Geologist
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Nature can help soothe many wounds.
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Lyric, Sometimes Quiet
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Music and song can be found everywhere.
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Amaryllis
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Brilliant Amaryllis-red can help brighten the gray of winter.
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Bottled Water
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
The simplest of things can become quite frustrating.
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I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom,
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Our mothers will always be with us.
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Abstract
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Stories can survive years beyond the people who record them.
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We've Had This Conversation Before
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Life is a series of conversations.
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Hello Quiet Protected Night
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Don't be afraid of the wide world!
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A World of Singers
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
Music can be heard everywhere if we would simply listen.
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What I Can't Tell My Son
Journey Daily with a Compelling Poem
As children grow up and move away, the change can be painful.
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Robin Chapman is the author of ten books of poetry, most recently The Only Home We Know (Tebot Bach, 2019) Her many awards include; a Wisconsin Arts Board Literary Arts Fellowship, 2007, Posner Poetry Award from Council for Wisconsin Writers, 2000, 2006; Honorable Mention, 2012; Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award from the Wisconsin Library Association 2008, 2017; Helen Howe Poetry Prize, Appalachia, 2010. She is Professor Emeritus of Communicative Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“The Chaos Theorists Discuss Poetry,” is copyright by Robin Chapman and originally appeared in Verse Wisconsin, 2012, and in the book of poems Six True Things (Tebot Bach, 2016) by Robin Chapman.