I am thrilled to announce that my first full-length collection, Our Loveliest Bruises, is now available at 3: A Taos Press. Many thanks to publisher Andrea Watson for taking this book and seeing it through, and to Veronica Golos, whose wisdom and encouragement helped make a nebulous dream come true. I am also deeply grateful for the thoughtful and generous blurbs provided by Veronica, David Wevill, Anna Marie Sewell and Michael Simms. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
O at the Edges 
Congratulations, Robert! The cover is magnificent!❤️
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Thank you, Cindy. I love Nina Anthony’s art, and couldn’t believe my luck at being offered a selection of her images to choose from!
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wonderful !
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Thank you, Beth. It was in process for a long time, so to finally have it in hand is wonderful, indeed!
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Woo-hoo! What a great way to end one year and start another – major congrats, Bob!
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Thank you, Lynne! 2024 was a wildly successful year for my poetry, but mostly I’m just glad to still be here!
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And for that, I too am grateful!
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I was reading it a few moments ago, Bob, and it’s wonderful. There is a weight to each page that gives the musings and messages it contains all the more heft. And you couldn’t have come up with a better title for a book that hurts so much and yet is so beautiful. The sum of it is pure joy. Congratulations!
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It took a long time to bring this dream to fruition, much longer than expected, but I’m so glad that I neither rushed it nor cut corners. Stephanie (of course) is responsible for the title!
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Wonderful. Congratulations, Bob.
And, ordered.
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Thanks so much, Ken. A dream come true.
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Wow. What a Willie Mays of a ’24 for you.
Can’t wait to peruse, Bob.
💗
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It’s been that kind of year, Dan. Thank you.
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Congratulations on your first full-length poetry collection, Bob! Sharing to help spread the word.
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Thanks very much, Liz. Much appreciated.
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You’re welcome, Bob.
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Woohoo! All right, Robert! Congratulations! And I still truly love the cover art!
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Thanks, Tre. I love Nina Anthony’s art!
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You’re so welcome! Yes! I can see why! It’s brilliantly done!
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Congratulations from me, too
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Thank you, Derrick. Much appreciated!
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Congratulations and the best of luck with it.
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Thank you very much!
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Congratulations, Bob!
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Thank you! I’m quite excited!
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Congratulations, Robert!! Will this be available on Amazon?
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Yes, it will. It’s also available directly from the publisher, with free shipping.
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Thank you, I shall be ordering one way or the other. 😊
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Excellent news! (K)
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It is! I’m very excited.
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So happy to hear this has happened – I just ordered a copy.
All the best to you in 2025!
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Thanks very much , Ed. And the same to you in this new year.
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