Henry Gould
@henryghenrik.bsky.social
semi-good semi-gray poet. Born in Mpls, lived in RI 45 yrs, back home. New book, a Mississippi poem : GREEN RADIUS https://contubernalesbooks.com/green-radius1. Also : PARMENIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS https://contubernalesbooks.com/parmenides-in-minneapolis
I've just published a new poetry pamphlet, titled THE MOUSETRAP. It's the 10th in a chapbook sequence, provisionally titled SHIELD OF MNEMOSYNE.
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The Mousetrap
THE MOUSETRAP is a set of poems, comprising the 10th section of a work-in-progress, tentatively titled SHIELD OF MNEMOSYNE.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I've just published a new poetry pamphlet, titled THE MOUSETRAP. It's the 10th in a chapbook sequence, provisionally titled SHIELD OF MNEMOSYNE.
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Have been writing a lot this week. Wrapping up a new chapbook, hopefully. This is OLD GRAFFITI (1,2 & 3)
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Have been writing a lot this week. Wrapping up a new chapbook, hopefully. This is OLD GRAFFITI (1,2 & 3)
This report by Alexander Nazaryan is, it seems to me, actually a profound and multifaceted historical account.
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo
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December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This report by Alexander Nazaryan is, it seems to me, actually a profound and multifaceted historical account.
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...
17 FAHRENHEIT, complete
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
17 FAHRENHEIT, complete
We are in the "money answers everything" era, saith Kohelet
A new interpretation of the American Revolution as a transformative monetary contest.
Andrew David Edwards' Money and the Making of the American Revolution is now available (27 Jan UK pub):
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#History
Andrew David Edwards' Money and the Making of the American Revolution is now available (27 Jan UK pub):
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#History
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are in the "money answers everything" era, saith Kohelet
Kremlin claptraps
The British government has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s claim that Europe wanted a war with Russia as "Kremlin claptrap."
Britain says Putin’s war threats are ‘claptrap’
Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said the Russian president wasn’t “serious about peace” after unsuccessful talks with Trump aides in Moscow.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Kremlin claptraps
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rough draft (pt. 2)
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
rough draft (pt. 2)
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82
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December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
"kinetic" : new euphemism for murder
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"kinetic" : new euphemism for murder
rough draft, 17 FAHRENHEIT (pt. 1)
December 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
rough draft, 17 FAHRENHEIT (pt. 1)
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This collection has magic, humor, spirit, lyricism, resistance, delight, and lots of animals. Thought-provoking and kind, *Becoming Altar* makes a great gift for yourself or any reader.
What I want for Christmas is for *Becoming Altar* to sell out!
❤️ 🎄 📘 💖
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What I want for Christmas is for *Becoming Altar* to sell out!
❤️ 🎄 📘 💖
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December 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This collection has magic, humor, spirit, lyricism, resistance, delight, and lots of animals. Thought-provoking and kind, *Becoming Altar* makes a great gift for yourself or any reader.
What I want for Christmas is for *Becoming Altar* to sell out!
❤️ 🎄 📘 💖
asterismbooks.com/product/beco...
What I want for Christmas is for *Becoming Altar* to sell out!
❤️ 🎄 📘 💖
asterismbooks.com/product/beco...
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Mustn’t, though, forget this astonishing bit of Denbyesque brilliance. One of his earliest poems, out of In Public, In Private (1948).
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Mustn’t, though, forget this astonishing bit of Denbyesque brilliance. One of his earliest poems, out of In Public, In Private (1948).
MOONDROPS (for H & D Vogel)
November 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
MOONDROPS (for H & D Vogel)
Poetry is "one of the sanctions of life", said Wallace Stevens. To me, this story of Dorothy & Herb Vogel is pure poetry.
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
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November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Poetry is "one of the sanctions of life", said Wallace Stevens. To me, this story of Dorothy & Herb Vogel is pure poetry.
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
for the day after
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
for the day after
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KISS OF PEACE
(Happy Thanksgiving to you)
(Happy Thanksgiving to you)
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
KISS OF PEACE
(Happy Thanksgiving to you)
(Happy Thanksgiving to you)
(with special thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale)
Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset
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November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
(with special thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale)
Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Thanksgiving Is an Opportunity for a National Reset www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
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THE MOUSETRAP. Just finished this poem, that I – at least – am very very happy with.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THE MOUSETRAP. Just finished this poem, that I – at least – am very very happy with.
by popular demand : another tough rough draft
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
by popular demand : another tough rough draft