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These Photos of Mt. Athos
thoughts on the strangeness of that holy place
Oct 4, 2024
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Samuel Schaefer
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Ode to Waiting
to Louise Jean
Aug 5, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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And The Violent Shall Bear It Away
Are we violent enough?
Jul 2, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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The Severed Body
a reflection on the importance of the body
Apr 23, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Picking It Up
a poem
Jun 25, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Peasant Burning Weeds
Jan 17, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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I awoke without a clue
Oct 2, 2023
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Samuel Schaefer
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I saw the chickarees and yarrow blow
Feb 11, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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To the Neighbors
Dec 12, 2024
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Samuel Schaefer
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The purple light over Northern Ohio
a poem inspired by a drive home
Dec 17, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Two Paths
a parable
Aug 11, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Sherod Santos and Jean-Louis Chrétien on Redeeming the Unredeemable
The poetics of seeing something broken
Jul 31, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Walking the Butter Mill Trail
a poem
Jul 22, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Slange Var!
When we toast we celebrate our fight against the forces of darkness and evil.
Jul 14, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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The Looking Dog
a poem
Jul 8, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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The Icon of Americana
Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
Jul 4, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Noise and Sound
a poem
Jun 4, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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Song of the South
a poem
May 5, 2025
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Samuel Schaefer
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