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I am the publisher of Word Salad Poetry Magazine, which is now in it's 15th year of publication on the web. I publish some of my own poems here on this particular blog. These are often in a draft stage where I seek feedback. It's about what it means to be a poet.
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On Being a Poet and Other Existential ideas From the publisher of Word Salad Poetry Magazine, Bruce Whealton

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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

Natural Human Rights

Recently, someone sent me a link to a web link to a website that that discusses the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”  They have a very nicely done video that presents the history of how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into being, including historical efforts in different count
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

Learning about My Wife’s Culture

So for us in America, spring is coming.  In another place, so far away, the Persian New Year approaches.  It is called No Rouz.  There is a great tradition of 12 days of celebration, being with family and gift giving.  On Wikipedia, it is spelled Nowruz, meaning “New Day” – that is the name for [...
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

I joined Moveon.org To put My Moral Values Into Action

I have to act on my morals and beliefs. It’s one thing to have morals and a internal guide that tells what is right and what is not right. It is different to act on those morals. For me, as a Christian, this is also a reflection of what I am driven to do as [...]
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

What did I want? Poem by Jean Jones

Here is a reflective poem by Jean Jones. For me, I seem to still explore those existential questions… what do I want? Who am I? How do I want to be remembered? One thing that occurred to me, as an insight, is what really matters. It’s love. Maybe that is unoriginal and not the most [...]
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

Save America – Moveon Rally for Human Rights in Wisconsin

Republicans Hate What America Stands For I plan to attend this very important and morally righteous event. Nothing could be more right and righteous than this particular matter that has shocked me deeply, that this could happen in America! It is un-American what the republicans are doing there! Repu
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

Another Angel of Death Poem by Jean Arthur Jones

Jean wrote this recently and I’ve been meaning to post it here. I’ve been posting some of his poems elsewhere, as well, as part of a project. It will be a book of The Best Poetry Of Jean Jones, in my assessment. For a preview, go here. The latest addition to the collection “The Angel [...]
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

Exploring my family tree/Genealogy

Maybe this will inspire the writer in me. I can hope. I’ve been studying and finding an interest in genealogy, aka family tree research, aka finding one’s roots, on and off for a number of years. There are a number of reasons for doing this. I was first inspired to do this in a class [...]
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

Thinking about a lost friend and fellow poet – Thomas Childs

My last post here was the poem, “I Don’t Understand” by Jean Jones, who writes his thoughts about the death of Thomas Childs. I kept meaning to say my own words about Thomas. I’ve had words going through my mind many times… words I wanted to share. Maybe I didn’t want to say the words, [...]
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

I Don't Understand – Poem by Jean Jones

This poem was written by my friend Jean Jones. I had told him about the death of our friend, Thomas Childs. I could not believe it either. I still sometimes have a hard time believing it. I am told he died of a massive heart attack. It seems to unnatural for us to lose a [...]
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On Being a Poet and Other · 1Y ago

Semantics and Syntax

In earlier postings I have written about the Semantic Web.  It is interesting to me that in my recent work in the area of web technologies that there would be such an overlap with my interest in writing and communications.  The semantic web technologies are changing the web in very exciting ways.  I
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