TioJames
jamesrdennis.bsky.social
TioJames
@jamesrdennis.bsky.social
I'm crazy about poetry, and civility, and kindness, and decency. Author of three poetry collections and co-writer of the Miles Arceneaux mystery series.

Author of 3 collections of poetry, and co-author of a five-novel series of mystery adventure novels.
December 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Sonnet for the First Day,
by Barbara Pelman

youtu.be/Iu7jXSLTk24
Sonnet for the First Day
YouTube video by James R. Dennis
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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He knows when you've been good or bad
So be good for goodness' sake:
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Now, you two play nice:
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William Bonney Writes Pat Garret,
from Correspondence in D Minor © 2016

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William Bonney Writes Pat Garret
YouTube video by James R. Dennis
youtu.be
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Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night,
by Dylan Thomas

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Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night,
YouTube video by James R. Dennis
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
If you get a chance, please check out LaVilla-Havelin's two new collections, which I reviewed here:

deceleration.news/jim-lavilla-...
Jim LaVilla-Havelin's New Works Compel Us to Consider Sparse Land In a Hard Time – Deceleration
Writer James R. Dennis reviews the work of a poet of the natural world as he gleans both beauty and lessons from the 'weathered, scruffy landscape' of Atascosa County, Texas.
deceleration.news
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