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by Tracy Mitchell
Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:32 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: North on the Starliner
Replies: 5
Views: 16425

Re: North on the Starliner

I remember this Vintage Indar gem. A wonderful poem, like the reader is gazing out the window of the Starliner.  But I wonder into what era?  Would the images of the poem correspond to what a passenger might today observe from a lounge car window.

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by Tracy Mitchell
Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: The Dan Patch Express
Replies: 6
Views: 17667

Re: The Dan Patch Express

Dan Patch--I grew up holding him, at the instance of the authority of my father, in the same regard as Joe Luis and Honus Wagner.  I enjoy all the memories loosely tethered to the threads of this poem.  How interesting and compelling is the image of the high school football practice flashing in the ...
by Tracy Mitchell
Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: An experiment: Two 'spoken offerings' at this link
Replies: 10
Views: 18629

Re: An experiment: Two 'spoken offerings' at this link

I couldn't get the audio to fire up. I used to use SoundCloud, but the site made some changes which rendered the platform less designed for my purposes.  Not sure what I am doing wrong.  I'll keep trying.

Cheers.

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by Tracy Mitchell
Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Fiona's Cat Speaks
Replies: 2
Views: 7199

Re: Fiona's Cat Speaks

I love this Gyppo. Animal POV poems are both challenging and intriguing. You have done exceedingly well with this. After reading your preamble, I just had to pull out the cat poem I wrote back in the MWC days:     Co-Author Paws padding, I never hear before she drops in a crouch on the corner of my ...
by Tracy Mitchell
Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Woke
Replies: 2
Views: 6292

Re: Woke

This presents such a succinct juxtaposition, which so strongly makes the point.  Stunning to recall -- violence against women being such a cultural staple that that the threat is used as humor. How does it look to you if S.2 is made present-tense?  The brevity of this multiplies its force.   Very cr...
by Tracy Mitchell
Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:15 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Consider
Replies: 1
Views: 6034

Re: Consider

Brilliant---

drawn from the rocks of earth,

bears memory of water, dreams of flight,
the lands, the forests, the temples of our ancestors.
by Tracy Mitchell
Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Quantum Physicists at a Bar discussing the Multiverse.
Replies: 8
Views: 9463

Re: Quantum Physicists at a Bar discussing the Multiverse.

Witty, engaging, endearing.  Very nice,

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by Tracy Mitchell
Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:34 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Garden Tour
Replies: 9
Views: 11100

Re: Garden Tour

Great picture!  Love it. Here's one from me: https://i.imgur.com/gCnzTpj.jpg The devolution of yard art is so quintessentially American--and not in a good way.  Pink plastic flamingos, ok.  Figurines of black  boys fishing? Fourth of July approaches.  How about a life-sized  George Wallace wrapped i...
by Tracy Mitchell
Sun Jun 18, 2023 11:06 am
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: When I Was
Replies: 8
Views: 10048

Re: When I Was

I have never understood human need for wrathful gods - good gods yes but one that punishes makes little sense A mean and vengeful God has traditionally been a prime weapon of government for social control of its citizenry.  The church-state deal has historically been the church legitimizing the aut...
by Tracy Mitchell
Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: When I Was
Replies: 8
Views: 10048

Re: When I Was

What delicious irony so gently presented amidst a wealth of imagery.  I can see N in her bed at night, terrified by what she has been taught.  By adults. People who are entrusted with her care.  People who should know better.  But I guess that was the intention then. Scare the shit out of her in ord...