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The Dishes and Poetry

Posted on December 17, 2024 by bobjanisdillon

I still have, tonight,the dishes and poetry. Filling up the familiar spaces,feeling the weight of a word like “casserole”,putting it next to the others,noticing how the world of formsgives my handsand the times in which they livea pleasure worth holding … Continue reading →

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The Cleaver

Posted on November 25, 2024 by bobjanisdillon

I would love, my dear, a happy ending – though maybe it is notforty years from now, in the hospital wing,after the intubations, and before the forms are signed.An author, after all, takes a cleaver to the whole of time,and … Continue reading →

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Write like Shakespeare

Posted on August 27, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Write like Shakespeare, hurriedly and without regard for precedent. Throw metaphors as if they were mud, on a hasty wheel. Do not hoard your hours like precious baubles, they are not meant to be kept on a shelf. Pretend you … Continue reading →

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