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5 Poems up at Taos Journal of International Poetry & Art

Posted on February 9, 2017 by robert okaji

I’m delighted to have five poems up at Taos Journal of International Poetry & Art. Another dream come true… Many thanks to editors Veronica Golos and Catherine Strisik for taking my work.

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annjekins on February 2, 2017 at 8:39 am said:

Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈🍾..

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 11:44 am said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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rivrvlogr on February 2, 2017 at 9:01 am said:

Congratulations, Bob.

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 11:45 am said:
  
  Thank you, Ken. This one was special to me.
  
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  - rivrvlogr on February 2, 2017 at 11:58 am said:
    
    I think you attended a workshop or conference in Taos?
    
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    - robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 12:00 pm said:
      
      In Truchas, just down the road.
      
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sagarhota92 on February 2, 2017 at 10:12 am said:

many congratulations . keep weaving the Words.

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 11:47 am said:
  
  Thanks very much. I send them out and sometimes they stick. Sometimes they bounce back, too. 😊
  
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nanciec13 on February 2, 2017 at 11:32 am said:

congrats–great things happening for you 🙂

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 11:48 am said:
  
  Thank you, Nancie. The last year has been productive. I’ve been blessed with good fortune.
  
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  - nanciec13 on February 2, 2017 at 11:53 am said:
    
    you write well and touch the “real.” Continued blessings!
    
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    - robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 12:01 pm said:
      
      😊
      
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memadtwo on February 2, 2017 at 12:07 pm said:

That’s an honor! Your words continue to connect. (K)

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 12:09 pm said:
  
  I truly feel honored, Kerfe. Thank you.
  
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The Poetry Channel on February 2, 2017 at 2:13 pm said:

Way to go, Bob. Congratulations! Has to feel good and I’m happy for you.

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 2:40 pm said:
  
  It did, and does feel good, Michael. Thank you.
  
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stephanielharper on February 2, 2017 at 2:36 pm said:

Wren has a lot of silence to divert, and he’s opened his wings to a brilliant future! You are amazing, Sir Robert!

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 2:41 pm said:
  
  Wren gets around! Fierce, small and loud. An excellent combination.
  
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angela1313 on February 2, 2017 at 4:33 pm said:

Glad you are able to crow in starting the year of the rooster, Congratulations,

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 5:02 pm said:
  
  A squawk or two, but nothing more. Reality sets in rather quickly these days. 😐
  
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  - angela1313 on February 2, 2017 at 5:05 pm said:
    
    You are so modest. Rare these days
    
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    - robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 5:08 pm said:
      
      Oh, I just have a good idea of where I stand – firmly on the ground, in a strange, strange land.
      
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danielpaulmarshall on February 2, 2017 at 4:46 pm said:

well you’ve certainly hopped & now your skipping so prepare for the jump because i think once you landed that jump a red calendar day is going to have your name on it & i have an idea for a fire works display that spells “Words conceal what the night cannot.” now all i need to do is get an American work Visa…(on second thoughts, maybe i’ll have to sell the rights to the idea, that Trump!.)
that line Robert is so pure, that is the poetry i have often extolled the virtues of to you, those rare moments in even the greatest poems, that you couldn’t fill a poem with, because it just might murder the over sensitive with joy.

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 5:05 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Daniel. Now that is one fireworks display I’d like to see!
  
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  - danielpaulmarshall on February 2, 2017 at 5:12 pm said:
    
    actually its a Tom Wait’s quote from the song Swordfishtrombones, “he came home from the war with a party in his head & an idea for a fireworks display” which i always thought an unconventional thing to have in mind. sorry to disappoint. i’ve never even lit a firework.
    
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    - robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 5:15 pm said:
      
      Time to learn a new skill!
      
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C on February 2, 2017 at 9:23 pm said:

(Well-deserved) congrats!!

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- robert okaji on February 3, 2017 at 8:12 am said:
  
  Thank you, C.
  
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crow on February 2, 2017 at 9:43 pm said:

Good work. I liked them all, but the Henry Lee poem creeped me right out.

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- robert okaji on February 2, 2017 at 9:54 pm said:
  
  It is the creepiest poem I’ve ever written. My wife said she wasn’t sure she wanted to sleep in the same bed as the person who wrote that poem. 😳
  
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  - crow on February 2, 2017 at 9:55 pm said:
    
    HA HA HA! I’ve written things that have received a similar response!
    
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    - robert okaji on February 3, 2017 at 8:17 am said:
      
      It was written in response to an article written by a poetry editor about what NOT to write and submit to journals (syrupy poems of childhood memories, grandmothers, gardens, etc. – the typical cliches). So of course I felt compelled to write a poem using those elements. 🙃
      
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      - crow on February 3, 2017 at 12:38 pm said:
        
        That’ll learn ’em.
        
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        robert okaji on February 4, 2017 at 10:04 am said:
        
        I guess they had the last word – they rejected it. 🙂
        
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Wanda Luthman on February 3, 2017 at 11:41 pm said:

Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on February 4, 2017 at 7:26 am said:
  
  Thank you, Wanda.
  
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Andrew McDowell on February 4, 2017 at 6:30 am said:

Well done!

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- robert okaji on February 4, 2017 at 10:04 am said:
  
  Thanks, Andrew.
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on February 4, 2017 at 10:07 am said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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Katie Marie on February 4, 2017 at 12:39 pm said:

Awesome news! Well done!!

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- robert okaji on February 4, 2017 at 1:24 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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Rare on February 9, 2017 at 10:15 pm said:

😮😱 Your local!?

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- robert okaji on February 10, 2017 at 6:51 am said:
  
  Only if local is Austin. 😑
  
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  - Rare on February 10, 2017 at 9:43 am said:
    
    Oh haha 😌 well… I’m from Taos
    
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    - robert okaji on February 10, 2017 at 10:32 am said:
      
      I’ve only been there once, but loved it.
      
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      - Rare on February 10, 2017 at 12:12 pm said:
        
        Its uinique thats for sure. Almost… a … ulture schock
        
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oilyfarmgirl on February 10, 2017 at 12:35 am said:

Good work!

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- robert okaji on February 10, 2017 at 6:52 am said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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10000hoursleft on February 10, 2017 at 6:13 am said:

Congratulations Bob- here’s to many more dreams coming true🍻

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- robert okaji on February 10, 2017 at 6:54 am said:
  
  Thanks, Mek. I’ll try to keep myself open to them!
  
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  - 10000hoursleft on February 11, 2017 at 1:43 am said:
    
    Yes, being open to them is half way (or more?) to achieving them! 🙂
    
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    - robert okaji on February 11, 2017 at 8:31 am said:
      
      Oh, yeah.
      
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      - 10000hoursleft on February 11, 2017 at 5:39 pm said:
        
        Not sure how to read that without tone, inflection and body language haha
        
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        robert okaji on February 11, 2017 at 8:29 pm said:
        
        You’ll have to imagine!
        
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        10000hoursleft on February 12, 2017 at 12:22 am said:
        
        Okay then!
        
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Thespian Drummer on February 10, 2017 at 9:56 am said:

Well Done, Robert! Truly inspiring!

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- robert okaji on February 10, 2017 at 10:33 am said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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-Eugenia on February 16, 2017 at 8:12 am said:

Congratulations and well deserved.

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- robert okaji on February 16, 2017 at 8:36 am said:
  
  Thank you, Eugenia.
  
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swabby429 on March 2, 2017 at 5:55 pm said:

Congratulations! Just the right amount of spunky Texas attitude.

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- robert okaji on March 2, 2017 at 9:45 pm said:
  
  Ha!
  
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