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All a Poet Needs

You don't need a Masters or a PhD Truth be told, you don't need a degree No permit, certificate or license to pursue No committees to sit before ~ No interviews All a poet needs is imagination and pluck Pen and paper, of course ~ and a little good luck

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Date: 3/9/2020 4:18:00 PM
This is so TRUE! So very true! Some of the best poets I know are eight years old.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/9/2020 10:02:00 PM
Get 'em published now, before those inhibitions set in! :) gw
Date: 3/5/2020 11:15:00 PM
A greatly penned truth.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/6/2020 12:35:00 PM
Ilene Bauer (below) prefers a 'penciled' truth. LOL. Thanks, M.L! :) gw
Date: 3/5/2020 6:10:00 PM
wonderful! you have nailed this one, gershon! (pencil and paper for me, though...)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/5/2020 7:22:00 PM
Let's throw an eraser into the mix too! Thanks, ilene! Cheers, Gershon
Date: 3/5/2020 5:41:00 PM
Hello Gershon Wolf yes that is all a poet needs. Enjoy youfr evening my friend.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/5/2020 7:15:00 PM
Alright, Darlene. Thanks for the encouragement and support, Gershon
Date: 3/4/2020 11:44:00 PM
Pen and paper now old.. smart phones or laptops doing the job.. Poets without luck will not see his poems rewarded, in his life time, but after death..
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/5/2020 7:14:00 PM
Actually, I use my laptop almost exclusively, but... thought the poem would sound better the old-fashioned way... And many states here are bringing back the teaching of cursive in elementary school... Go figure! Old vinyl phonograph records have made a huge comeback as well. What'up?! :) gw
Date: 3/4/2020 11:40:00 PM
Enjoyed your poem, Gershon.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/5/2020 7:11:00 PM
Gotta keep this short. Working on my Ph.D, you know. LOL. Thanks, Line! :) gw

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