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04-22-2017, 07:41 PM
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Ned Balbo on Verse Daily
Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to find "Holy Wars for Us" (from Upcycling Paumanok) posted at Verse Daily. It was only the second time I've had a poem there & quite a while since the previous ( Lives of the Sleepers' opening poem "Desire: a Bestiary [Magnificent Frigate-Bird]", in 2005).
I'm not sure who does this, but I'm grateful to whoever collected a number of other links & posted them on the author page. Here's the link to that page so anyone interested can take a look at yesterday's poem or some others that have been posted on line in recent months or years. Thanks!
http://www.versedaily.org/2017/aboutnedbalbo.shtml
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04-22-2017, 09:35 PM
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Weighty poem, Ned. Thanks for giving the link.
Susan
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04-23-2017, 07:08 AM
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Ned,
Still looking for the top of my head after it popped off reading your poem. Thanks for sharing it.
Cheers,
Greg
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04-23-2017, 01:05 PM
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Great poem, Ned. Thank you.
And yeah, "the nuisance brawl...."
Charlotte
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04-23-2017, 01:13 PM
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Congrats, Ned. That closing couplet locks up the poem tight. I have never seen with/myth used better.
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Aaron Poochigian
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04-24-2017, 05:45 PM
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I just came across this poem on Verse Daily and was about to post it here, but I'm glad to see it's already been mentioned. It's a hard-hitting poem. I can't get over that amazing last line. Congrats, Ned!
Nausheen
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04-24-2017, 10:49 PM
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
I wrote the poem in 2008 or so (a sad comment on its continued relevance), but I'm glad it's getting another chance to make the rounds & find readers.
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04-26-2017, 09:21 AM
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Strong poem. Congratulations, Ned!
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