Author Archives: Dale Hobson

New poem: Just Before the Fall

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Dale Hobson

Just Before the Fall Once this side of the field was cleared of sumac all the way back to the wall, the sprawling japonica was beaten back to where the mower could keep it in check. Dead limbs were lopped, … Continue reading →

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New poem: How it Slipped Away

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dale Hobson

In my dream a slender young woman with short black hair and large dark eyes, wearing a loose black caftan with flowers picked out upon it in embroidery floss– green, blue, purple, yellow and red– perched upon the railway ticket … Continue reading →

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Revising Men at the Library

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Dale Hobson

I was quite pleased with “Men at the Library” when I first posted it, hot from my fevered brow. But I soon realized that I had made a simple mistake in strategy that weakened the poem. Repeatedly, I talked about … Continue reading →

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New poem: Men at the Library

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Dale Hobson

Men at the Library The youngest men at the library make war with unknown adversaries all across the planet. Behind cubicle walls they flex the iron thews of their imaginations, making mutton of all comers. The next cadre came a-jog … Continue reading →

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How-to

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dale Hobson

I’ve been taking a little time off from work, which would seem like it should be a good time for writing some poetry. Strangely not. Our St. Lawrence Area Poets group had its monthly meeting last night and I had … Continue reading →

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The Bug in the Mug

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dale Hobson

Thanks to everyone who came out Friday for my reading. The seats were full and the sales were good. Nothing like a hometown crowd. I opened the reading with a new poem, taken directly from the life of a certain … Continue reading →

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Potsdam Summer Festival Reading, July 15

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dale Hobson

Come to Potsdam this weekend and enjoy the summer festival. I will be reading Friday at 7:30 pm at the St. Lawrence Arts Council Gallery on Market Street and will be signing (and selling) copies of A Drop of Ink. … Continue reading →

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On the radio

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Dale Hobson

I sat down with NCPR book reviewer Betsy Kepes a few weeks ago to talk about A Drop of Ink and to read a few poems. Through the wonder of editing–the removal of many ums, digressions, brain freezes, and irrelevencies–the … Continue reading →

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First readings

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Dale Hobson

Had a great road trip to Voorheesville (west of Albany) on Sunday. I read at the Old Songs Community Arts Center as the featured guest of the Sunday 4 Poets series. It being my first reading following the publication of … Continue reading →

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Potsdam Presbyterian Bicentennial poem

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Dale Hobson

Today is the bicentennial of First Presbyterian Church, Potsdam, where I have warmed a pew since childhood. The church had a concert back in April celebrating the rich musical heritage of the congregation. Here is a poem for that occasion: … Continue reading →

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