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Autumn Widdoes's avatar

Before anyone thinks this essay is too conspiracy theory driven, I did want to make it clear I am referencing something in Revell's poem "Vietnam Epic Treatment" that I feel is worth further exploring via literature:

And the 21st century?

Hallucination vs. hallucination

In cold battle, in dubious battle,

No battle at all because the peasants

Have gone away far

Into the lost traveler’s dream,

Into a passage from Homer,

A woodcutter’s hillside

Peacetime superstition movie.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

I laughed out loud at "NOW...that's what I call poetry."

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Autumn Widdoes's avatar

Haha! Glad to make you laugh. It has been on heavy rotation far too long. Something is required to break through the monotony of drivel.

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

True, true.

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Steve Conway's avatar

This is a Japan based journalist that helps me keep a level view of a constantly shifting horizon. These rough psycho-pharma-military industrial complex waves need:

www.corbettreport.com

The current environment is not what they're telling us to believe.

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Autumn Widdoes's avatar

Thanks for sharing this! I'll check it out.

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Hilary Hattenbach's avatar

A beautiful and thought-provoking post as always, Autumn. Thank you so much for the shout-out! It warmed the cockles of my heart. ❤️ I now want to dig into some Donald Revell poetry and just followed Ken Miyazaki on Instagram too. Gorgeous artwork. Love your writing. It inspires.

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Autumn Widdoes's avatar

Of course! I enjoyed your essay and am happy to share all the work of people I admire. Glad you discovered some great artists. :)

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