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Michael Anthony
Member since July 10, 2009
Member for 17 years
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Beautiful Girl
She stands, obliviously, at the crosswalk.
Reminding me of a lovely girl I’ve long forgotten.
The light changes, and I have to move on.
I leave her there, but the memory follows.
Michael Anthony’s timeline
- June 2026
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28 SunReceived a critique
on Beautiful Girl from @Lavender
"Hello, Michael, Hope you are well! Aw... of course this takes place at a crosswalk. How appropriate. I can envision the scenario so well. Thank you! L" -
27 Sat
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22 Mon
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07 SunReceived a critique
on Pen and Ink from @patrickgadoury
"This is a small piece, but I like the gentleness of it. It doesn’t try to over-explain the artwork, it just notices the feeling behind the lines, which works for me. P.S. I hope recovery goes well. Good Luck." - May 2026
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24 Sun
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21 Thu
- July 2024
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09 TueAnniversary
15 years of membership
- February 2024
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15 ThuHighest posting month
February 2024 — 12 poems
- January 2024
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31 Wed
- November 2023
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11 SatContest commendation
Neopoen Of The Week November 5th to November 11th 2023
with "Precarious Times".
- October 2023
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14 SatContest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week October 8th to October 14th 2023
with "Finishing the Farewell".
- August 2023
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18 Fri
- July 2023
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08 Sat
- January 2023
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24 Tue
- April 2022
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18 MonPosting milestone
100 poems posted
- December 2020
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31 ThuFirst contest commendation
Scrooge Contest
with the poem "Big Red Plastic Light-Up Santa (December Contest)".
- July 2019
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09 TueAnniversary
10 years of membership
- July 2014
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09 WedAnniversary
5 years of membership
- July 2010
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09 FriAnniversary
One year of membership
- July 2009
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23 ThuFirst critique offered
on "MATCH POINT" by @Bonitaj
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10 FriFirst publication
In The Night
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09 ThuJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I live in Northern California with my wife, Shelly, and our two poorly behaved, but relentlessly cute dogs. My work has appeared most recently in the Origami Poem Project's Best Of Kindness 2020 anthology.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area - USA, USA
Favorite Poets
Bukowski
Billy Collins
Ted Kooser
Haiku & Harvey Kurtzman (a visual poet
of sorts)
Recent Work
Contest Wins
| Winning Submission | Contest | Contest Date |
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| A Walk with You | January 2024 Neo Gem | 1 January, 2024 – 31 January, 2024 |
| Precarious Times | Neopoen Of The Week November 5th to November 11th 2023 | 5 November, 2023 – 11 November, 2023 |
| Finishing the Farewell | Neopoem Of The Week October 8th to October 14th 2023 | 8 October, 2023 – 14 October, 2023 |
| Improvements | Neopoem Of The Week August 13th to August 18th 2023. | 13 August, 2023 – 18 August, 2023 |
| The Last Time We Spoke | Neopoem Of The week July 2nd to July 8th 2023 | 2 July, 2023 – 8 July, 2023 |
| What May Be Ours | Neopoem Of The Week Contest April 30th To May 6th 2023 | 30 April, 2023 – 6 May, 2023 |
| Big Red Plastic Light-Up Santa (December Contest) | Scrooge Contest | 6 December, 2020 – 31 December, 2020 |
Workshops
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| NARRATIVE POETRY SHOP (Let's get started) | (syllabus) | Splash Pool | Started 2021-04-17 | Concluded |