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My five latest posts are at the end of this newsletter, latest first.
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I have for you an early taste of Christmas this week, even though it is a mixture of disappointment and determination. Hope you enjoy Rumpelstiltskin and that your winter holidays, whatever and where ever they may be, are merry.
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The links below will take you to the five most recent posts.
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The blue logo takes you to the homepage. The section on English Majors has the most recent stuff.
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Rumpelstiltskin
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A poem invoking the fairy tale character of Rumpelstiltskin to describe the modern Christmas season and analyze what, if anything, has been lost.
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Who Owns My Vote?
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This Election Day 2022 poem attempts to determine ownership of a very valuable commodity: a person's vote.
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Haint Blue
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This poem mixes the images of a mysteriously opening door and a found baby shoe to produce a Halloween romance.
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The Swindler
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A would-be sea shanty set in seafaring times, about a timeless pursuit--that of a swindler--and the swindler's inevitable come-uppance.
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Unpalatable
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This poem sets forth the dismay of a poet who writes in rhyme, in an age when few appreciate it.
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