My poem, “Ghazal of the Birds,” is live at Third Wednesday. Many thanks to editor David Jibson and the Third Wednesday team for taking this ghazal.
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O at the Edges 
Congratulations, Robert.
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Thanks, Andrew!
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You’re welcome.
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Oh, how all the best places you take me are for the birds!
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So true, and so appropriate!
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Congrats, Bob. Nice name-drop in that last line.
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Ha! I had fun with this one, especially referring to the “Hick from French Lick.” Little did I know when I wrote the poem that I would one day have occasion to drive through that urban metropolis!
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Congratulations on the publication of your poem, Bob! I enjoyed your riffing on “bird.”
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Thanks, Liz. I enjoyed covering different permutations of the word. 😄
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😃
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No compressor. But it’s so striking!
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correct to “no comprendo” because autocorrect es estupido.
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Ha! The ghazal is a challenging and interesting form that I enjoy working with on occasion: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/ghazal
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As with every form you make it your own. I love the joy in this. (K)
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I believe that many poets are turned off from attempting forms, for fear that the rigidity of the rules will stifle their creativity. For me, forms force me to think differently, which opens new doorways. The trick is to let that occur.
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That’s so true. I find it focuses my thought, which is often something I need.
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Yes! And it often makes me veer “off course,” which is exactly what is needed. That unexpected jolt!
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Congratulations once more
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Thanks very much, Derrick.
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Wonderful poem – congrats again, Bob!
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Thanks , Lynne. It’s been an odd run, but I’m enjoying it!
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That poem was fun to live inside Robert!
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Thank you, Frank!
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