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HAIKU CHALLENGE

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

HAIKU CHALLENGE HAIKU ON GEN-X VISION FEBRUARY 15, 2017 LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT Nina Mariah By: E. R. Smith Haiku on Gen-X Vision Gained Gen-X vision eye strain on optic axon mutant lens fade hue Advertisements

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Poetry Is My Balm

Posted on July 9, 2016 by

Many of the haiku and other poems in Short Verses & Other Curses were written as a therapeutic balm in response to my cancer. I don’t know why or how I survived all that nonsense but I suspect writing the … Continue reading →

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A Prolific Poet

Posted on February 3, 2016 by

Originally posted on Chronicles of a Blogaholic:
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” Robert Frost There’s a blogger I’ve been following since I began my blog. He’s one of the first bloggers that…

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A Review of Short Verses & Other Curses by Paul Xylinides of theliteraryreader

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

Originally posted on theliteraryreader:
? ? Review of Kurt Brindley’s Short Verses & Other Curses (Haiku, Senryū, & Other Poetic, Artistic, & Photographic Miscellany) by Paul Xylinides ? ? A Warrior Poet’s Hard-Won Epiphanies ? Self-made and/or naturally insight-endowed, Kurt Brindley…

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Haiku, Senryū, and the Subtleties In Their Similarities and Differences

Posted on December 24, 2015 by

If I had a bit more courage and a lot more scholarship, I would have discussed the similarities and differences between a haiku poem and a senryū poem in the introduction of my newly released book of poetry Short Verses … Continue reading →

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Short Verses & Other Curses – Promotional Giveaway Until 12/26/15

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

Get your promotional edition here. FROM THE INTRODUCTION: I began focusing much of my poetry writing on the Japanese poetic forms of haiku, senryū, and tanka at the beginning of 2012 as a therapeutic effort when finding myself in the … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: Short Verses & Other Curses

Posted on December 19, 2015 by

Coming soon. And so is Christmas… Coincidence? See Newsletter Love (008-15) to find out how you can get a free pre-release pdf version of the book personally inscribed by me to you. Ho ho ho    

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Life Is

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

it’s funny, life is we are so busy living we forget to live   Let’s Send The Year Out In Poetic Style See Newsletter Love (007-15) for details Must be a subscriber to participate    

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Restrictive We

Posted on December 6, 2015 by

restricted we are not by laws or by limits but by self alone    

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The Ark of the Moon

Posted on November 29, 2015 by

the ocean of sky is sailed by such lovely arks lo! the moon embarks    

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Memories Obscured

Posted on November 27, 2015 by

distance redefines impressions fade over time beauty lingers on    

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On Watch

Posted on November 24, 2015 by

that which would be missed that which would be desired just let it all go    

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What Must Be Must Be?

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

beyond the creek’s bend sight unseen still it must flow but how do we know    

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