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James N McManus
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📖 Native American - Irish Author, Poet & Publishing Strategist "Poet of the soul’s quiet moments. Exploring truth, love, and identity—one verse at a time." Visit my Author's Website for Updates at jamesnmcmanus.com
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Jun 13
Excited to share "A Glimpse of Me – A Book of Poetic Thoughts!" A journey through words, emotions & life’s beauty. I hope it resonates with you. Get a signed copy: jamesnmcmanus.com

#poetry #BookMarketing #BookPromotion #BuyTheBook #MustRead #BookLaunch #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 1d
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` autumnal mischief `

Cute little monsters —
tricking mortals for sweet treats
on a Hallows' Eve

— J N M
31 October 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`autumnal mischief `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source: ™a Mind's Eye

#Haiku #art #poetry #bluesky
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 3d
🎶 Something luminous is on its way 🎶

Song - Spoken: A Journey of Lyrical Contemplation by Author/ Poet Vivian Chopelas.

Stay tuned for launch details.

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#SongSpoken #VivianChopelas #PoetryAndPhotography #ComingSoon #LyricalJourney #BookLaunch #NewBookAlert #VisualPoetry
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 8d
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` the ordinary `
   
Soft yielding to change —
October's resignation
a dignified grace

— J N M
26 October 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`October's resignation `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#Haiku #art #poetry
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 15d
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` Joy `

Eyes hold pain and joy —
if tears fall, let me catch them
as if they were mine

— J N M
15 October 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`Joy `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#haikusunday #Poetry #Art #blusky
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 22d
A SUNDAY HAIKU
`a quiet erosion`

Elegy that mocks —
quiet erosion of loss
hopes of false endings

— J N M
7 October 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`erosion `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#Haiku #poetry #art
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 25d
🎙 New Podcast Drop 🎙

“A Quiet Erosion” a quiet elegy for the ache of false endings, this poem traces the emotional terrain of memory, longing, and the silent erosion of hope.

🎧 Tap to listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5THv...

#Spotify #JimsPoetryBistro #SpotifyPoetry #Bluesky
A Quiet Erosion
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 29d
A SUNDAY HAIKU
`Autumn `

Hush of October —
while the forest floor whispers
in quiet descent

— J N M
1 October 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`Autumn `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#Haikusunday #art #haiku
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Oct 1
🍁 New drop from Jim’s Poetry Bistro 🍁
“Autumn” is live: mist, memory, and verse in one quiet breath.

🎧 Tap to listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6XaG...

#Spotify #Podcast #JimsPoetryBistro #JNM #SpotifyPoetry #Bluesky
Autumn
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 28
A SUNDAY HAIKU
' The poet inside '

With words of silence —
too tender for day of light
a defiant hush

— J N M
23 September 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`silence `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on
Rice Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#Haiku #poetry #art
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 21
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` a quiet legacy `

Ode to man's best friend —
a whiskered sentinel sketched
quiet legacy

“I never chose a dog to impress, only to remember. The kind of loyalty that waits without asking, loves without proof, and forgives without ceremony.”

— J N M

#Haiku #art #poetry
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 18
🎙 New Episode Alert on Spotify!

A tender tribute to loyalty, memory, and the quiet devotion of man’s best friend.

🎧 Listen now:
open.spotify.com/episode/1cOA...

#Spotify #SpotifyPodcast #Bluesky #MansBestFriend #QuietLegacy #JamesMcManusPoetry
a quiet legacy
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 14
Thank you, Gary, for taking the time to read my thoughts. I appreciate your insights.
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 14
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` weathered `

Worn in increments —
carrying those same old scars
broken bitterness

— J N M
10 Sept 25

"Weathered traces the quiet ache of time, where memory fades, bitterness lingers, and scars become the map we follow when everything else is lost."

— J N M
#art #poetry #haiku
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 12
In a time of resolve, silence speaks louder than thunder. When strength shifts from struggle to release, there is no shame,only clarity.

#WritingAsWitness #SocialProse #OpEd #PoeticResistance #TimeOfResolve

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A Time of Resolve
On weariness, surrender, and the quiet breaking point of a nation
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 10
New Episode Drop
`weathered `

open.spotify.com/episode/3xuN...

#Spotify #poetry #art #podcast #prose #poetrybistro
weathered
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 7
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` I Remember You in Silence`

a love unthreaded —
shaped by the ache that lingers
the silence I’ve come

J N M
7 September 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
“Face in Bloom”
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on rice paper with preserved pigment
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 5
📚 Meet the Poet Explorer

Explore more at
jamesnmcmanus.com

Because sometimes, the bravest thing a poet can do… is show up in action figure form.

#booksky
#Travels #poetryfromafar #aglimpseofme
#PoetExplorer #JamesNMcManus
#AuthorLife
#BookMarketing
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 3
Jus' Poetic Thoughts..
#prose #poetry #art
#blog #visualpoetry #sketchandsoul
#PoeticProse #art #Charcoalart
#RawWriting #artofwitness
#WitnessThroughWords

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` Unheard`
I spend countless moments scrolling the depths of my thoughts, not to find, but to feel.  Searching for that strange orchard of the unheard,...
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Sep 3
🎙️ New Episode Now Streaming

“I Remember You in Silence,” a meditation on silence, memory, and the persistence of love.

Listen now on Spotify

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#bluesky
#podcast #Spotify
#SpotifyPodcast #poetry #NewEpisodeDrop
` I Remember You in Silence`
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Aug 31
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` a slow unraveling`

letting go with grace —
a slow drift from clarity
quiet reckoning

— J N M
25 Aug 25

Artist Credits © J N M
`reckoning `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#haikusunday #art #Haiku #poetry #bluesky
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Aug 29
New podcast Upload
`A Slow Unraveling`

A quiet meditation on identity, impermanence, and the grace of letting go. James N McManus speaks from the frayed edges, where clarity fades into metaphor.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify.

open.spotify.com/episode/5MUg...

#JimsPoetryBistro
#Spotify
#bluesky
a slow unraveling
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Aug 27
Some truths arrive without ceremony, just the quiet thud of a door that won’t open. There is mercy in silence, though it rarely feels like grace. Clarity doesn’t soothe; it strips. But even in refusal, there’s a kind of dignity. A stillness that doesn’t beg to be understood.

#Haiku #art #bluesky
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Aug 24
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` deceit `

falsities of hope —
ache of disillusionment
wine sours on my tongue

— J N M
21 August 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`deceit`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#haikusunday #poetry #art #Haiku #bluesky
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Aug 22
JIM'S POETRY BISTRO
Listen to the most recent episode drop on Spotify by Poet : J N M
"Deceit "

#Spotify #poetry #art #bluesky #podcast

open.spotify.com/episode/6Koe...
Deceit
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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · Aug 17
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` fractured `

A silent murmur —
echos of inner tumult
cries of a rebirth

— J N M
13 August 2025

Artist Credits © J N M
`fractured`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye

#bluesky
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #thoughts #PoetryOfTheSoul
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