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Robert J. Tiess

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Robert J. Tiess is a poet from New York State. His acclaimed poetry has been featured most recently on the Late Night Poets radio show and AllPoetry. A graduate of SUNY New Paltz University with a degree in English Literature, he has been writing poetry since the 1980s and pursuing a joyful career in public library service since the mid-1990s. You can learn more about the author in The Humbling and Other Poems.

From the Poet: "I enjoy writing poetry of all kinds. Almost all of my poems are composed in hopes of being read aloud. My most frequent themes include: compassion, love, unity, empowerment, freedom, truth, equality, justice, tolerance, peace, gratitude, mindfulness, nature, individuality, humility, philosophy, spirituality, art, scien ...more

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	The Humbling and Other Poems 3.88 avg rating — 130 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	May We Learn from the Earth: Nature Poems and Reflections on the Environment 4.04 avg rating — 46 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gracious Nature: Poems on Earth and Life 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I love to share poetry insights and experiences with poets, poetry readers, and fans of my works.

Drawing from over 40 years of writing/reading poetry and literary/criticism studies, as well as a library career of over 30 years, I have many thoughts to offer along with constructive advice whenever anyone welcomes that.

What I'll WON'T DO is tell you how to write.

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My review of Welcome to Midlothian Boulevard by Benjamin Ryan Many novelists have taken up the very formidable challenge of writing mysteries that have the potential to feel not quite like anything a reader might have read before. And many novelists hav ...more
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Whirlwind of Mosaic Pieces is an ambitious, accessible, provoking, and profound poetic journey toward personal fulfillment and joy. The intriguingly candid persona of "Jane" leads us into this poetical progression of a soul intent on being "somebody w ...more
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“Be more than symbol, strength, and dream. / Be light! Inspire! Revive! / Redeem!

(from Phoenix: Salvation)”
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tags: born-again, dreams, light, phoenix, rebirth, reborn, redemption, resurrection, revival, survival

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“The past no longer limits me. / I drift on wind and live as free / above the houses, mountains, clouds, / the cities gripped by anxious crowds, / alighting where I will by day / whenever I decide to stay.

(from Now I've Become a Butterfly)”
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tags: being-myself, butterflies, butterfly, free, freedom, liberty, self-transformation, transformative

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“you wonder / when you start to rise, / if light exists / outside this night, / but this is how / it all begins: / from darkness / not of any sins...

(from Lotus Dreamer)”
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tags: awakening, blossoming, dreamers, dreaming, dreams, enlightenment, flowers, light, lotus, rising-up

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“I'm just a student, one who sees / the paradox of Socrates, / to understand I do not know / and yet enlighten as I go.”
― Robert J. Tiess, The Humbling and Other Poems

tags: enlightenment, humbled, humbling, humility, learning, philosophy, poems, poetry, socrates

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“With one glove off, you trace the heavens, / fingers full of reverence...

(from Stargazers on a Winter's Night)”
― Robert J. Tiess, The Humbling and Other Poems

tags: consellations, poem, poetry, sky, stargazers, stargazing, starlight, stars, universe, winter

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“Tomorrows hinge / on one decision. / In all directions: / consequence.

(from Destinations)”
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tags: choices, consequence, consequences, deciding, decisions, destinations, destiny, future, tomorrows

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“Let blessings only dwell here, yes, / not one phantasm of the past, / for now begins the exorcism / evicting darkness at long last.

(from Renovation of a Soul)”
― Robert J. Tiess, The Humbling and Other Poems

tags: blessings, darkness, exorcism, light, past, poem, poetry, present, souls, spiritual-renewal

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“No, life's not wholly vanished here. / You only have to look for it, / behind, before, between these leaves, / above the broken ends of branches / where one small bluebird takes its pause...

(from Between These Leaves)”
― Robert J. Tiess, The Humbling and Other Poems

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