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Poem Up at Kissing Dynamite

Posted on January 4, 2019 by robert okaji

My poem “Self-Portrait as Wave” has been published in the first issue of Kissing Dynamite. Many thanks to editor Christine Taylor for taking this piece.

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merrildsmith on January 1, 2019 at 7:13 am said:

Congratulations, Robert!

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- robert okaji on January 1, 2019 at 7:17 am said:
  
  Thanks, Merril. A good start to the New Year!
  
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  - merrildsmith on January 1, 2019 at 7:19 am said:
    
    Yes, indeed!
    
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notamigrant on January 1, 2019 at 3:35 pm said:

masterpiece – finding the right string of words and emotions to live through the elements

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- robert okaji on January 1, 2019 at 4:46 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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Jazz Jaeschke on January 1, 2019 at 6:10 pm said:

crashing through … again and again …
what a great metaphor for being amid a collective – waves of humanity!

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- robert okaji on January 2, 2019 at 11:07 am said:
  
  Sometimes the crashing is painful. Sometimes it’s pleasant. But it’s necessary!
  
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derrickjknight on January 2, 2019 at 4:07 am said:

Super job, Bob. Congratulations

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- robert okaji on January 2, 2019 at 9:03 am said:
  
  Thank you, Derrick!
  
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Andrew McDowell on January 2, 2019 at 6:26 am said:

Congrats!

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- robert okaji on January 2, 2019 at 9:03 am said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on January 2, 2019 at 9:44 am said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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danielpaulmarshall on January 2, 2019 at 7:31 am said:

Okaji smashes into the New Year with a double whammy. Good show.

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- robert okaji on January 2, 2019 at 9:02 am said:
  
  Thanks, Daniel. A good start!
  
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  - danielpaulmarshall on January 2, 2019 at 9:09 am said:
    
    Certainly is. Should be a good year I reckon.
    
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    - robert okaji on January 2, 2019 at 9:43 am said:
      
      Let’s hope the trend holds.
      
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rivrvlogr on January 2, 2019 at 11:54 am said:

Well done, Bob. Congrats.

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- robert okaji on January 4, 2019 at 3:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Ken!
  
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ivor20 on January 4, 2019 at 6:03 pm said:

Congratulations Robert, your poem felt light a repetitive kissing wave, no kiss the same…………..

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- robert okaji on January 5, 2019 at 7:26 am said:
  
  Waves are like that, Ivor! Thank you.
  
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