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Native Tongue
English is my second language. Poetry is my first. Do you want to understand me?Do you want to be understood?Engage me with symbol and simile,metaphor and ritual,evocation and allusion,the resonant, resounding play of syllables,the engaging, enriching arc of imagery. This… Continue reading
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Dreaming
The Transcendentinvades my dream–bulldozes the fences,mows down the weeds,blows out the windows,reveals all,and says,"Here–here is what's real,thriving and alive in your subconscious:believe it;embrace it." And I awakentransformed. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Advent 7
Believe whatever you wantabout the birth stories of Jesus–let's talk about what they mean. Don't miss the pointby getting hung up on factuality. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Role of Words
If what you seek is truth,give up on words. All writing–all speech–is fiction,a combination of symbols arranged in arbitrary order,pointing (depending on the speaker and receiver)in any of several dozen directions. Your words are a bucket of ping-pong ballssealed in… Continue reading