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Charles Brown

One of our favorite poets — a gifted carpenter of words.

A Featured Poem

The Curse in Cursive

Take the cursive journey.

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A Featured Poem

Gusher

Olive oil, sunlight, and the quiet miracle of paying attention.

Also the featured poem on our Strings of Poetry page.

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Poem String

5 Selected Poems

Charles sent us a “random selection of poems from over the years” and here they are - five poems finding wonder in the small details of daily life — a stop sign, a woodpile, a held door, a bird feeder, a penny.

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Poem String

3 More Selected Poems

Three more poems from Charles — a frog and a lawnmower, dust motes as a cosmos, and daily bread.

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