Category Archives: Poetry

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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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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Illustrations for “A Drop of Ink”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Dale Hobson

I’ve neglected to give a little love to my illustrator here. A Drop of Ink contains four wood engravings by Greg Lago, proprietor of Winged Bull Studio in Clayton, NY. Greg’s work has a fantastic narrative feel. The four engravings … Continue reading →

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A taste of A Drop of Ink

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dale Hobson

Here’s the poem from which the book title and section titles come, the last poem, as is fitting for an Afterword: Afterword I have come to you in the way that poets do— up from paper, out of ink, into … Continue reading →

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