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Tater Tot
Member since February 12, 2017
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Frustration with How Long it takes to get to Know Someone (Adronitis)
Perhaps they are in a social circle
which circumscribes one’s outward demeanor,
rather like the requirement of a hijab.
Perhaps I do not understand what is being shown,
like a monkey peering behind a mirror.
Perhaps it will all be revealed upon marriage,
or the birth of our first male descendant,
or following a blood pact.
So many questions!
“Are you writing a book?”
No. I am trying to understand
what I see before and all around me:
contradictions which are not,
hypocrisies which are healthy,
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notions that are false,
behavior which is self-destructive and self-defeating,
smiles which I don’t trust,
and frowns which I do.
And what they think…
when they see me.
Tater Tot’s timeline
- February 2022
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12 SatAnniversary
5 years of membership
- February 2018
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12 MonAnniversary
One year of membership
- May 2017
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25 Thu
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25 ThuCritiqued
"PHILOSOPHY OF SQUIRRELS" by @scribbler
"It's fun and entertaining. I'd leave off the last four lines. Doesn't need any meaning (which is what the last four lines says, anyway)." - April 2017
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27 ThuCritiqued
"POPULUSQUE TRUMPIUS" by @Eumolpus
"I enjoy your poems, but you are far afield here. But it can be hard to tell as you're in a large crowd." -
27 ThuCritiqued
"BANK ACCOUNT" by @Eumolpus
"enjoyed the poem very much, but I'd leave off the 3 line wrap it up. who needs the cellophane?" -
27 ThuCritiqued
"NEIGHBOR ON THE 12TH FLOOR" by @Eumolpus
"I've enjoyed your poem. Know the mood. Know the cat. "catly platitudes" is a nice phrase" - February 2017
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19 SunReceived a critique
on Frustration with How Long it takes to get to Know Someone (Adronitis) from @albert ross
"regarding cutting this, otherwise i think you've done good. words, where would we be without them, ug. thank you." -
19 SunReceived a critique
on Frustration with How Long it takes to get to Know Someone (Adronitis) from @themoonman
"I think all poets suffer from the need to know, it's stifling at times. You delivered a piece that makes one think ... that's a good thing. I think Lavinia had some good suggestions but I'd like to add that I'd remove s…" -
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18 SatPosted a poem
Frustration with How Long it takes to get to Know Someone (Adronitis)
"Perhaps they are in a social circle" -
18 SatFirst critique offered
on "Somewhere in the Night" (since unpublished) by @Broken Flashback Gypsy
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12 SunFirst publication
Fishing for Thoughts (since unpublished)
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12 SunJoined Neopoet
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First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
Poet, playwright, husband, dad, pet owner, salesperson. Run a poetry series in Vienna, WV. Live in a small town on the Ohio River. Tater Tot is our dachshund.
Location: Mid Ohio Valley, USA, USA
Favorite Poets
Auden
St. Vincent Millay
Elizabeth Bishop
T.S. Elliot
Dr. Seuss
Roethke
Shakespeare
Tony Hoaglund
Billy Collins
Frost
Stevens
Yeats
Rilke
Tennyson
Blake
Lewis Carroll
Larkin
Milne
Stevie Smith
Miosz
Yehuda Amichai
Emily Dickenson
...Celine
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