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1. 1. Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes

   

   This collection of poetry delves into the intricate dance between the mundane and the profound, capturing moments of everyday life with a whimsical yet contemplative lens. Through a series of vivid and accessible poems, the author explores themes of love, mortality, and the passage of time, often employing humor and wit to illuminate deeper truths. The poems invite readers to pause and reflect on the beauty and complexity of the world around them, offering a fresh perspective on familiar experiences and emotions.

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2. 2. Sailing Alone Around The Room

   New and Selected Poems

   

   "Sailing Alone Around the Room" is a collection of poetry that combines both new and selected works from previous publications, showcasing the author's distinctive voice and accessible style. The poems explore everyday occurrences and thoughts with humor, wit, and poignant insights, inviting readers into a reflective, intimate space where the mundane becomes significant. Through his verse, the poet navigates themes of solitude, nature, love, and the act of writing itself, all while maintaining a conversational tone that makes poetry feel approachable and relatable to a wide audience.

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3. 3. Whale Day

   

   In this delightful collection of poems, readers are invited into a world where the mundane and the extraordinary coexist in harmony. Through a series of whimsical and reflective verses, the poet explores themes of nature, memory, and the passage of time, often with a touch of humor and irony. The poems capture fleeting moments of beauty and introspection, encouraging readers to pause and appreciate the simple pleasures of life. With a keen eye for detail and a gentle wit, the poet crafts a tapestry of experiences that resonate with both the heart and the mind.

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4. 4. Horoscopes For The Dead

   

   A wry, elegiac collection of poems that imagines obituaries, afterlives, and tongue-in-cheek astrological readings for the departed, blending humor and tenderness to probe memory, mortality, and the small ironies of everyday life.

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5. 5. Ballistics

   

   A collection of conversational, wry poems that balance plainspoken humor with quiet melancholy, offering keen observations on memory, aging, art, and the small violences and consolations of daily life; the speaker’s accessible voice and witty imagery make sudden shifts from the domestic to the historical or metaphysical, turning ordinary moments into reflections on language, loss, and what endures.

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6. 6. Nine Horses

   

   A gently witty and conversational collection of poems that turns everyday moments—domestic details, small surprises, and casual observations—into meditations on memory, art, love, and mortality; through plainspoken language, precise imagery, and a mix of humor and melancholy, the work balances light anecdote with quiet insight, finding poignancy and consolation in the ordinary.

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7. 7. Dog Show

   

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