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Poetry Time Today we are featuring a poem excerpted from the book  Collateral Intentions  by Constantine Dhonau. Constantine is sharing a few poems with us between  August 12th , October 23rd  and today. He also dropped in for an interview back on  December 18th . He would love for you to visit him via:  https://constantinedhonau.com https://linkedin.com/in/cdhonau   The Poet Tree ( by Constantine Dhonau) What is the price of poetry? What is the economy of inflated meaning? The narrow nature of supply and demonstration depleting the resources of rhetoric    Question Mark, for the sake of argument   Say that the cost is lost, and we poets are left to  Barter Banter And batter each other with words of Intellect Simile And assimilation   Mark met a four-dollar poet, once   Mark, a litter-rated garbage poet, himself Once questioned Just Justin Justin Four Dollar   Mark questioned  Just in four dollars  How ...

World of Writing - Author Interview  Constantine Dhonau reached out to me in mid July earlier this year with a query to appear on our blog for a featured interview. I was excited because Constantine is a poet and we don't often get the opportunity to feature other poets. Let us tell you a little about him - he was born and raised in St. Petersburg (Florida, USA) and is currently loving his mountain life in Durango (Colorado, USA). He enjoys tea and watching TV shows that do not exceed 30 episodes. His favorite word is "phenomena", and his book is titled Collateral Intentions (June 2021). This is, according to Constantine, " a hybrid poetry book/memoir " that covers over a decade of " poetry, letters, journal entries, and more, followed by a one-page synopsis of what my life was like to give the work context. It follows my development as a human and a writer from 17 to 28 years-old. It begins with the raw beauty, contemplation and the cringe of being a misu...

Poetry Time Today we are featuring a poem excerpted from the book Collateral Intentions by Constantine Dhonau. Constantine is sharing a few poems with us between August and February and he will be dropping in for an interview coming up on  December 18th . He would love for you to visit him via:  https://constantinedhonau.com https://linkedin.com/in/cdhonau   Heredity of Kairos ( by Constantine Dhonau) Night clouds blush  Upon being exposed Morning sun and shadow  Stripe the earth   A meadow sings Contentment by songbird Preening its feathers For the lone observer   Single trees Stand in forest Before their leaves  Prime into parchment   Still soft and supple As tanned deer hide They tell the grass Of seasons past   Mealsome trunks squelch underfoot Digesting in death On the forest floor Feeding the trees of tomorrow   Dirt and discarded needles Yield to boulder and lichen Valleys yawn open Baring mountain teeth   Their morning ...

Poetry Time Today we are featuring a poem excerpted from the book Collateral Intentions by Constantine Dhonau. Constantine is sharing a few poems with us between August 12th and February and he will be dropping in for an interview coming up on  December 18th . He would love for you to visit him via:  https://constantinedhonau.com https://linkedin.com/in/cdhonau   Blank Page (by Constantine Dhonau) A new page Another page A different page Yet remarkably the same as the others   Full of potential because it is blank It is mine to create Each day I step out of the shower Naked Blank Free to create me as I see fit   Who is this person I decide to be every day? What rules and restrictions have I set for myself? Well, isn’t that what I’m here for? To figure out who I am? I’m not so sure that’s the point   Some scars and tattoos have left marks Stories Possible restrictions, but trivial Every new day I decide to be Me   Whoever that is Whomever that may be ...