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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 21h

Jon Wesick listens back and forth between fascist governments in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem and hears, “Wo Ist Mutter.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/wo-i...
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WO IST MUTTER

The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 1d

NVN Tuesday at Substack: Terri Kirby Erickson’s #newspoem “Jane” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-tuesda...
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NVN Tuesday: JANE

by Terri Kirby Erickson

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 1d

Terri Kirby Erickson’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem in honor of “Jane.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/jane...
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JANE

NVN Monday: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 2d

NVN Monday at Substack: Tammy Smith’s #newspoem “Government Shutdown” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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by Tammy Smith

NVN Sunday: PUBLCITY STUNT

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 3d

NVN Sunday at Substack: Matt WItt’s #newspoem “Publicity Stunt” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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By Matt Witt

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Thunberg’s flotilla. Just a Publicity Stunt”? Matt Witt’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/publ...
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PUBLICITY STUNT

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 4d

NVN Saturday at Substack: Indran Amirthanayagam #newspoem “Cannibal” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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NVN Saturday: CANNIBAL

by Indran Amirthanayagam

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 4d

In his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem Indran Amirthanayagam writes of the “Cannibal” in our midst. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/cann...
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CANNIBAL

NVN Friday: THE WAR WITHIN

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 5d

NVN Friday at Substack: Donna Katzin’s #newspoem “The War WIthin” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-friday...
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by Donna Katzin

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 5d

In her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, Donna Katzin reacts to the promise of “The War Within.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
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THE WAR WITHIN

NVN Thursday: MASS SHOOTING #6

The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 6d

NVN Thursday at Substack: Ron Riekki’s @rriekki.bsky.social #newspoem “MASS SHOOTING #6” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-thursd...
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 6d

Another mass shooting happened in Michigan the same day as the Mormon Church shooting, and so the MSM had little time for it. But NVN’s Ron Riekki @rriekki.bsky.social made his way to the site. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/mass...
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MASS SHOOTING #6

The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 7d

NVN Wednesday at Substack: Bradley McIlwain’s #newspoem “Woke” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-wednes...
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NVN Wednesday: WOKE

by Bradley McIlwain

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 8d

NVN Tuesday at Substack: Thomas R. Smith’s #newspoem “The First Death.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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NVN Monday: FIRST DEATH

by Thomas R.

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 9d

Ron Riekki @rriekki.bsky.social in Grand Blanc, MI reports on the mass shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 5th such @newversenews.bsky.social #poem in an NVN series. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/09/mass... @writingcommunity.bsky.social
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MASS SHOOTING #5

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 8d

Thomas R. Smith regrets “The First Death” in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
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THE FIRST DEATH

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 9d

NVN Monday at Substack: Ron Riekki’s @rriekki.bsky.social #newspoem “Mass Shooting #5” thenewversenews.substack.com/publish/post...
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Matthew King @cincinnatusc.bsky.social · 10d

Grateful to @jamespenha.bsky.social for running my "Incendiary Song" at @newversenews.bsky.social today
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INCENDIARY SONG

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 10d

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Matthew King @cincinnatusc.bsky.social · 10d

Grateful to @jamespenha.bsky.social for running my "Incendiary Song" at @newversenews.bsky.social today
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INCENDIARY SONG

NVN Sunday: To Hell and Back in 3 Poems

The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 10d

NVN Sunday at Substack: #newspoems "Incendiary Song" by Matthew King, "Code-Switching" by Daniel Romo, "Meditation On Our Difficult National Situation" by Lynne Barnes thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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"Incendiary Song" by Matthew King, "Code-Switching" by Daniel Romo, "Meditation On Our Difficult National Situation" by Lynne Barnes

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 10d

@newversenews.bsky.social #poems "Incendiary Song" by Matthew King, "Code-Switching" by Daniel Romo, "Meditation On Our Difficult National Situation" by Lynne Barnes bit.ly/39DQ3WM
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NVN Saturday: MILKWEED PODS BURST

The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 11d

NVN Saturday at Substack: Lavinia Kumar’s #newspoem “Milkweed Pods Burst” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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by Lavinia Kumar

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 11d

“Milkweed Pods Burst” into a threat against a school board member in Lavinia Kumar’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/09/milk...
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MILKWEED PODS BURST