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In the Pogo comic strip, published from the late 40s till the early 70s, and one that I cannot recommend too much, everybody talks. The fish talk back to the other people even though mostly what they eat is fish and hot dogs. The worms talk back too, even though they mostly serve as bait for the fish. In one memorable presidential election year a young insect named Fremount ran for president on the platform that everything was "Jes fine." He didn't win, but as the years go by he is looking better and better as a candidate.

If you are into Pogo, and you don't know this, you need to. A comics publisher called Fantographics is republishing all of the Pogo newspaper strips in large hardback books. The comic has never looked this good before. Introductions to the books are also informative and amusing, but the main thing is the greatest comic of the 20th century. Fantagraphics also publishes lots of new and out there comics as well as other oldies but goodies.

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two poems accepted by the Syzygy Poetry Journal, 6 years after they were submitted!

Three poems accepted for the Dwarf Stars anthology.

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The Sun shines on the spring garden
Soon it will be 32°
Just kidding
We use the Fahrenheit scale here
It's going to be 90°
Before the end of April
And the tomatoes know it

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morning thunderstorm
start of a puppy's no good
very bad day

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ropes of love
entangle me
your jaws

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savories sizzling
every now and then
one offers me money

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palm
full of sunflower seeds
the tiny claws