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"I believe writing is a precursor to thought,
not the other way around"
Garry L. Cox
The Bard of Appanoose
We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. The Bard's Contrarian Bar serves as a vessel to project my passions and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on.
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New Poets Wednesday: Kathryn Wood
Kathryn Sharp Wood was raised near The Rivers of Appanoose County. After retirement she found she enjoyed playing with words that rhyme....
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Apr 14, 20211 min read
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New Poets Wednesday: E M Katherine DeLorey
My maternal Grandfather passed away long before I was born, leaving behind shelves of books of poetry. Reading words he loved, especially...
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Apr 7, 20211 min read
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New Poets Wednesday: Jason Bradway
Wind by Jason Bradway Casually caressing my skin Racing through my hair Dancing across the grass Playfully swaying with no trace Running...
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Mar 31, 20211 min read
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On the Que
Mirror Mirror I See You Whitey through the thin veneer of your cutting eyes And I explore the core of your copious rage Rage that you...
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Mar 29, 20211 min read
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New Poets Wednesday: Danielle Keen
Danielle Keen is an 18-year-old college sophomore attending Post University. She loves making all types of art, and is also interested in...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read
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What I Did on My Covid-19 Vacation: Chapter 6
Time Out of Time Today is March 16 2021. In my opinion and that of many of our leading health authorities, the Pandemic rages on. The...
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Mar 19, 20213 min read
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New Poets Wednesday: Angel Hoppe
As promised, here is our inaugural poem from our inaugural Poet, Angel Hoppe. Angel is an online student at Post University in Waterford,...
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Mar 10, 20211 min read
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The aftermath
The Myth of Hidden Agenda We are not better than our dark behavior We are culpable in all regards On the other hand We are not worse...
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Jan 8, 20211 min read
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What’s In a Name
Sweet Will Any language worth its salt has at least one alpha voice one great troubadour born to elevate the very essence of lives lived...
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Jan 1, 20211 min read
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Pie In the Sky
from my new book of poems Coffee With the Bard: 2020 Blues My Dad passed on when I was very young. As you might expect, I was frightened...
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Dec 28, 20202 min read
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By the Light
By the Light By the light of this day may you find the best way to let go of the hurt and the hate By the light of this day don’t look...
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Dec 26, 20201 min read
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Where Do Angels Come From
I think it’s great that God resides in all of us but there are times when we need more specificity Like how is God in you the same or...
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Dec 21, 20201 min read
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Hope Lives
By the Light By the light of this day may you find the best way to let go of the hurt and the hate By the light of this day don’t look...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read
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The subject was dogs we’ve cried over
Ode to Brownie Dear Brownie Just a line to let you know you were the best dog ever lived because you were my dog because you were my...
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Oct 31, 20203 min read
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National Daughter’s Day
To the Daughter We Named Brett Though you were aptly named according to your mom and me It was from a white man’s book which has troubled...
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Sep 25, 20202 min read
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The Bards Contrarian Bar
Signs of My Times Sign on my office door if I ever get an office “No Lying, Cheating, or Price Gouging Politicians of any ilk need not...
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Sep 16, 20201 min read
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What I Did on My Covid-19 Vacation: Chapter 5
I’ve heard it said that time plays tricks on the mind. I think it more likely that the mind plays tricks with time. In my readings of...
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Aug 23, 20202 min read
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Ode to the Census Taker
A Modest Declaration I am not a white man Or any other color of Any other man And I will be damned If I let you call me ‘Other’ And...
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Aug 8, 20201 min read
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By the Light
By the Light By the light of this day may you find the best way to let go of the hurt and the hate By the light of this day don’t look...
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Jul 29, 20201 min read
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What I Did On My Covid-19 Vacation: Chapter 4
“Be absolute for death: for either death or life shall be the sweeter” William Shakespeare From Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, The Long...
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Jul 27, 20202 min read
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