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Pylon proteins and Vingt
Thanks to Strider for publishing two more of my poems: https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2023/05/two-poems-by-dr-stephen-paul-...
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The codes
For George Gamow (March 4, 1904 – August 19, 1968) his cells compress the codes in dialects (transcribe, translate) the bottled gestures...
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Separations
Here is part 2 of my Dipoles series (inspired a little by Dylan Thomas): Separations When dear partners stop being partners love starts...
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Poetry Worth Hearing interview
Thanks to Kathleen Mcphilemy, I was interviewed for episode 12 of the Poetry Worth Hearing podcast. Please see the links below for...
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Tendrils
I see svelte squads, attachments, golden threads ascend from my youth. Herbaceous spirals go stretching out, to hook my ankles. Our...
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The cries of kittens
(in honour of George Orwell) They are heard in alleyways. Tired, hoarse, and kicked in the teeth. The kittens, long forgotten, knackered,...
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Photopsia
Sneeze and the stars come out. Why do the stars blink? Weights are placed on the Earth’s eyes. A series of sparks can signal the end of...
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Liminal hoofed ruminant mammal
A red deer panics at dawn. It trips the stiff, morning light. Air rattles down cracked loam lines. Bronchi spread like beaten wings....
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Cut the mustard
Your senses will fall down strange, steep cliffsides. Buried recalls will slip on fawning films. Life will be washed away, marking days...
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An Ode to Blood Pressure
I'm thrilled that Kathleen McPhilemy chose to feature this poem in the latest Poetry Worth Hearing episode. The podcast is now available...
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Transparency
It borders liquids, so unreactive and shaped. Magic boils inside. Its transparent quality gives us a window to art. It is glass,...
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The method to end metastasis
Thanks Dreich magazine for publishing this poem (season 5 number 2). -- I temples are bodies you tell me our human-eye’s view surveys...
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Filling the vacuums
Thanks Dreich magazine for publishing this poem (season 5 number 2). -- In homes devoid of matter, listless lives are vices gripping...
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Doing the unexpected
Shall I employ a new procedure, yes? An alabaster nucleus of hope that swims and hoists, beginning long returns and catching you in...
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Adhesive
The lifted smiles blown out of you. The burning bore, guilty and sore. The new tightness, as old as Hell. The brave faces, new, and...
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The chimp and the near-chimp
Here is a dementia-related poem: The chimp and the near-chimp His head is not a man cave. It is far more. In this burrow, treaties are...
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Venezia
The water never stops changing Glass on glass Slips of time catch so that the sound of the water moves me Gentle slops beneath boats...
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Gravels
Shingles and grits were true obstacles that we met They took the form of disease with a smiling cheek They caused distress and pulled...
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Formulations launch recording
In case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZA0upoJG0M (just copy the above into your browser) Enjoy!
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