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I wrote this piece for a friend going through a very difficult time in her life. The title is from a Dr. Seuss book, but I won't say which one.
Auxiliaries
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Sometimes it's all about the meetings. This piece is part of my Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection now available online.
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Sometimes it's all about the meetings. This piece is part of my Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection now available online.
The Jerusalem Engin...
1 Views 23:27:35 05/17/07
The Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection is a visual adaptation of poet Michael Pollick's award-winning work. The pieces run the gamut from love to loss...
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The Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection is a visual adaptation of poet Michael Pollick's award-winning work. The pieces run the gamut from love to loss, religion to war.
Believer's Guide To...
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This is based on a true story. An elderly farmer found a balloon from a Memphis church behind his farm in northeastern Alabama. During an interview with a local te...
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This is based on a true story. An elderly farmer found a balloon from a Memphis church behind his farm in northeastern Alabama. During an interview with a local television news crew, the man broke down and wept.This poem is part of my Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection now available online.
Washing Day
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Sometimes the same door which opens so wide on one side can remain desperately shut on the other.This poem is part of my Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection...
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Sometimes the same door which opens so wide on one side can remain desperately shut on the other.This poem is part of my Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection now available online,
Pearl Killers
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There really was a fishing lure called a Pearl Killer, and my dad kept it in his tackle box for years.This poem is part of my Jerusalem Engine Repair Company colle...
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There really was a fishing lure called a Pearl Killer, and my dad kept it in his tackle box for years.This poem is part of my Jerusalem Engine Repair Company collection now available online.
Urim And Thummin
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This is a companion piece to "Brother to the Dragon, Companion to the Owl". Sometimes the only thing two people can do is say goodbye and mean it.
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This is a companion piece to "Brother to the Dragon, Companion to the Owl". Sometimes the only thing two people can do is say goodbye and mean it.
Sea Of Reeds
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This piece was written after I drove back to Pennsylvania for my grandmother's funeral. You just had to know her.
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This piece was written after I drove back to Pennsylvania for my grandmother's funeral. You just had to know her.
Surprise Makeover
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I watched a daytime talk show a few years ago with the theme "Surprise Makeovers". All of their guests were either battered women or prostitutes. It seemed to me t...
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I watched a daytime talk show a few years ago with the theme "Surprise Makeovers". All of their guests were either battered women or prostitutes. It seemed to me that the producers and hosts were more concerned with the makeovers themselve than the real-life plights of these women.
Snapshot Kittannin...
1 Views 04:52:24 05/16/07
My people have always lived in the western Pennsylvania region, in and around Pittsburgh. I remember visiting my parents' hometown when I was a child and I of...
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My people have always lived in the western Pennsylvania region, in and around Pittsburgh. I remember visiting my parents' hometown when I was a child and I often felt like the whole area was somehow frozen in time.
Reclaiming The Bell...
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There was a man named Casey in our town who spent most of his life in prison because of drugs. When he was released, he started his own local television ministry, ...
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There was a man named Casey in our town who spent most of his life in prison because of drugs. When he was released, he started his own local television ministry, but it didn't last very long. The pull of easy drug money was just too strong.
Plane Wrecks
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This is my tribute to the late, great Buddy Holly.
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This is my tribute to the late, great Buddy Holly.
Petty Theodicy
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Theodicy is a religious philosophy which examines why God apparently remains silent during times of human strife and suffering. In this poem, I took that idea one ...
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Theodicy is a religious philosophy which examines why God apparently remains silent during times of human strife and suffering. In this poem, I took that idea one step further.
Pinaud's Tonic
1 Views 04:07:29 05/16/07
This piece is based on true events. I met a homeless man who was sitting on a bench outside a local barbershop. It was a very hot day, and as the man started to le...
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This piece is based on true events. I met a homeless man who was sitting on a bench outside a local barbershop. It was a very hot day, and as the man started to leave I got him a cup of water. Since the poem was published, the man has lost his other leg and the barber has passed away. The barbershop itself was torn down, and nothing has taken its place.
Oven
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My mother was a young housewife in the 1970s, and I remember we would all huddle around the gas oven in our kitchen on cold mornings. Sometimes we pick and choose ...
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My mother was a young housewife in the 1970s, and I remember we would all huddle around the gas oven in our kitchen on cold mornings. Sometimes we pick and choose the moments we want to remember about our childhoods very, very carefully.
Modern Cuts For Mod...
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This piece is based on true events, although I've changed some of the names. The younger son of a prominent local family was stabbed to death outside a halfwa...
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This piece is based on true events, although I've changed some of the names. The younger son of a prominent local family was stabbed to death outside a halfway house. He had gotten into an argument with a homeless man over a bottle of cheap wine.