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See America burning

See America burning on a choking smoky white night amid the black light of raging fire

America, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, poem, poetry, race, racism

Never Ending Time, by Elena Wenman

Lockdown is ever so painful, make it end / There’s technology, so many apps to try / great what will happen next, this might extend

distraction, lockdown, poem, poetry, technology

Sui generis

Of its own kind,
solo straining wings capturing clear breeze,
no higher nor lower a concept than self.

national poetry day, poem, poetry

Today’s news

I looked at my beautiful new wings / but shuddered at my old ones / and all the dust they bring.

ageing, birthday, growing old, national poetry day, poetry

My new short-story & poetry collection

I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce my new short-story and poetry collection, Burn The Word.

collection, Fiction, new, poetry, short story, writing

Once were trees

There are roots I’ve always known which wrap around my arms, holding me deep inside the earth, breathing my breath. … More

national poetry day, nature, poem, poetry, self, trees

Exit painting left

After Kaveh Akbar    There is this loveable saint: He sees me in fallen down ditches, covered in bracken. 

kaveh akbar, poem, poetry

Liquidising Atoms

‘How do you accessorise a bomb? I’d probably go for sprinkles instead of nails’

ban the bomb, bomb, commercialisation, distraction, nuclear, poem, poetry

Bluebird

‘Do not look for my body, my wings, to do but what I make of them.’

bluebird, celebrity, poem, poetry

Sine qua non

‘We became as reliant as the ocean to the sky, as vital as the heat at the centre of the earth to the thin stem threading together green leaves.’

beauty, condition, essential, family, poem, poetry, truth

Flag

‘I wore a flag right down to its first and last threads.’

flags, global, history, nations, poem, poetry, politics, war, world

Affordable Artwork

‘Being an artist means not averting one’s eyes – Akira Kurosawa’

art, beauty, fake news, poem, poetry, truth

On & On

‘Everything belongs to the rich; from your beating soul to your weeping heart, they bought it all many years hence.’

fascism, greed, poem, poetry, Trump

Your Origami Rose

‘On one of the last days I reached out and closed my hand around your rough, scarred thumb.’

kawasaki rose, love, origami, poem, poetry, rose

Glued to you

‘I look and sometimes see, sometimes read but mostly my eyes slide across your surface, not fully taking in what you’re saying.’

alternate reality, distraction, glue, lost, poem, poetry, smartphone

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  • RT @doctorow: If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my… 2 days ago
  • RT @doctorow: As tech reaches terminal #enshittification, so hollowed that they're barely able to keep end-users or business customers lock… 2 days ago
  • RT @herbiehancock: Wayne Shorter, my best friend, left us with courage in his heart, love and compassion for all, and a seeking spirit for… 3 weeks ago
  • “It is not poetry that lasts but good poems, a critical difference.” ⁩Jim Harrison on Charles Bukowski via ⁦⁦… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 weeks ago
  • RT @NUFC: Dream big. ⚫️⚪️ https://t.co/hkHChefSXj 3 weeks ago
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