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Dean J. Baker

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in Toronto, Canada

November 28

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Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Humor

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"Dean is a combination of thought and torment that has made him write more than a baker's dozen of fine poems.. he might produce a collection that could astound us all." - Irving Layton
Irving Layton is one of Canada's foremost poets, nominated twice for the Nobel Prize for Literature; teacher, friend and mentor to Leonard Cohen, and the man to whom Leonard dedicated his latest book.
My poetry has appeared in hundreds of literature magazines world wide, recorded, and online.

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Dean J. Baker's Blog

Beauty Stands

Beauty stands in sparrow clothes, Almost abandoned, sure her love Life will prove satisfactory this time; Growth unimpeded, she knows Knowledge is the greater choice, though She cannot get beyond her own Appearance and charm, at least What I think does not prove harmful; Allowing hope to stretch between us Unspoken, unwished for, called Into […]

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Average rating: 4.71 · 17 ratings · 5 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Herald 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baker's Bad Boys 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We liked each other so much we skipped marriage, and went straight to the divorce.”
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“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

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“In the first place, you’re way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself. ”
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“The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

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