O at the Edges

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Two Poems In Ristau: A Journal of Being

Posted on January 31, 2018 by robert okaji

My poems “Bent” and “Because You Cook” have been published in Ristau: A Journal of Being, available for purchase here. A great deal for $3!

13 thoughts on “Two Poems In Ristau: A Journal of Being”

Andrew McDowell on January 31, 2018 at 3:36 pm said:

Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on January 31, 2018 at 4:18 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Andrew.
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on January 31, 2018 at 4:22 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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ksbeth on January 31, 2018 at 3:50 pm said:

Very nice-

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- robert okaji on January 31, 2018 at 4:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Beth.
  
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rivrvlogr on January 31, 2018 at 4:03 pm said:

Well done, Bob.

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- robert okaji on January 31, 2018 at 4:18 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Ken. It never gets old!
  
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Steph on January 31, 2018 at 5:15 pm said:

I am constantly amazed at you, Bob. Literary goodness is you! 🙂

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- robert okaji on January 31, 2018 at 6:03 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Steph. I think I’m mostly stubborn and persistent!
  
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  - Steph on January 31, 2018 at 7:37 pm said:
    
    stubborn/persistent; aren’t they the same thing…or is one negative and one positive and depending on the situation it can be one or the other but for poetry it can only be positive/persistence…agreed?
    
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    - robert okaji on January 31, 2018 at 8:37 pm said:
      
      To me stubborn resembles more of an opposition response, whereas persistence reflects an unwillingness or inability to give up. But yes, for poetry they’re positive traits! At least that’s my story. 😀
      
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      - Steph on January 31, 2018 at 9:38 pm said:
        
        and this opposition response is to what? to a refusal to not be stymied from voicing thoughts?
        
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        robert okaji on January 31, 2018 at 9:49 pm said:
        
        Oh, to being told “no,” to being rejected, and yes, in opposition to silence.
        
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