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Harley King
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"I have a feeling that sometimes rather than wrestle and look for words, you have to be still and let them come."Lucille Clifton
American Poet / Writer
1936 - 2010
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People sometimes perceive writers and poets as spending their days wrestling with words until they find the perfect word. Nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, there a moments of revision and some will revise for yea... read more »
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Mother, Don't Lock Me In That Closet!
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Jan Steen: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Like A Hammer:Poems 1990 - 1999
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Jean-Francois Millet: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Vincent Van Gogh: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Diego Rivera: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Eastman Johnson: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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What I Was Meant To Forget
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A Glimpse of Fear
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It's Okay to Cry: Warm, Compassionate Stories That Help You Find Hope and Healing After the Death of a Pet
by Maria Luz Quintana, Harley King (Goodreads Author), Shari L. Veleba — published 2000 |
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Family Dreams (Literature & Fiction)
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updated Jan 19, 2013 05:50pm
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A story poem about three generations of family dreams.
First Love (Poetry)
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updated Mar 13, 2010 03:58pm
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Story poem remembering first love
A Father's Dream (Poetry)
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updated Mar 13, 2010 03:54pm
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A poem inspired by the painting,The First Steps, by Vincent Van Gogh
A Mother's Grief (Poetry)
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updated Mar 13, 2010 03:50pm
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A companion poem to A Father's Dream. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh painting.
Healing Poems (Poetry)
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updated Nov 27, 2009 03:50pm
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A healing poem on the death of a father.
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“Sometimes we fight who we are, struggling against ourselves and our natures. But we must learn to accept who we are and appreciate who we become. We must love ourselves for what and who we are, and believe in our talents.”
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― Harley King
“Writing is the dragon that lives underneath my floorboards. The one I incessantly feed for fear it may turn and devour my ass. Writing is the friend who doesn't return my phone calls; the itch I'm unable to scratch; a dinner invitation from a cannibal; elevator music for a narcoleptic. Writing is the hope of lifting all boats by pissing in the ocean. Writing isn't something that makes me happy like a good cup of coffee. It's just something I do because not writing, as I've found, is so much worse.”
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Hi Harley! Thanks for the invite. I look forward to reading your work and hope you'll read my novel Paper Boats.Take care!
Thank you for the friend request.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your Bio. :)
Best Wishes
Wayne