A video of the January 2025 Black Dog Poetry Open Mic may be found here. The passcode is: M51?8Ht0
The last character of the passcode is a zero. I’m grateful for having had the opportunity to celebrate the publication of my first full-length collection, Our Loveliest Bruises, among the company of so many friends and readersI. Thank you!
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Thank you, Bob. It was an exceptional reading.
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It was a wonderful experience, especially hearing everyone’s poems.
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I listened to it today. It was amazing as usual.
Thanks for including those of us who couldn’t make it live.
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I’m glad they recorded it (though I dislike seeing myself on video. Ha!).
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Oh thank you! I’m so looking forward to tuning into this tonight or tomorrow. So happy they recorded it!
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Thanks for celebrating with me, Alison!
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Great reading, Robert, tears clouded my vision as I watched you gently weave your magic!
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Oh, Linda.Thank you for your kind words!
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It was wonderful to celebrate your first full-length poetry collection by listening to you read. I was mesmerised, in tthe best possible way!
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Thank you, Liz. And Buddy Guy! Yes!
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You’re welcome, Bob.
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Completely satisfying and uplifting. Thanks! (K)
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It certainly was for me!
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Robert, for some reason I’m unable to get the video to play. It goes into the site just fine but hitting the play button nothing happens. Will try again tomorrow… eager to view it!
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The first time I tried it put me in a loop of attempting to prove that I am not a robot. Arghh. I hope it lets you in!
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Still no luck getting it to play, Robert. Alas! Will it be available for awhile? I’ll try to find another way to access it…
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Hmm. It seems to be working for others. Perhaps your system needs updating or can’t handle for some weird reason. Sigh. Technology is out to get us!
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Congratulations once more
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Thank you, Derrick!
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Bob, I can listen to you read for a long time, your voice is so resonant! Wonderful reading and I liked that there was a loose transcript of the poems as you read. Congratulations, yours is a book to treasure! Lynne 💜 Lynne Burnett Sent from http://aka.ms/weboutlook Outlook
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Aw, thank you, Lynne. I’ve become accustomed to my voice, but I’d rather hear others read my poems. ☺️
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A fine night of poetry it was.
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