Many thanks to Shinjini Bhattacharjee for including one of my poems, with an audio recording, in Hermeneutic Chaos, Issue 11, alongside work by Nancy Bevilaqua, Kenzie Allen, Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick, and others. This is a lovely, well curated publication, and I’m excited to have work in it.
O at the Edges 
Hermenuetic Chaos what an amazing and thought-provoking name for a publication.
Your work in it is lovely. Definitely tallies as one of my favorites. Your poems have such a smooth finish to their tone. I feel the recitation in the voice of one of my favorite Blues singers. And again you’ve woven in words lesser poets tend to avoid like mathematics, phalanges, and mendicants.
This poem shows snapshots in black and white and sepia – how do you trick my mind like that? Using only written words you made me hear a voice and see the color of the old memories.
You have magic.
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Thank you. The words just pop out. I don’t have much control over them, except when I exercise my “cutting knife.” Speaking of the blues, you might enjoy a poem that appeared in Ditch. It includes pieces of some Robert Johnson lyrics: http://www.ditchpoetry.com/robertokaji.htm
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When did you visit my office and snap this pic? I know where everything is in all this chaos; a stack, or supportive resting spot against gravity, for everything, and everything in its place …
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Oh. I thought it was a photograph of my mind – jumbled, packed full of odds and ends, bits and pieces of semi-interesting stuff. 🙂
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Congratulations, Robert
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Thank you, Derrick.
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You deserve to be published 🙂
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Thanks, Mary. It’s always such a pleasant surprise to have something accepted for publication.
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The audio was one very special added treat.
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Thanks, Ken. They’re getting to be more common, and I, as a reader, enjoy hearing the poets’ voices.
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I know what you mean about hearing the poets voice. I’ve only been blogging my poetry since April 2014, but prior to that I would post poetry videos on Vimeo, usually using my own video and photos with a voice-over. I should look into doing that here, accompanying current poetry with a video embedded from Vimeo.
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Interesting. I’d love to see that.
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Congratulations! I loved the opportunity to hear you read!
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Thanks, Joanne. Which reminds me – I need to update my “Recordings” page.
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The poem was great and your excellent reading only added to the somber reflection
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Thanks very much.
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The Poem from Hermenuetic Chaos, is an excellent piece of work… I listened to it and was very much so impressed… You’re an extremely talented man my friend thank you for sharing!!!
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You’re very generous. Thank you.
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I haven’t had poetry to do my Brain, what yours does to mine, in some Time. You are very talented. Thank you!
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Thank you. I think that’s a good thing!
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I enjoy it
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I’ll keep trying!
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