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Author: January River

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Commentary: Art Stuff

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It’s 11/11! Make a wish! Was your wish for a stream-of-consciousness commentary post? I’ll never tell!

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Commentary
  • Post published:November 11, 2025

Still Life, Pond in Autumn

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Kieran sat unmoving in his equally motionless kayak, the bright yellow plastic divided in two perfect halves by the mirror of the water’s surface.

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  • Post author:January River
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  • Post published:November 4, 2025

Commentary: Bleh

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How are you? I am…having a little bit of a rough time of it.

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  • Post author:January River
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  • Post published:October 28, 2025

bound

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The natives fling themselves / with abandon / into walls

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:October 21, 2025

Commentary: It Was a Protein Shake

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I think you can get away with a “dear reader” type of commentary filled with the banal details of what you had for breakfast last Thursday as long it’s not every week. Or every two weeks.

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  • Post published:October 14, 2025

reconstruction

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Today’s poem is the first January River thing that’s been published elsewhere, which is really exciting! Check it out!

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:October 7, 2025

Commentary: Something Old, Something Also Old, Several Other Old Things

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One thing I’ve been discovering as I’ve started submitting things to places that might want to publish them is that there is actually a “market” for reprints.

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  • Post author:January River
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  • Post published:September 30, 2025

posteriority

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Butt cheek! / 
Butt cheek! / 
my daughter proclaims / 
to the world

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:September 23, 2025

Commentary: Rock On, Harrisburg; Rock On, Boston

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When I have a chance to see a band live, I get as much out of the experience as I can. Seeing a show is a good reminder that the secret sauce is hard work.

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  • Post author:January River
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  • Post published:September 16, 2025

fraternal

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The floor is paved with wooden planks / 
rough and scratched / 
peeling, mismatched

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:September 9, 2025
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