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Michael Anthony
Member since July 10, 2009
Member for 16 years, 10 months
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Afterthought
My particles will return to their origin,
as some theories go.
I am not resigned
to continuation without memory.
So, I'll rely on you
to keep the tiny fragments
from dispersing without care.
Michael Anthony’s timeline
- May 2026
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26 TueReceived a critique
on Afterthought from @Obadiah Grey
"Love the flippant nature of this piece, lets face it, there is sod all we can do but hope. Obi." -
25 MonReceived a critique
on Afterthought from @Geezer
"As long as someone somewhere remembers... Somber, but not morbid. ~ Geez." -
24 SunReceived a critique
on Afterthought from @Lavender
"Hello, Michael, Perfect clever title! As with all your poetry, I love the brief, honest language. Thank you! L" -
24 Sun
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21 Thu
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- July 2024
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09 TueAnniversary
15 years of membership
- February 2024
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15 ThuHighest posting month
February 2024 — 12 poems
- January 2024
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31 Wed
- November 2023
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11 SatContest commendation
Neopoen Of The Week November 5th to November 11th 2023
with "Precarious Times".
- October 2023
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14 SatContest commendation
Neopoem Of The Week October 8th to October 14th 2023
with "Finishing the Farewell".
- August 2023
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18 Fri
- July 2023
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08 Sat
- January 2023
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24 Tue
- April 2022
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18 MonPosting milestone
100 poems posted
- December 2020
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31 ThuFirst contest commendation
Scrooge Contest
with the poem "Big Red Plastic Light-Up Santa (December Contest)".
- July 2019
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09 TueAnniversary
10 years of membership
- July 2014
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09 WedAnniversary
5 years of membership
- July 2010
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09 FriAnniversary
One year of membership
- July 2009
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23 ThuFirst critique offered
on "MATCH POINT" by @Bonitaj
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10 FriFirst publication
In The Night
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09 ThuJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I live in Northern California with my wife, Shelly, and our two poorly behaved, but relentlessly cute dogs. My work has appeared most recently in the Origami Poem Project's Best Of Kindness 2020 anthology.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area - USA, USA
Favorite Poets
Bukowski
Billy Collins
Ted Kooser
Haiku & Harvey Kurtzman (a visual poet
of sorts)
Recent Work
Pen and Ink
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After the Ashes
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Through Time
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Bo Jackson at a Funeral
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'72 El Camino
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Contest Wins
Workshops
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| NARRATIVE POETRY SHOP (Let's get started) | (syllabus) | Splash Pool | Started 2021-04-17 | Concluded |