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8 thoughts on “Connect”

  3. Halle J.

    The imagery in “The Aroma of Barking Dogs” is very interesting and it’s not dead set on just one scene. Things that are predictable get boring sometimes and seeing this kind of poem was a breath of fresh air. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t hopelessly confused after first reading it. Particularly, my favorite line was when you talked about being slammed into a wall of paychecks and and the morning dailies. It gives me an insight on what it feels like to have a job.

  4. Sydney

    I read in class three of your poems, “I, etc,” “The Aroma of Barking Dogs,” and “Operation Soloman.” My favorite piece was “I, etc.” This poem, to me, felt like a letter to a distant lover. I really got into the poem after the second stanza, where I feel a story or an emotion starts to build. I felt an attachment, as though this was something that I had once felt. My favorite stanza was the third stanza, in which you develop from the dust into the depths of the sea.
    I also really enjoyed the line in which you stated, “I will not pretend to understand the desire wedged within my rib cage.”

    I really liked the other poems I read as well. Good Luck 🙂

    • Henry

      Hi Sydney,

      Thank you for all of your insights. I’m glad that, with regards to “I, etc.”, you felt a gradual building of intensity stanza by stanza; I was seeking that kind of cumulative feel. Thank you once again for reading!

  5. Waymond Smoot

    Dear Henry Bacha,

    Yo Henry! I love the poem “Operation Soloman” that you wrote. Its grounded and traditional format makes for an easy and memorable read. It has a lot of great imagery. I really like that in a poem. Best of luck to you and keep expressing yourself in poetry.

    Sincerely,
    Waymond Smoot

  6. Henry Bacha

    Hey, Waymond! Thank you so much for your kind words; I’m really happy that you were able to notice the quasi-sonnet form that I was using for “Operation Solomon”, and that you considered the poem to be grounded. That’s something I try to convey in my writing – lots of poetry is sort of ethereal, but I’ve always personally connected to work that seems to be more tethered to more tactile images and senses.

  7. Leila Lourenco

    Hello, I’m a Brazilian friend of Poliana, she has posted this link on her facebook. I am training to be a Teacher of English as second language here in Brazil, so it’s nice to read your poetry. I am also a producer of a local poetry festival. We call it ‘Sarau na Praça’, that is a open mic space in the centre of my town for poets (and poetry lovers) to express themselves. Keep going!

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