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Scarecrow on COMMON DREAMS

Posted on August 29, 2017 by robert okaji

I was delighted to see my poem “Scarecrow Calls Out the Man” reprinted on the progressive, non-profit journalism site Common Dreams and that the heading of the “Further” column, “The Smallness of You,” is extracted from the poem.

Read the column here.

Scarecrow is indeed getting around.

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rivrvlogr on August 28, 2017 at 7:41 am said:

Recognition well deserved.

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- robert okaji on August 28, 2017 at 8:33 am said:
  
  Thanks, Ken. It’s really amazing – Common Dreams has a large subscription base.
  
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Lynne Burnett on August 28, 2017 at 9:02 am said:

Awesome, Bob! And timely. Will Scarecrow get his own book one day?

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- robert okaji on August 28, 2017 at 9:24 am said:
  
  I have no plans for one, but you never know. 🙂
  
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Sherron0 on August 28, 2017 at 9:43 am said:

Wonderful! Really cool when folks get you, isn’t it.

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- robert okaji on August 28, 2017 at 9:49 am said:
  
  It really is, Sherron. I’m much more used to people shaking their heads and saying “what the hell?” 🙂
  
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stephanielharper on August 28, 2017 at 11:52 am said:

Scarecrow was made to observe and warn, and he’s really getting to serve his purpose. Also, he’s got all the best kinds of friends, and lots of them. 🐦🌽💞

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- robert okaji on August 28, 2017 at 12:59 pm said:
  
  Scarecrow’s voice is certainly getting heard these days. Let’s hope it doesn’t go to his head (which probably has room for expansion, depending upon the stuffing).
  
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Betty Hayes Albright on August 28, 2017 at 4:43 pm said:

This is great, Robert. Glad Scarecrow is getting a widespread voice!

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- robert okaji on August 28, 2017 at 9:14 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Betty. This is one of those unexpected benefits to publication – sometimes a new audience pops up. Mostly I just send out the poems and hope for the best. 😀
  
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Aishwarya Shah on August 29, 2017 at 4:29 am said:

Wonderful

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- robert okaji on August 29, 2017 at 6:04 am said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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memadtwo on August 29, 2017 at 4:42 am said:

Let’s hope that Karma comes calling soon…(K)

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- robert okaji on August 29, 2017 at 6:04 am said:
  
  We can dream.
  
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Desert Dweller on August 29, 2017 at 10:52 am said:

How perfect! I’m impatient for karma to strike. The Scarecrow’s voice is so powerful. I’m off to read it again… Hope you’re not seeing these terrible, catastropic floods. May the rains stop and the sun shine upon Houston… so heartbreaking.

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- robert okaji on August 29, 2017 at 11:20 am said:
  
  Thanks, Sabrina. Scarecrow’s voice seems to be spreading. We’re west of the flooding, and the rain has mostly stopped in our vicinity. But to the east…very sad. Horrifying.
  
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