You Live Your Life as if it's Real (Ray’s Substack)
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Patterns
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Patterns
Such beautiful patterns in nature.
The veins in leaves, the symmetry
of the human body...
Nietzsche Falls Asleep on a Park Bench, Again
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Nietzsche Falls Asleep on a Park Bench, Again
There’s no consciousness
just this recurring dream
vibra...
There’s Always a Piano: Selected Poems
There’s Always a Piano: Selected Poems of Ray Sweatman
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Coolest Poems of the Week Vol. 36
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Volume 36 of the Coolest Substack Poems of the Week
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This week's special guest curator is @Gub. Thanks for the wonderful selections and comments, Gub!...
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Guest
The shaving cream has run out.
Not even one last squirt.
The blade has lost its edge.
The...
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Ray Sweatman is a poet and novelist from Atlanta, Georgia. He’s the author of novellas Making Vespuccia Great Again and Cosmic American Rhapsody, as well as two poetry books. More information can be found at https://raysweatman.carrd.co
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