Poetry
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011I asked my friend Patrick to dissect his poem Maundy Thursday: Stripping (© Patrick Hammer, Jr.). His emotions around Holy Week were so strong and the poem that came out it so powerful I was curious how he came to write this particular piece. Please comment on your thoughts about the poem and his description [...]
A bit of green
Monday, March 16th, 2009The First Taste by Patrick Hammer, Jr. 2009 The winter light goes quick. Stars and moon cover up their face. Night trails its fingers in blank blindness through the trees. Night offers nothing to the eye. No shadow even of what moved earlier in each dark corner. The night fastens a long black caul to [...]
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