O at the Edges

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My Poem “Maps” is Up at Green Ink Poetry

Posted on September 14, 2020 by robert okaji

My poem “Maps” is live at Green Ink Poetry. This previously appeared in Riggwelter, and was originally drafted during the August 2016 Tupelo Press 30-30 Challenge. I owe its existence to Ken Gierke, who sponsored the poem and provided the title (which I changed) that sparked this piece.

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Andrew McDowell on September 4, 2020 at 7:17 am said:

Congrats!

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- robert okaji on September 4, 2020 at 6:49 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Andrew.
  
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A. L. Kaplan on September 5, 2020 at 3:06 pm said:

Congratulations.

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- robert okaji on September 6, 2020 at 5:23 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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Nazir on September 7, 2020 at 2:18 am said:

Great reading!

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- robert okaji on September 7, 2020 at 1:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Nazir!
  
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David Swan on September 7, 2020 at 10:39 am said:

really meaningful…

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- robert okaji on September 7, 2020 at 1:59 pm said:
  
  Much appreciated, David. Thank you.
  
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rivrvlogr on September 7, 2020 at 8:27 pm said:

Congrats, Bob. This map definitely requires a navigator riding shotgun.

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- robert okaji on September 7, 2020 at 9:28 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Ken. Even GPS won’t help. 😁
  
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knlistman on September 12, 2020 at 2:38 pm said:

I recall reading this before, it is one of my favorites, but I was the designated map reader on family trips in the sixties and seventies.

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- robert okaji on September 15, 2020 at 11:32 am said:
  
  I love maps. They’re so much more interesting than those disembodied voices giving directions.
  
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Vagrant on February 18, 2022 at 5:57 am said:

maps is a great poem – says so much in an oblique way – love it.

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- robert okaji on February 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much!
  
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