Henry Gould
@henryghenrik.bsky.social
semi-good, semi-gray poet. Minneapolis, MN. Recent pubs : GREEN RADIUS https://contubernalesbooks.com/green-radius1 ; PARMENIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS https://contubernalesbooks.com/parmenides-in-minneapolis ; chapbks : https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/henry_gould
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)
17 FAHRENHEIT, complete
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
17 FAHRENHEIT, complete
rough draft (pt. 2)
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
rough draft (pt. 2)
rough draft, 17 FAHRENHEIT (pt. 1)
December 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
rough draft, 17 FAHRENHEIT (pt. 1)
MOONDROPS (for H & D Vogel)
November 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
MOONDROPS (for H & D Vogel)
for the day after
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
for the day after
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)
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
On the porch of the Springdale Meeting House (~2017)
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
On the porch of the Springdale Meeting House (~2017)
"In Springdale", rough draft
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"In Springdale", rough draft
Thinking much about the meaning of *Jubilee* these days.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Thinking much about the meaning of *Jubilee* these days.
"Acceptable Year", rough draft
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Acceptable Year", rough draft
Wearing my poet's 3-cornered hat, I am very thankful – having been taken completely by surprise by all this poetry over the last couple of years.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wearing my poet's 3-cornered hat, I am very thankful – having been taken completely by surprise by all this poetry over the last couple of years.
"At Gettysburg", rough draft
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"At Gettysburg", rough draft
rough draft, "Deep Unto Deep"
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
rough draft, "Deep Unto Deep"
Visited MN Capitol bldg yesterday, took a tour. These are some Civil War murals in main reception room. Veterans played a central role in state govt after the war. 1 / 2
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Visited MN Capitol bldg yesterday, took a tour. These are some Civil War murals in main reception room. Veterans played a central role in state govt after the war. 1 / 2
It makes me happy to be able to make poems when I can, in the midst of *lacrimae rerum*.
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
It makes me happy to be able to make poems when I can, in the midst of *lacrimae rerum*.
Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch actually appeared to me, unheralded, in a dream once; then it became a fixture in my long poems; now I carry it around in my pocket.
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch actually appeared to me, unheralded, in a dream once; then it became a fixture in my long poems; now I carry it around in my pocket.