About

A poet considers the intersections of language and numbers, connections between disparate entities – the currents stirring within the Phoenician iteration of our letter M and the Japanese character for water, mizu, or the intertwined strands of solar wind and shadows, black-chinned hummingbirds and  coastal death rituals – all, of course, while contemplating good food and that most magnificent of elixirs, beer, which may have been the very foundation of civilization. Or not.

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  4. Your intelligence, perspectives, interests, and ability to express yourself through language, so eloquently and artistically, is something I admire deeply and strive for in my life. You are a great inspiration to me – I just wanted to tell you that. 🙂

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  8. Good Morning…at first it freaked me out to think people were reading my writing…made for a long navel gazing session on why I write, if not to be read… there’s a long answer to that. Suffice it to say, I appreciate that you read me…and I am particularly fond of pinecones, like your picture here… how they open and close with a change of moisture…I keep some lined up on my back porch, just to get the precipitation report.
    Wishing a prosperous 2016, and more good than bad memories of 2015.
    rJo

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  10. Thank you, for reading my blog post. I am truly grateful. I want to wish you a wonderful New Year in 2016 and I hope to see you around here in the New Year as well. Happy New Year!

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  18. Hey Robert, thanks for liking my little poem. I love poets. I always couldn’t write one. I mean, its amazing! I love your blog btw, so i followed. Looking forward to more poems and posts in general!!!

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  26. I wanted to thank you for stopping by my blog and sharing in the words. Your written words resonate with a clarity of wisdom and depth that is rooted in peace. As someone who is new to blogging, and just venturing out as a public writer- it can provide some interesting avenues of exploration. Currently, I write on an island from home- maybe all writers write on islands. You have achieved success in putting your voice out there- as someone who I look towards- is there any wisdom you could bestow upon me? If I want to be a writer- all I need to do is write- but what would you recommend as my next steps? Do you see a future as a published poet? I really want to put my narrative, Puddle Deep, which is already finished- about my experience in teaching- and as a wrongly accused teacher in the case, Vergara vs. State of California- funded by a billionaire…- long story…I am intrigued by the potential insights you could share- where you see me going- anything would be helpful. Thank you for your thoughts- your time is appreciated. Regards, Anthony Mize

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    • I’m not certain that I have any wisdom to share, and without knowing your specific goals, I can’t recommend any steps to take. But I can tell you what brought me, at least in part, to create this blog: readers/community. I’m a non-academic, with no graduate degrees (no MFA, etc.), lacking the network/contacts that naturally form within writing programs. So I sought to find readers, to “build” my own community of sorts. And here we are. I don’t know what your question “do you see a future as a published poet” means. Are you asking whether I hope to realize financial gain, perhaps make a living or supplement my income from poetry? If so, the answer is no. If you’re asking whether I believe this blog will help me find publishers and publishing opportunities, the answer is most definitely yes. It has provided some wonderful and significant opportunities that I would not otherwise have had. Feel free to ask more questions – if I can provide any useful advice, I’ll certainly make the effort. 🙂

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  38. Thanks for visiting my blog and reading “September 1, 2009” and “Inferno Redeemed”! I’m glad you liked them. Your poetry is beautifully elegant and erudite. Wonderful work.

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  39. Thanks for dropping by on my blog and bringing me to your blog, Robert.
    Your writing is eloquent. I’m following your blog as a consequence of your admirable posts.

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  41. Hi Robert, you’ve got a really cool site here. I read your piece “Two Cranes on a Snowy Pine,” what a lovely work of art. I really dig your style. I’m so glad you dropped by my blog and liked it – this way I was able to find yours. I’ll be following your stuff now. Congratulations on the publication by the way. Cant wait to read more. Love to support fellow writers.

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  43. Delightful perspectives!
    Always enriching to encounter another poetic voice expressing observations some might dismiss … those make the best poems!
    Thanks for stopping by StepsAndPauses … glad to have found your blog.

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  48. Hi Robert,
    I’d like to tell you how excited I am to receive the first like of my first post ever from such a great poet like you. Thank you!

    I hope you’d like my next writings. I know I like your poems.

    – C

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