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Poem Up at The Raven Review

Posted on November 22, 2019 by robert okaji

My poem “Nothing More Than Everything” is live in Issue 1 of The Raven Review. I am grateful to editor-in-chief Rachel Strickland for taking this piece.

31 thoughts on “Poem Up at The Raven Review”

beth on November 19, 2019 at 7:02 am said:

Congrats

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- robert okaji on November 19, 2019 at 9:58 am said:
  
  Thank you, Beth.
  
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trE on November 19, 2019 at 7:03 am said:

It’s a lovely poem, Robert. Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on November 19, 2019 at 9:59 am said:
  
  Thanks very much, Tre.
  
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  - trE on November 19, 2019 at 12:44 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome!
    
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johncoyote on November 19, 2019 at 7:03 am said:

Outstanding job.

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- robert okaji on November 19, 2019 at 7:22 pm said:
  
  Thank you, John. Much appreciated.
  
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  - johncoyote on November 19, 2019 at 8:22 pm said:
    
    You are welcome Robert.
    
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nananoyz on November 19, 2019 at 7:26 am said:

Congratulations

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- robert okaji on November 19, 2019 at 9:59 am said:
  
  Thank you, Leslie. It’s always a thrill.
  
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Andrew McDowell on November 19, 2019 at 8:20 am said:

Congrats!

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- robert okaji on November 19, 2019 at 9:59 am said:
  
  Thanks, Andrew.
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on November 19, 2019 at 12:10 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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Lynne Burnett on November 19, 2019 at 9:41 am said:

“Your lips will fill the emptiness” – fantastic last line! Congrats again, Bob!

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- robert okaji on November 19, 2019 at 10:00 am said:
  
  Thanks, Lynne. A true line…
  
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  - Lynne Burnett on November 19, 2019 at 10:11 am said:
    
    Yes, I felt the truth in it!
    
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saynotoclowns on November 19, 2019 at 11:19 pm said:

I love the images in this!
Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on November 20, 2019 at 11:34 am said:
  
  Thanks very much, Vanessa. The images are all from life!
  
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  - saynotoclowns on November 20, 2019 at 6:31 pm said:
    
    Are they?
    So very moving, Robert!
    
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    - robert okaji on November 20, 2019 at 7:57 pm said:
      
      Yep. I’m so pleased this one resonated for you. Thank you!
      
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derrickjknight on November 20, 2019 at 5:13 am said:

Congratulations

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- robert okaji on November 20, 2019 at 11:35 am said:
  
  Thank you, Derrick. I feel fortunate whenever a poem is published.
  
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merrildsmith on November 20, 2019 at 7:07 am said:

Lovely poem, Robert. Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on November 20, 2019 at 11:36 am said:
  
  Thank you, Merril. I feel blessed.
  
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Jazz Jaeschke on November 20, 2019 at 5:45 pm said:

Beautiful melancholy tugs … in just about every line … but especially “The gray sadness blankets my dwindling hours”.

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- robert okaji on November 20, 2019 at 7:59 pm said:
  
  Last year was like that…
  
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Carried Forth on November 22, 2019 at 6:05 pm said:

Congrats! And thank you for the intro to the Raven Review. I will be gobbling up words as soon as I finish here.

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- robert okaji on November 23, 2019 at 11:32 am said:
  
  Thanks very much, Carrie. There’s some wonderful work to be read there!
  
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  - Carried Forth on November 24, 2019 at 6:54 am said:
    
    I have to say I really enjoyed the work there. Very good pieces.
    
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rivrvlogr on November 24, 2019 at 8:42 pm said:

Wings, distance, and choice – all elements of freedom. Congratulations, Bob.

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- robert okaji on November 30, 2019 at 2:13 pm said:
  
  Indeed, Ken. Thank you.
  
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