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Dick Holmes

I was born in Kansas near a wheat field and a crow. After graduating from college, I moved east in search of tall trees and high humidity. I sampled the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions before finding the Southeast most to my liking. There I met the loves of my life, Bronia and the children we gave birth to, Bud and Ruby. At the University of South Carolina, I was fortunate to step into a lovable career in ESL teaching and teacher training. Since retiring in 2011, I’ve focused on caregiving my parents and furthering my writing practice. My indie poetry books include Recipes for Gratitude, Flowers Grow Wild, Full Moon Story Night, and Aaliyah on the Road.

One Way of Looking at Thirteen BlackbirdsPoetry

One Way of Looking at Thirteen Blackbirds

Dick HolmesSeptember 16, 2019

One Way of Looking at Thirteen Blackbirds with a tip of the hat to Wallace Stevens’ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” is…

Koan #5378 (Extended Version)Poetry

Koan #5378 (Extended Version)

Dick HolmesDecember 17, 2018

Which came first, the chicken or the chicken, the egg or the egg? “Pass the Tabasco,” Buddha said. “By the way, where’s your bowl?”…

Gottfried and KlarissaPoetry

Gottfried and Klarissa

Dick HolmesOctober 10, 2018

So when can you free up some time to see me? Free up some time? "Time is one thing that's always free" -- remember…