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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 58m

Reading poem # 2 from PARMENIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS

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S.S. Normandie

poem #2 from *Parmenides in Minneapolis*

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 4h

Sounds too much like "Vast & Bulbous" (Don van Vliet, from Trout Mask Replica)

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks, Kyla!

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you, David!

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 12h

I'm glad to see there's a "closed-caption" option on the lower-right corner of this video. So you can read along with the text supplied (which is a close approximation of the actual text of the poem).

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 13h

Reading aloud & in place from PARMENIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS :
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Parmenides in Minneapolis

reading # 1 : the title poem

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 13h

Reading aloud & in place from PARMENIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS :
open.substack.com/pub/henryghe...

Parmenides in Minneapolis

reading # 1 : the title poem

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 17h

Green River (from THE RAVLIN HOUSE)

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Mark Rothko @markrothko.bsky.social · 14d

Ochre and Red on Red
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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 19h

Rough draft of "Green River", via gazebo. From a pamphlet-in-progress called THE RAVLIN HOUSE.

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J-T Kelly @j-tkelly.bsky.social · 21h

Palindrome

I am AI.

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 21h

by the light of Ocean River

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 22h

I found this a really insightful essay by Mark Statman – which closes with some good poems!

Jordan Davis @jordandavis.bsky.social · 22h

Good essay by Mark here, and as a bonus, new poems by me

🇲🇽🇺🇸mark statman🇺🇸🇲🇽 @markstatman.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s #Poet in #Mexico moves in different directions. ¿Día de Muertos? Yom Kippur? That close. Abrázame mis amores.

The essence of it is this: On whose shoulders do you stand? Or, who are you because?

#Poetry from Jordan Davis! ¡Calaveras mariachi! ¡Baile!

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

You mean "Createsnashortski" ?

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

I was busking his songs in Father Hennepin Bluffs Park in Mpls today, with my brother Mike. "I Shall be Released"; "I Pity the Poor Immigrant" (with line revised to "poor President"); You Ain't Goin Nowhere" (always loved that song)

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a fascinating book; review by Ian Buruma in recent @thetls.bsky.social

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 2d

www.startribune.com/mpls-electio...

Counterpoint | Jacob Frey’s critics would rather see him fail than Minneapolis succeed

"I am grateful that Frey continues to stand up to harmful policy ideas and works together when common ground can be found," Downtown Council CEO Adam Duininck writes.

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 2d

Smears and badmouthing. Come to the Ward 2 League of Women Voters forum, with the three Ward 2 candidates, on Tues evening Oct. 14th. Meet the real Shelley Madore : a very fine Council candidate.

meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 3d

Other Madore accomplishments:
- Voting with Rs against some of the biggest healthcare bills: major reform, omnibus spending, patient data protection
- Supporting an amendment to require photo ID when voting
- Leaning on 2 years as a suburban state rep 18 years ago as her main qualification

Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 4d

Given her lack of connection to Ward 2, it should come as no surprise that her biggest accomplishment as an Apple Valley legislator was described by one DFL legislator as “Taking money from Minneapolis and St. Paul.”

Learn more at www.shelleymadore.com.

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 2d

propaganda for the many

Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 2d

After eight years as mayor of the largest city in the state, Jacob Frey has exactly 0 endorsements from state legislators.

Mayor Frey’s inability to work with people at the state and county is holding Minneapolis back and Minneapolis residents are paying the price.

Title text: 'Jacob Frey has 0 endorsements from state legislators" over subtitle "Meanwhile Minneapolis is lagging behind other cities in per capita stated funding. We deserve a mayor who can partner with the state to advance progress in Minneapolis." above a bar graph that shows Minneapolis at $191, St. Cloud at $230, St. Paul at $265, Brainerd at $364 and Duluth at $406."

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 2d

I thought it would work out... but she eschewed my ear off

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 3d

Hurray for wise & steadfast Billy Mills ! I have for a long time been honored by his *critical* friendship – am blessed to be in his debt.

Billy Mills @billymills.bsky.social · 3d

My October review roundup early in the month. With added @j-tkelly.bsky.social @henryghenrik.bsky.social @unionherald.bsky.social

ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/r... #poetry #bookreviews

Recent reading October 2025: A Review

Shady Library, Henry Gould, 2025, ISBN: 9781300052364, £4.64 The Gate, Henry Gould, 2025, ISBN: 9781257941216, £4.65 some presence, Charlie Ulyatt, self-published via Bandcamp, 2025, £3 More of How…

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J-T Kelly @j-tkelly.bsky.social · 3d

"This celebratory tone infuses ‘5 YADU’, the one formal rhyming poem here. And what a form, a new one on me and richly complex in its patterning, I had to look it up."

Always a joy to be read by @billymills.bsky.social

Billy Mills @billymills.bsky.social · 3d

My October review roundup early in the month. With added @j-tkelly.bsky.social @henryghenrik.bsky.social @unionherald.bsky.social

ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/r... #poetry #bookreviews

Recent reading October 2025: A Review

Shady Library, Henry Gould, 2025, ISBN: 9781300052364, £4.64 The Gate, Henry Gould, 2025, ISBN: 9781257941216, £4.65 some presence, Charlie Ulyatt, self-published via Bandcamp, 2025, £3 More of How…

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 3d

This chap was – truly, indubitably, indisputably – Brilliant.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/a...

Ashleigh Brilliant, Prolific ‘Pot-Shots’ Phrasemaker, Dies at 91

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 3d

It seems needful to every working person to have a day of rest : in order to refit the sails, & mend the rudder... and pray to the God of sailing ships, here on the stormy autocrass-sea

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 3d

The tale of the Rape of Lucrece is the poetic legend (perhaps based on fact) of a tragic scandal, that instigated the overthrow of the last kings of Rome (who were a tyrannical clan) & the foundation of the Roman Republic.

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 3d

Rembrandt's "Lucretia" (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
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