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Recorded Reading (1:06): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x0yk7spifszqb91rb6c02/No-Place-for-Poetry.mp3?rlkey=agg58czvaa8z1wcw398hp5tar&dl=0

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No Place for Poetry

There is no place, no place a poet for
No place for love, for beauty or for truth
This world each of those qualities abhor
And trample them beneath its feet, forsooth

No welcome here for authenticity
No space for aught healthy diversity
Stultifying identicality
The daily expectation around me

I understand why people gaze upon the ground
Rather than rapt admiring stars above
As they their finer instincts work around,
Then question the reality of love

The while continuing to look askance at me
Who bring the gentle truths of poetry

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Homeless until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ this poet presently lives under perpetual threat of towing with all possessions should her 23-year-old van stop running for any reason.

She is badly in need of a modest reserve with which to field any emergency which might occur.

Donors may visit http://www.UgiftABLE.com , using code #72D-31S. It does take several days for the poet to be notified of your patronage.

Thank you for supporting quality in the fine arts.

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