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The Gods in the Jungle - a Kalieda novel
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Set on a planet far from Earth, The Gods in the Jungle is an investigation of the drives and desires, fears and beliefs of the various peoples and classes of a crumbling society, through the eyes of those immediately involved in events which threaten to bring an Empire to its knees.
The RikVerse
The RikVerse website is a living book of poems, regularly revised and updated with new work as the muse I ride sees fit
22 Facets of my Father
A set of poems loosely inspired by the Major Arcana tarot cards, investigating the relationship between a father and a son.
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Play Time
These 22 poems are some of my earlier work, from the poems that survived the post-puberty bonfire up to around the turn of the century.
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From Each Skull, A Story
None of the people described in these poems are real – they've all emerged fully formed from my imagination. Feel free to draw whatever conclusions you like from this admission.
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Poems to Quote to your Lover
In this collection, I am proud to present you with some love. These poems deal with loves and relationships in all their wonderful and woeful manifestations.
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The RikVerse: volume 1
Includes all four of the above chapbooks, at half the price!
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Other bits of Rik across the web
The RikVerse Website
The Kalieda Encyclopaedia
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Blogs Rik Reads
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"I was washing outside in the yard..." : poem by Osip Mandelstam (1921) - A poem by Osip Mandelstam, written in 1921. Russian original, recited (*ochin, ochin* amateurishly) by me.5 weeks ago
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Filling Up on Haibun - This article first appeared in the Press-Enterprize, August 11, 2024 A few weeks ago, during the peak of a heat wave, I took the kids to the San Diego Zo...4 months ago
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In Memory of Ed Ochester, Poet & Editor, RIP - We have asked Ed Ochester (above) to edit our Sunday poetry pages for the next few months. Here is one of Ed's poems: March of the Penguins The editor of N...1 year ago
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Odd & Ends & Giblets - Remember when a blog post would just be a round-up of whatever one happened to be experiencing at the moment? I miss those "everything and the kitchen ...5 years ago
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THE HIVE: when books get declined - Firstly, I apologise for not being able to change titles listed in the sidebar. I've managed to get locked out of my blogger acount, but still have access ...5 years ago
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Lana K. W. Austin - Lana K. W. Austin’s poems, short stories, and reviews have recently been featured in *Mid-AmericanReview, Sou’wester, Columbia Journal, Zone 3, Appalachia...5 years ago
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Learn The Magic Of Making Up With An Old Boyfriend - If you have recently broken up with the one who was likely to be there forever, there is a good chance you are devastated. It can be very overwhelming to t...6 years ago
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Simon Turner - "A Lean Year", or "Why John Burnside's Thoughts on Contemporary Poetry are Almost Irredeemably Beef-Witted & Unwarranted" - Okay, so to give Burnside his due, his old man whingeing about the state of contemporary poetry (which you can read here, three entries down after Nicola ...7 years ago
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Magma 68 ‘Margins’ launches on July 28th - The launch of Magma 68 will be on Friday 28th July, 7pm at London Review Bookshop, 14-16 Bury Pl, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 2JL. Guest readers are Fleur Adco...7 years ago
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Time for a fresh take - It's easy to see that this blog's been languishing a while. I've been thinking about why that's the case. It's a form I enjoyed while I was posting frequen...8 years ago
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dreamflowers by Anna Ciummo - Anna Ciummo is the recipient of The Dorie Renee Hogan Poetry Contest Prize for her collection, *dreamflowers* published by Asinimali Publications, Inc. The...8 years ago
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Announcement in Monorhyme - I’m on the brink–I’m back I think,And I won’t blinkAt scattering inkOr making a stink—I’ll never shrinkFrom rhyme, or linkTo folly, or winkAnd have a drink...8 years ago
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Poems from NaPo 2015 – Second Week, and … - April 8 2015: Bloodlist April murder count: 40 ———-and counting. Most at risk from homicide: young men. ———-86% of homicides globally. —————I want to disbe...8 years ago
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Basti by Intizar Husain - This is a Pakistani novel from 1979, set during Bangladesh’s war of independence from Pakistan, but with lots of flashbacks — to a pre-Partition life in In...8 years ago
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Tips Menghilangkan Bau Kulkas - Tips untuk menghilangkan bau dari kulkas Anda - Menyingkirkan bau buruk di kulkas dapat menjadi mimpi buruk tetapi tidak mustahil. Jika Anda memiliki bau b...8 years ago
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My choice cuts from Edinburgh Fringe - Just back from Edinburgh, where I saw 20 shows in 5 days. OK, 19. We were 2 minutes late for one, and missed out. Two of the shows were at the Book Festiva...9 years ago
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March Reading Schedule - Hope to see some of you! March 5 Sarah Lawrence College Class visit March 12-14 Aetna Writer-in-Residence University of Connecticut Storrs, CT...10 years ago
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Hell and havoc: Christian Wiman on writing poetry - Poet Christian Wiman, author of Every Riven Thing, took part in a Q. & A. with The New York Times this week that touched on faith, health and his "slim and...11 years ago
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Cutting Food Waste - Poetry prizes? Plagiarism? Verses off-by-heart in schools? I have missed out on all the contemporary hot literary topics, but I do have something to say...11 years ago
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The Palm Beach Effect - You can now buy *The Palm Beach Effect: Reflections on Michael Hofmann* (edited by André Naffis-Sahely and Julian Stannard) from the CB Editions website. T...11 years ago
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That top one is really *quite* creepy looking.
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