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Something I’m working on – 5

I’m So Worn out that I’m Passed Charon We walked to the mouth of the cave and stood just outside for a moment. We could hear the sounds of unbelievable torment and anguish; plus, smoke detectors were going off by the dozens. I pulled out the book and said, “Fear!” Fear is a condition where […]

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Great Milestones in Poetry

Second Millennia B.C.E – Gilgamesh tells the story of two brothers. One god-like and the other bestial. It was later adapted for television as The Odd Couple. ♦ Eighth Century B.C.E. – Homer writes the Odyssey and the Iliad. Homer was, by most accounts, blind and illiterate, so he had to memorize the entire work […]

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Something I’m Working on – 4

The Book of Everything and Naming the Beasts “So?”, I asked the Poet, “Are you expecting to have time to read?” “What do you mean?” “That book you packed” “That book”, the Poet said, stopping, “Is reference material” “So, like a Bible or a Book of the Dead?” The Poet began walking again, “More general […]

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