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Will Dockery
May 29, 2012, 4:28:22 AM5/29/12
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The poetry of Donnie Strickland
http://realitytimes.com/writing/strickland.html
I knew Donnie Strickland way back in the 1990s, and was pleased to
happen across some of his poetry just by chance...
PRISM: IN THE EVERYWHERE COLORS
Both-sides of the coin are now revealed without either being
embraced, with neither Skye or Lani winning.
I wonder if this curiosity of mine is a vague allegorical attempt
of mine to describe the daily battles I go through not to show
favoritism, nepotism, to one daughter above the other step-daughter?
Some Apollonisian and Dionysian mirror whose surface
I rotate until I can justify the countless choices that
I am forced to make on a never-ending basis?
Knowing what I know doesn't keep me sane,
I just suffice to rip-out my own heart, cut it into pieces,
and give a portion to Skye and Lani, telling them to share.
Nothing is ever easy.
-Donnie Strickland
"...Donnie Strickland is currently a "soldier of misfortune" as a
corporal in the US Army who periodically holds readings at "The Loft"
near Columbus, Georgia. Check out more of his and others' writings &
ravings at Donnie's Colostomy Grab Bag web site and at Scars
Publications."
I hope Donnie's doing well, as I attempt to find him again.
--
Gone Too Far / Will Dockery Project:
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11596860
http://realitytimes.com/writing/strickland.html
I knew Donnie Strickland way back in the 1990s, and was pleased to
happen across some of his poetry just by chance...
PRISM: IN THE EVERYWHERE COLORS
Both-sides of the coin are now revealed without either being
embraced, with neither Skye or Lani winning.
I wonder if this curiosity of mine is a vague allegorical attempt
of mine to describe the daily battles I go through not to show
favoritism, nepotism, to one daughter above the other step-daughter?
Some Apollonisian and Dionysian mirror whose surface
I rotate until I can justify the countless choices that
I am forced to make on a never-ending basis?
Knowing what I know doesn't keep me sane,
I just suffice to rip-out my own heart, cut it into pieces,
and give a portion to Skye and Lani, telling them to share.
Nothing is ever easy.
-Donnie Strickland
"...Donnie Strickland is currently a "soldier of misfortune" as a
corporal in the US Army who periodically holds readings at "The Loft"
near Columbus, Georgia. Check out more of his and others' writings &
ravings at Donnie's Colostomy Grab Bag web site and at Scars
Publications."
I hope Donnie's doing well, as I attempt to find him again.
--
Gone Too Far / Will Dockery Project:
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11596860
Adam Lynn
May 29, 2012, 5:40:04 AM5/29/12
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On May 29, 4:28 am, Will Dockery <will.dock...@gmail.com> wrote:
The poetry of Donnie Strickland
http://realitytimes.com/writing/strickland.html
I knew Donnie Strickland way back in the 1990s, and was
pleased to happen across some of his poetry just by
chance...
The poetry of Donnie Strickland
http://realitytimes.com/writing/strickland.html
I knew Donnie Strickland way back in the 1990s, and was
pleased to happen across some of his poetry just by
chance...
I hope Donnie's doing well, as I attempt to find him again.
Hieronymous 707
May 29, 2012, 6:15:07 AM5/29/12
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THE COLONEL
May 29, 2012, 9:46:37 AM5/29/12
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"Hieronymous 707" <hierony...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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So gay!
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Hieronymous 707
May 29, 2012, 10:11:58 AM5/29/12
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On May 29, 9:46 am, "THE COLONEL" <pzs1-ggi...@asianprincess.net>
wrote:
> "Hieronymous 707" <hieronymous...@gmail.com> wrote in message
Okay, so gay yourself already! Don't let me stop you.
wrote:
> "Hieronymous 707" <hieronymous...@gmail.com> wrote in message
Will Dockery
May 30, 2012, 1:42:11 AM5/30/12
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On May 29, 5:40 am, Adam Lynn <rjburrow...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Music & poetry of Will Dockery:
http://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery
THE COLONEL
Jun 1, 2012, 9:33:30 PM6/1/12
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SUCKS big time.
Will Dockery
Jun 2, 2012, 12:46:33 PM6/2/12
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On Jun 1, 9:33 pm, "THE COLONEL" <asiantra...@caribbeancity.net>
wrote:
> SUCKS big time.
To be you?
wrote:
> SUCKS big time.
To be you?
THE COLONEL
Jun 3, 2012, 12:44:21 PM6/3/12
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"Will Dockery" <will.d...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Try and keep up.
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On Jun 1, 9:33 pm, "THE COLONEL" <asiantra...@caribbeancity.net>
wrote:
> SUCKS big time.
To be you?
No, to read anything by D. Strickland.
wrote:
> SUCKS big time.
To be you?
Try and keep up.
Hieronymous House
Jun 3, 2012, 1:10:13 PM6/3/12
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On Jun 3, 12:44 pm, "THE COLONEL" <asiantra...@caribbeancity.net>
wrote:
> "Will Dockery" <will.dock...@gmail.com> wrote in message
Try and keep up with you, or D. Strickland?
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> "Will Dockery" <will.dock...@gmail.com> wrote in message
George Dance
Jun 3, 2012, 2:02:24 PM6/3/12
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On May 29, 4:28 am, Will Dockery <will.dock...@gmail.com> wrote:
This is exactly the kind of relative unknown who should be on PPP.
(The web site mentined above, being GeoCities, is of course closed).
George Dance
Jun 3, 2012, 1:28:40 PM6/3/12
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On May 29, 4:28 am, Will Dockery <will.dock...@gmail.com> wrote:
mentioned above, being GeoCities, is gone.) He sounds like exactly the
type of relative unknown I'd like to have mentioned in in PPP, but I
can't find enough on him to write an article.
Will Dockery
Jun 4, 2012, 1:44:37 PM6/4/12
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George Dance <georgedanc...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
I was thinking along very similar lines, George... I don't have time
to go into all the details here right now, and so am posting this as a
"place marker", but Donnie was among several military guys from Fort
Benning who wrote poetry, some really good poetry, in the days between
around 1995-2000 when the poetry scene was thriving, almost exploding
down here...
There was Donnie, Eric Duckworth, Rob Grey (also an abstract painter),
and at least a couple of other young soldiers (in their 20s-30s) who
attended the readings and performed.
There's a compilation of many of these poets including me (I was still
midway between being "William" and "Will", this was so long ago) and
other local celebrities of the time, Shawn Bernard, Nita Gale, and so
on.
Point is that this little volume of "Loft Poets" included one page
biographies, and Donnie Strickland's is very likely included, as he
was the toast of Braodway for a week or two, before moving on to
another military base. Note that this was way before 9-11-2001 by 5-6
years, and the mood of the country and the Army in general was much
different back then.
Anyway, more later.
--
"Wobble" / Will Dockery & Henry Conley:
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_12951892
to go into all the details here right now, and so am posting this as a
"place marker", but Donnie was among several military guys from Fort
Benning who wrote poetry, some really good poetry, in the days between
around 1995-2000 when the poetry scene was thriving, almost exploding
down here...
There was Donnie, Eric Duckworth, Rob Grey (also an abstract painter),
and at least a couple of other young soldiers (in their 20s-30s) who
attended the readings and performed.
There's a compilation of many of these poets including me (I was still
midway between being "William" and "Will", this was so long ago) and
other local celebrities of the time, Shawn Bernard, Nita Gale, and so
on.
Point is that this little volume of "Loft Poets" included one page
biographies, and Donnie Strickland's is very likely included, as he
was the toast of Braodway for a week or two, before moving on to
another military base. Note that this was way before 9-11-2001 by 5-6
years, and the mood of the country and the Army in general was much
different back then.
Anyway, more later.
--
"Wobble" / Will Dockery & Henry Conley:
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_12951892
Adam Lynn
Jun 5, 2012, 6:07:35 AM6/5/12
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