List: poems by Jim | Curated by Jim Esch

Sep 30, 2024

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poems by Jim
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Indian Summer Nightpoem
Sep 29
Sep 29
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haikucat on the window sill
gray morning — the smell of rain
before it rains
Aug 17
Aug 17
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haikusummer cicadas 
I clip nails outside—in Yoshino cedar
a catbird replies
Aug 16
Aug 16
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At the officeA poem about surviving the work day
May 25
May 25
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Gray pool humid July“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” A poem for summer
Aug 18, 2023
Aug 18, 2023
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Petting the CatPoem
May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
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With what eyes?A poem
May 19, 2023
1
May 19, 2023
1
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The Worst ExcusePoem
May 18, 2023
1
May 18, 2023
1
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Eating shredded wheathaiku
May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023
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The Sad Professorsa poem
May 11, 2023
1
May 11, 2023
1
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I Won’t Be in ClassFound senryu
Mar 16, 2023
Mar 16, 2023
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Time moves in circleshaiku for new year’s day
Jan 1, 2023
Jan 1, 2023
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To Any of the IdsAbsurdist found poem culled from erroneous Zoom meeting transcriptions
Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2022
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last day, students gonehaiku for the end of the semester
Dec 2, 2022
Dec 2, 2022
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Stories of Young AmericaFound poem based on Joyce Carol Oates story titles
Nov 23, 2022
Nov 23, 2022
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I have said enough about moonlightA Zen poem by Ryonen
Oct 25, 2022
2
Oct 25, 2022
2
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moving down the roadhaiku
Oct 6, 2022
1
Oct 6, 2022
1
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Free from gravityhaiku from the beach
Aug 20, 2022
Aug 20, 2022
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standstill in the darkTanka poem for Sunday morning
Aug 28, 2022
Aug 28, 2022
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Beyonda meditation poem
Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022

poems by Jim

Indian Summer Night

poem

haiku

cat on the window sill gray morning — the smell of rain before it rains

haiku

summer cicadas I clip nails outside—in Yoshino cedar a catbird replies

At the office

A poem about surviving the work day

Gray pool humid July

“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” A poem for summer

Petting the Cat

Poem

With what eyes?

A poem

The Worst Excuse

Poem

Eating shredded wheat

haiku

The Sad Professors

a poem

I Won’t Be in Class

Found senryu

Time moves in circles

haiku for new year’s day

To Any of the Ids

Absurdist found poem culled from erroneous Zoom meeting transcriptions

last day, students gone

haiku for the end of the semester

Stories of Young America

Found poem based on Joyce Carol Oates story titles

I have said enough about moonlight

A Zen poem by Ryonen

moving down the road

haiku

Free from gravity

haiku from the beach

standstill in the dark

Tanka poem for Sunday morning

Beyond

a meditation poem

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