A Paulownia or “phoenix tree.” Photograph taken by Matthieu Sontag and sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
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September 1, 2024

names, nomenclature, Poetry, Prose, re-entry, reflection
Revisions (August 2024)

On a month of writing.

View of the Manhattan skyline from the Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, NJ.
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August 31, 2024

dreams, memory, moving forward, nostalgia, Photography, Poetry, Prose, Revisions
Nocturne

In South Amboy, NJ.

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August 30, 2024

evening, harbor, lights, loneliness, New Jersey, New York, Poetry, shore, summer
Washington Road

In Sayreville, NJ.
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August 29, 2024

America, American flag, blue, New Jersey, patriotism, Poetry, red, Sayreville
An Encounter

In South River, NJ.
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August 28, 2024

driving, encounter, New Jersey, Poetry, South River
The Goddess of Clay

For H. W.
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August 27, 2024

bowl, clay, dVerse, earth, Poetry, pottery, water