Gene Twaronite

I wrote this poem "Message in a Body" several years ago after Josie and I filled out our living wills.

Celebrating our 50th at Artists Palette in Death Valley

Josie and I celebrating our 50th in Death Valley - one of our favorite places.

Enough with the depressing NY Times headlines. Here's my latest post
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"Remember this day forever!" posted the President on this day of infamy in 2021. So I will remember that day when he launched an attack on our democracy and unleashed all the lawlessness that followed.

Our Lady of Light wishes everyone a Happy Winter Solstice.

First published in NewMyths
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Congrats, Bex - wonderful poem!

My ekphrastic poem inspired by my favorite painting, which I had the good fortune to view at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Watch my mash-up of Elizabeth Bishop and Philip Larkin on YouTube
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Riffraff by Gene Twaronite Riffraff A casual, under-the-breath comment, though she might as well have shouted it in my face. Too bad we have to walk through all these riffraff, she said, entering the library as she pointed t…

My new poem "Riffraff" was just published in One Art: a journal of poetry.
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Congrats, Jack! I know the feeling,

From my short story "No time," a collection of 21 wacky short stories of imagination for children of all ages (5 to 125). Available on Amazon, of course.
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YouTube video by Gene Twaronite Rear Visions

Lacking a car, I often ride the bus out of necessity. But it can be a true eye-opening experience.
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Congrats, Matthew! Great poem.

Once in a while, if you are lucky, you’ll encounter a poem that will take you to an enchanted place where words can do anything and for a brief time the outside world is held in suspension. Here is the poem (and be sure to listen to the recording). www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

My cento poem "Big Hips" was just published in Ginosko Literary Journal (see page 126).
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My poem “Telescope” (a limerick) was just published in the latest issue of NewMyths. Also included from their archives is my poem “The Yellow Snake,” inspired by the snake in The Little Prince. You can read both of them here:
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I think this poem from my collection "Shopping Cart Dreams" (Kelsay Books) speaks to what's happening to this country right now where democracy once bloomed.
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Congrats, William!

I sometimes catch myself wondering if anyone will ever read my poems when I am gone. Ah, vanity! Here is my reply, just published in Merion West.
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Imagine - what a magic word. A while back, I wrote short stories for children, some published in Highlights for Children and other magazines. My little book Dragon Daily News: Stories of Imagination for Children of All Ages is available on Amazon (www.amazon.com/Dragon-Daily...)
Stay safe and sane!

Simply beautiful - thanks for sharing!

My poem was published in Panoply Literary Magazine, their 10th year and unfortunately their last, having just announced their suspension of publication. What many people don't realize is how much a labor of love publishing a journal is. I wish the editors well and thank them for including my poem.

Wow! You had me from the git-go with “Speak like the moon. So refreshing to read a profound poem like this that takes you to new places. Thanks for sharing!

Approaching Wilderness.: Six Stories of Dementia Approaching Wilderness is a collection of six stories dealing with dementia, originally published in various literary journals. The author was inspired by his late mother's struggles with the disease ...

I wrote this little book a few years back. Available at Amazon www.amazon.com/Approaching-...

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I wrote this little book a few years back. Here's the opening lines of one story:
“We have no choice,” her husband told Alice. “When the time comes, someone has to do it for both of us. Don’t worry—I’ll be quick.”

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Congrats Pedro! What an honor!