My Poems
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It has been two years since I last sent something out for publication, and almost three years since my last publication. One of my goals for 2026 is to start sending stuff out again. I am starting with a book-length manuscript of my poems and am asking Sue (my wife) to help me compile it. One thing I think Read more
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THE ABCS OF SPIRIT(while Xerxes yields zilch) by M.A.H. HInton 1.a book can disturb even famous godsHectorIsisJunokarma leaves much neglectedone philosopher quietly relatesspirit toto undermining virtue while Xerxes yields zilch 2.allusive but carved devilishly effective from good hardwoodI join Kierkegaard loving more nuanced opinions professed quietlyradiant spirits that understate virtuositywhile Xerxes yields zilch Read more
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THE NEW ROMANTICS by M.A.H. Hinton another perfect lawnno more naturalthan the fauxwrought-iron gateor the little waterfall and pond that bubblethe same empty wateragain and again looking next doorwe see sneaky weedsand wild grassgathering on the edgesof neighboring lawnsready for counter-attack turning our backson so much empty perfectionwe move towardan abandoned lotacross the street our Read more
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Getting up early every day to write for decades means that I have filled analog notebooks and computer files with what I have come to think of as Poetic Fragments or Poetic Drafts. They are too brief and small to be complete poems but at the same time, I can often find no way of Read more
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