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Sonia Otero's avatar

I love the poem!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you so much! I’m hoping to make more of them soon!

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wildflower's avatar

I love your collages (I always do 😉)!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! Means a lot to me!

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Neil Barker's avatar

Excellent poem, Duane. I liked the not knowing what the next line would be until I scrolled down the page as well. Interesting concept!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks Neil! So much of my work seems to come from trying to do the work that I wish I could do, but can’t do properly, lol. I don’t have the skillset necessary to be a graphic designer so instead I fill my collages with graphic elements. I’m not a writer, definitely not a poet, but sometimes when I cut up enough words I can piece them together into something interesting, lol. Thanks again!

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

'She was pressed into a silent hour' . That happened to me! Your work is brilliant Duane. There's an image from a few weeks ago I mean to order. I'll look.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you! That's my favorite phrase in the piece, and my favorite part of the cut-up method, piecing together intriguing sentences that I could never create any other way.

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mary g.'s avatar

Your work is amazing!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you Mary! That’s so kind of you to say! I appreciate it!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

It’s a treasure hunt

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Duane Toops's avatar

That’s exactly it! Thanks so much Gloria!

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Kim Nelson's avatar

The poem!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thanks Kim! This is my absolute favorite way of writing poetry, because its about finding where it already is.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Beautiful work 💛🔥

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you so much! I’m really enjoying the narrative layer the cut-out poetry adds to the collages.

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ARC's avatar

So dope

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Duane Toops's avatar

Much appreciated!! Thanks so much for reading and commenting. Means a lot to me!

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Citla Flores's avatar

Duane! I love these collages!!

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Duane Toops's avatar

Wow! Thank you! I love your work and what you do, so it really means the world to me! Thanks again!

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