My poems “Letter to Schnee from the Stent’s Void” and “Genealogy Dream” are live in Issue 4 of Lost River literary magazine. Many thanks to editor Leigh Cheak for publishing these two.
O at the Edges
Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.
O at the Edges 
Wonderful poems, Robert. I particularly like the letter.
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Thnaks, Merril. I enjoy writing letter poems – they seem to demand an expansiveness that other types of poems don’t. Funny how that is.
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Congrats!
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Thank you, Andrew. It’s always thrilling.
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You’re welcome.
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Congrats!
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Thank you!
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Congrats, Bob.
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Thanks, Cate. It’s always exciting to find homes for these poems.
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These two are marvelous, masterful, devastating, Sir Robert. I’d go as far as to say they’re among your absolute best. The prosey, conversational quality in these pieces (that is, in contrast to some of your more minimalist work) lets us see more of the wondrous human entity that gave them life — what a gift! — whose ability to apprehend, synthesize, and disseminate experiential truth is on an order so rarely encountered anywhere, and I mean ANYWHERE… “Genealogy Dream” is complexly, heart-rendingly gorgeous — exquisite. Congrats on this placement, and thank you for “engendering” and blessing the world with such beautiful depth and clarity.
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I can’t tell you how pleased I am that you feel that way about these two. “Genealogy” was the result of a solicitation. I didn’t complete it in time for that publication’s deadline. Ha! You just can’t rush some things… I do so enjoy using a conversational voice, but invariably return to my roots (or “loots,” as my Mom would have said) for most of my writing. We are what we are…although that’s subject to change. 🙂
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Ditto, Stephanie! Wow. Your commentary is luminous. Robert, you rock, too!!!
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Sir Robert’s words bring out the best in me.
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Thank you, D! Ms. H is rather spectacular at commentary. And other things, too!
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congratulations…
My brother had a sixth grade fight that he lost…he worked out until he could get revenge, then the other kid’s father came to my parents and complained! His crime was being a good student (nerd, let’s face it) with thick glasses. It would be nice to think that boy never bothered any other kids again. But I expect he learned nothing from the experience. (K)
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I like to think that people can grow out of their stupidities, but am often proven wrong. 😦
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Hey, we’re in same journal! Excellent work, as always.
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Way cool, Robert! Glad to be there with you.
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Both pulled me right in, and I too enjoyed the conversational voice.
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Thanks, Jazz. That voice seems to come from a slightly different source, which I find interesting to contemplate.
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Congratulations!!
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Thank you!
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