philosophy and meaning

lore

Here’s the problem / with this neighborhood: / more floods / than we know what to do with

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• Post author:January River
• Post category:Poetry
• Post published:October 20, 2026

tourism

Where did / that / feather / come from

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• Post published:June 2, 2026

tolerance

Use leads to used-to / in all senses / and eventually, in all tenses

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• Post author:January River
• Post category:Poetry
• Post published:May 12, 2026

elevator

But then, steepness is relative / to where you’re standing / and how tall you are

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• Post author:January River
• Post category:Poetry
• Post published:March 31, 2026

potential

What if I could get / higher / What if I can / if I try / What if I don’t

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• Post author:January River
• Post category:Poetry
• Post published:March 10, 2026

reconstruction

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

fraternal

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

compensate

Castles Made of Sand

I made something 
It’s nice but 
that’s not why I made it

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• Post author:January River
• Post category:Poetry
• Post published:June 24, 2025

math

This is the law 
by which we exist

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• Post author:January River
• Post category:Poetry
• Post published:June 10, 2025

costume

When I say: 
I want to be something else

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• Post author:January River
• Post category:Poetry
• Post published:May 27, 2025