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About Time: Poems
From acclaimed author, actor, and singer-songwriterDavid Duchovny, a deeply personal, existential, and insightful debut poetry collection
DAVID DUCHOVNY’S SEVENTH PUBLISHED—AND FIRST POETIC—WORK covers a range of intimate themes and topics, including love, the loss of love, parenting, Duchovny’s own parents (in particular his father, who looms large throughout the work), alienation, and other emotional quandaries. Fans of Duchovny’s fiction will recognize the insightful and clever play of words that, in this new form, distill to an emotionally impactful portrayal of what the author holds most dear.
Duchovny’s approach to poetry is beautifully (and, typically, humorously) encapsulated in his introduction to the work, in which he
Poetry is not useful. And that is exactly why we need it. It reminds us of two important our ultimate lack of agency (unpopular to say, I know) and our inability to say anything plain, our inability to capture what it means to be human with the imperfect tool of words; we come face-to-face with our shadow selves, for in the end we will all die and be forgotten, and come away with nothing, nothing in the way of utility anyway, no talking points, no bullet points, no propaganda, no resolutions, no policy, no knowledge. If anything, maybe we remember a few lines . . . something like a pop song from the collective unconscious, something like wisdom.
You see, I wanted to say it plain, but out comes that torrent of modifiers and adjustments, denials, double negatives, shading, stabs at wit, backpedaling, playing at capturing the lightning. Maybe this time. Maybe that’s what a poem is—that glorious feeling of Maybe this time I’ll get it right. If that’s the case, it seems a worthy enterprise to me. You see, I got somewhere, but the way back is unclear—that’s a good enough definition of poetry for now. No, it’s not.
Duchovny’s efforts at achieving such clarity range in this collection from laser-sharp, single-sentence poems to emotionally sweeping song lyrics. With About Time—perhaps his most personal work to date—Duchovny continues his journey as one of the most prolific creators of his generation.
DAVID DUCHOVNY’S SEVENTH PUBLISHED—AND FIRST POETIC—WORK covers a range of intimate themes and topics, including love, the loss of love, parenting, Duchovny’s own parents (in particular his father, who looms large throughout the work), alienation, and other emotional quandaries. Fans of Duchovny’s fiction will recognize the insightful and clever play of words that, in this new form, distill to an emotionally impactful portrayal of what the author holds most dear.
Duchovny’s approach to poetry is beautifully (and, typically, humorously) encapsulated in his introduction to the work, in which he
Poetry is not useful. And that is exactly why we need it. It reminds us of two important our ultimate lack of agency (unpopular to say, I know) and our inability to say anything plain, our inability to capture what it means to be human with the imperfect tool of words; we come face-to-face with our shadow selves, for in the end we will all die and be forgotten, and come away with nothing, nothing in the way of utility anyway, no talking points, no bullet points, no propaganda, no resolutions, no policy, no knowledge. If anything, maybe we remember a few lines . . . something like a pop song from the collective unconscious, something like wisdom.
You see, I wanted to say it plain, but out comes that torrent of modifiers and adjustments, denials, double negatives, shading, stabs at wit, backpedaling, playing at capturing the lightning. Maybe this time. Maybe that’s what a poem is—that glorious feeling of Maybe this time I’ll get it right. If that’s the case, it seems a worthy enterprise to me. You see, I got somewhere, but the way back is unclear—that’s a good enough definition of poetry for now. No, it’s not.
Duchovny’s efforts at achieving such clarity range in this collection from laser-sharp, single-sentence poems to emotionally sweeping song lyrics. With About Time—perhaps his most personal work to date—Duchovny continues his journey as one of the most prolific creators of his generation.
96 pages, Hardcover
Published September 2, 2025
About the author
David Duchovny
19 books1,354 followersBorn and raised in New York City David Duchovny earned an A.B. in English literature from Princeton University, and an ABD in English literature from Yale University. He was on the road to earning his Ph.D. when his interest in playwriting led him to acting. Subsequently, he emerged to become one of the most highly acclaimed actors in Hollywood.
Globally known for his roles in the Fox Television’s monster hit The X-Files and Showtime's Californication, David has made his way into our pop culture lexicon. David Duchovny remains the only actor to have won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television series in both the Comedy and Drama categories.
David Duchovny has published four novels, Holy Cow: A Modern-Day Dairy Tale (2015), a New York Times Bestseller; Bucky F*cking Dent (2016); Miss Subways (2018) and Truly Like Lightning (2021).
Additionally, David Duchovny has completed two studio albums, Hell or Highwater (2015) and Every Third Thought (2018), and his third album is slated for release in summer 2021.
Globally known for his roles in the Fox Television’s monster hit The X-Files and Showtime's Californication, David has made his way into our pop culture lexicon. David Duchovny remains the only actor to have won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television series in both the Comedy and Drama categories.
David Duchovny has published four novels, Holy Cow: A Modern-Day Dairy Tale (2015), a New York Times Bestseller; Bucky F*cking Dent (2016); Miss Subways (2018) and Truly Like Lightning (2021).
Additionally, David Duchovny has completed two studio albums, Hell or Highwater (2015) and Every Third Thought (2018), and his third album is slated for release in summer 2021.
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August 16, 2025
”I worry your skin like a rosary.”
Who knew that Mulder could put so much heart and soul into his words. We knew that he was a smart-ass but this is completely different.
Poems aren’t something that I usually read. I feel as if I almost never full grasp what poets are trying to convey. It’s something that I want to enjoy though. Duchovny has opened my eyes to poetry that is right for me.
I feel as if he opened up his soul and barred it for the world to see. Like he wrapped us in a tight and welcoming hug. A hug he knew that we oh so desperately needed. His words were strong, beautiful, and a tad bit funny. I expected nothing else from this man. He’s a pure, kind-hearted genius.
Who knew that Mulder could put so much heart and soul into his words. We knew that he was a smart-ass but this is completely different.
Poems aren’t something that I usually read. I feel as if I almost never full grasp what poets are trying to convey. It’s something that I want to enjoy though. Duchovny has opened my eyes to poetry that is right for me.
I feel as if he opened up his soul and barred it for the world to see. Like he wrapped us in a tight and welcoming hug. A hug he knew that we oh so desperately needed. His words were strong, beautiful, and a tad bit funny. I expected nothing else from this man. He’s a pure, kind-hearted genius.
June 28, 2025
I went into this book with high hopes that, unfortunately, it did not live up to.
As always, let's start with the good. Duchovny has a unique voice and perspective that shines throughout the work. Much of this book feels like you’re a fly on the wall of his mind, as he remembers or ponders events in his life. Duchovny also delivers several powerful lines that I am sure we’ll see quoted in the future, such as:
"In these moments, I realize I am nothing but a recording of my own parents’ voices.”
"If your home is assembled poorly, you will be defined by what clings to you in your worst moments: your anger, your anchor."
When considering this book strictly as a poetical work, under the ideology outlined in the introduction that poetry is “useless and perfect, perfectly useless”, it had a high level of potential that was not realized. Most of the pieces feel more like early drafts than finished works. There are excellent lines in it that flow beautifully, distill some deep truth, or are relatable—but they are just that nice one-liners you have to dig for.
Unfortunately, Duchovny does not stick strictly to the realm of “perfectly useless” poetry. Frequently, he strays into philosophy and theology, often mixed haphazardly with lines that seem simply meant to shock, such as:
*They say the Big Bang happened when the devil told God to go fuck Himself.”
There’s even a piece where Duchovny writes from the perspective of God, offering lines like:
“I think maybe God is change,” and “They don't know they are praying to a dead star.”
For those who may be unfamiliar, these refer to St. Thomas Aquinas’ teachings on the immutability of God, more commonly referred to as one of his five proofs for the existence of God as the need for an “unmoved mover” and to Nietzsche’s declaration that “God is dead, and we have killed him.” While religion is a common topic in poetry, there was no meaningful discourse around these ideas; instead, they seemed thrown in merely to provoke.
All of this contributes to the unpolished feel of the work, but I think the most concrete example is when Duchovny attributes the quote “Angels can fly because they take themselves too lightly” to Nietzsche, when in fact it comes from G.K. Chesterton's book Orthodoxy. This may not seem like a big deal, but in a book that begins by reminding us of his Yale education, then broaches big topics like existentialism, spirituality, and mortality, it is a big deal. Chesterton was a Catholic apologist well-known for opposing Nietzsche’s teachings, so to not only confuse their writing but allow the misquote to make it into a late-stage ARC shows a level of carelessness. While I know this isn’t being marketed as an academic work, the introduction and the weight of the topics it addresses do bring it into that sphere, making a misquote like this all the more glaring.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with the opportunity to review this book.
As always, let's start with the good. Duchovny has a unique voice and perspective that shines throughout the work. Much of this book feels like you’re a fly on the wall of his mind, as he remembers or ponders events in his life. Duchovny also delivers several powerful lines that I am sure we’ll see quoted in the future, such as:
"In these moments, I realize I am nothing but a recording of my own parents’ voices.”
"If your home is assembled poorly, you will be defined by what clings to you in your worst moments: your anger, your anchor."
When considering this book strictly as a poetical work, under the ideology outlined in the introduction that poetry is “useless and perfect, perfectly useless”, it had a high level of potential that was not realized. Most of the pieces feel more like early drafts than finished works. There are excellent lines in it that flow beautifully, distill some deep truth, or are relatable—but they are just that nice one-liners you have to dig for.
Unfortunately, Duchovny does not stick strictly to the realm of “perfectly useless” poetry. Frequently, he strays into philosophy and theology, often mixed haphazardly with lines that seem simply meant to shock, such as:
*They say the Big Bang happened when the devil told God to go fuck Himself.”
There’s even a piece where Duchovny writes from the perspective of God, offering lines like:
“I think maybe God is change,” and “They don't know they are praying to a dead star.”
For those who may be unfamiliar, these refer to St. Thomas Aquinas’ teachings on the immutability of God, more commonly referred to as one of his five proofs for the existence of God as the need for an “unmoved mover” and to Nietzsche’s declaration that “God is dead, and we have killed him.” While religion is a common topic in poetry, there was no meaningful discourse around these ideas; instead, they seemed thrown in merely to provoke.
All of this contributes to the unpolished feel of the work, but I think the most concrete example is when Duchovny attributes the quote “Angels can fly because they take themselves too lightly” to Nietzsche, when in fact it comes from G.K. Chesterton's book Orthodoxy. This may not seem like a big deal, but in a book that begins by reminding us of his Yale education, then broaches big topics like existentialism, spirituality, and mortality, it is a big deal. Chesterton was a Catholic apologist well-known for opposing Nietzsche’s teachings, so to not only confuse their writing but allow the misquote to make it into a late-stage ARC shows a level of carelessness. While I know this isn’t being marketed as an academic work, the introduction and the weight of the topics it addresses do bring it into that sphere, making a misquote like this all the more glaring.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with the opportunity to review this book.
April 8, 2026
4 1/2 stars. This debut collection is pretty damn good. I just found out he writes songs too :) David's stark humanity and humor shines through the melancholy themes.
From the introduction:
"A great lyric is not a great poem, and yet, and yet, lyrics have the undeniable merit of necessary restraint, the gorgeous limitations and humility of the form. And the mysterious pleasures and disciplines of rhyme. They have their own thing to offer.
But it is exactly that humble spirit of limitations in which I offer these poems, the spirit of uselessness and beauty."
The introduction (written by Duchovny) is one of my fav parts of this book lol 'cause it's soooo good.
My very favorite pieces: 'Carbon Canyon', 'Confessions of A Pet Rock', 'Professional Demon', and the poem 'How Does It Go?' has the most irresistibly subtle-clever ending. Recommended!
From the introduction:
"A great lyric is not a great poem, and yet, and yet, lyrics have the undeniable merit of necessary restraint, the gorgeous limitations and humility of the form. And the mysterious pleasures and disciplines of rhyme. They have their own thing to offer.
But it is exactly that humble spirit of limitations in which I offer these poems, the spirit of uselessness and beauty."
The introduction (written by Duchovny) is one of my fav parts of this book lol 'cause it's soooo good.
My very favorite pieces: 'Carbon Canyon', 'Confessions of A Pet Rock', 'Professional Demon', and the poem 'How Does It Go?' has the most irresistibly subtle-clever ending. Recommended!
March 1, 2026
Duchovny’s multi-talented wisdom paints a humorous glare at time and life as it wanders about in the streets of LA or elsewhere. Poetry lovers should enjoy his wit and cleverness that inks our carbon copies.
I was surprised he did not have a single poem about ALIENS!! Or something of the unexplained, and also learned he has music out there for our ears.
David Duchovny Rocks!!
Favorites:
Carbon Canyon
Moonrise
Heads or Tails
Leaving Los Angeles
How Does It Go?
Homesick for Mystery
I was surprised he did not have a single poem about ALIENS!! Or something of the unexplained, and also learned he has music out there for our ears.
David Duchovny Rocks!!
Favorites:
Carbon Canyon
Moonrise
Heads or Tails
Leaving Los Angeles
How Does It Go?
Homesick for Mystery
January 24, 2026
I just can’t with celebrity poetry
September 7, 2025
Some of these genuinely touched me, but overall this collection felt cynical rather than poignant or meaningful. I'm sure some people will love this; it's just that my personal preference when I read poetry is to revel in the sound and rhythm of the language and images while also being left with an idea or feeling that lingers with me, and too many in this collection gave me none of that. It often felt a bit arrogant, like it felt it was more clever and poignant than it was...I also just don't need to see the F word so many times in a poem. To me it doesn't feel daring or powerful to use that word in 2025
...just lazy and crude. I love Duchovny, and I wish I had loved this more.
...just lazy and crude. I love Duchovny, and I wish I had loved this more.
May 15, 2026
"Do not be unafraid." - Memory Palace
In the intro essay ("A Poetic Autobiography"), Duchovny shares some of his background and thoughts on versifying, declaring at one point: "All poems are about love and death." That summation seems mostly true for the 39 selections in this collection, or at least for the best of them, but time in general also seems a unifying theme. The shortest of the pieces here seem like word doodles, but almost all of them have some element of wordplay and exude a love of language. My favorite, by far, is Ridley's Stanzas to 'Rona, which is sort of an ode to the pandemic and almost begs to be read aloud. It reminded me of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" or some other Dylan song, from the first lines on:
Now is the silent spring of our discontent,
what is said seduces what is meant.
The breath of life is lethal--
we have nothing to fear but fear itself,
oh yeah, and other people:
I've got a lot to say and nothing to do,
there's a gun in my mouth, but it's pointed at you.
I can so hear that set to music, which I hope he does (if he hasn't already).
Other standout selections for me:
Dead Seven - a poignant reflection on his late father (who appears in several other entries, as well)
Moonrise - "She has her dark side."
Confessions of a Pet Rock - "which is my genius, waiting."
New Haven - reads like a super-condensed short story, wistfully focused on a relationship with a former lover that is now reduced to "late-night phone calls or emails through the decades, / as regular as an eclipse-- / a flare, here and there, from ship to ship."
How Does It Go? - reminded me of Bukowski's poems: "A man and a woman meet, fuck, / no, / how does it go again?"
Hope you're god . . . - the title being a typo in the closing line from a text "from the woman who was his wife in another life"; loved this one.
First line [from the intro}:
"I know what you're thinking: Just what the world needs now--a bunch of poems from an actor."
September 18, 2025
Mi-a plăcut mult. Mi-a făcut super bine să mă îndepărtez de ceea ce citesc de obicei și să mă îndrept către această cărticică.
Am găsit diverse teme filosofice pe lângă emoțiile specifice acestui gen. Unele mi-au dat de gândit, iar altele m-au uimit prin simpla lor formulare. E clar că autorul e un om al cuvântului căci are o expresivitate aparte.
Singurul lucru care m-a deranjat oarecum a fost că am dat și peste niște poezii destul de copilărești, superficiale pe lângă celelalte.
De asemenea, aș fi vrut să fie un volum puțin mai lung. Am simțit că s-a terminat mult prea repede.
În concluzie, mă bucur că am ajuns la acest volum. A fost o surpriză foarte plăcută.
Am găsit diverse teme filosofice pe lângă emoțiile specifice acestui gen. Unele mi-au dat de gândit, iar altele m-au uimit prin simpla lor formulare. E clar că autorul e un om al cuvântului căci are o expresivitate aparte.
Singurul lucru care m-a deranjat oarecum a fost că am dat și peste niște poezii destul de copilărești, superficiale pe lângă celelalte.
De asemenea, aș fi vrut să fie un volum puțin mai lung. Am simțit că s-a terminat mult prea repede.
În concluzie, mă bucur că am ajuns la acest volum. A fost o surpriză foarte plăcută.
January 26, 2026
Oof da this collection was NOT for me. I should have known better, but was just curious after browsing online library collection. I’m not even a particularly huge fan of Duchovny so I’m not sure what drew me to the book.
There are a few clever piece, but overall does not read like a mature poet. I would have guessed a college kid wrote most of these. Seems pretty on par for a successful Hollywood actor, honestly.
Probably will fall for reading a non-poets poems again, but not this guy’s!
March 1, 2026
Poetry is, poetry was, maybe
Always;
The best interpretation may well be
The ways
The soul rewrites the journey,
Quaint miscellany.
(GT, 1 March 2026)
Favorite poems:
-Carbon Canyon
-Dead Seven
-Moonrise
-Confessions of a Pet Rock
-Ridley’s Stanzas to ‘Rona (5-Star)
-Heads or Tails
-How Does It Go?
-Homesick for Mystery
-God is a Changed Man (5-Star)
Always;
The best interpretation may well be
The ways
The soul rewrites the journey,
Quaint miscellany.
(GT, 1 March 2026)
Favorite poems:
-Carbon Canyon
-Dead Seven
-Moonrise
-Confessions of a Pet Rock
-Ridley’s Stanzas to ‘Rona (5-Star)
-Heads or Tails
-How Does It Go?
-Homesick for Mystery
-God is a Changed Man (5-Star)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 17, 2025
I don't really know why I read (listened to) this other than a vague curiosity. There are a few genuinely good poems and a good line here and there, and he does some fun things with voice, but otherwise it's all just a bit cringe. The essay at the start is quite embarrassing unfortunately.
August 17, 2025
I truly love David's writing. This book of poetry was 99% good and I normally don't like poetry. There's a lot in here about his father and it's very emotional. All in all a decent read.
December 11, 2025
Favorite poems: Evergreen, Leaving Los Angeles, A Dream
March 14, 2026
I am generally not one for poetry, so I don’t know if this is actually good or not, but I do know that it made me want to read a lot of the poems again, so that seems like a positive sign.
April 18, 2026
I always like duchovny as an actor especially in x files. his personal life was whack, but it was personal, so not my business. his poetry however is... not pleasant. full of a sort of arrogant artistic fart sniffing, flippant blasphemy and incoherent rambling that is a far cry of what I would have imagined him capable of. definitely not for me. I'll stick with x files. smart he may be, but spacy he is as well. maybe someone who has made the questionable life choices and addictions he has shouldn't be so quick to dismiss Christian doctrines as if he has it figured out. come on. something, something, something... glass houses
September 21, 2025
doing swiftie level delusional analysis looking for gillovny clues in this
May 26, 2026
It's quite possible that this book deserves a higher rating. I am no expert on poetry.
Duchovny is smart; he's got degrees in English literature from Princeton and Yale. He's deep, but also doesn't hold anything with much reverence. I mostly liked his snark and nifty turns of phrase. Thus, I will merely mention my favorite bits.
In Do Over: "You can't leave home unless you have one. And if your home is assembled poorly, you will be defined by what clings to you in your worst moments: your anger your anchor.
In Carbon Canyon: It doesn't even feel like poetry, but prose, a simple story of a walk with his daughter and the pain of explaining death, obviated by the brilliant, moving philosophy of a three-year-old. (This will stick with me.)
In Memory Palace: The bit starting with "Memory replaces math as law." The whole part about asking for directions and the failings in giving them, but especially, "You may stand before a locked door trying keys, codes, magic spells — waiting...till another door creaks open behind you into the Russian-doll floor plan of souls. It's beginning to sound a little like Abbot and Costello Meet the Wolfman— (I won't deny my deepest influences.)
I have gone back to read that several times, recognizing in his parentheticals the way I, too, think.
In Paper Beats Rock: The twist of words, like in, "There, with his left ventricle pressed against eh fence unbored, watching infinite games of rock paper scissors shoot, the Authority finds my heart and places him under cardiac arrest, shipping him asap upstate in a valentine's-shaped ice chest — where he is committed entirely, takes pills with meals, bpm within target range, writes me in crayon fro a mandatory art class, requesting his black blue cardigan, misses me, misses her..."
In Dragnet Spec: Most of it, but the Groucho-referencing "Whoa, a duck just dropped from the sky. :0 An omen? Maybe this is wrong...Hardly, you said the magic word is all."
In Ridley's Stanzas to 'Rona: The whole COVID theme is still too raw, and by the time we can read about it without pain, too many will have forgotten it. But the fifth part, with this bit, will captivate me for a while:
I know you want to adventurously roam,
But these days, even Homer has to stay at home.
Every subway, bus, and cap is a poisoned chalice;
so, for the foreseeable future,
It's Uber über alles.
Perhaps those first two lines make the rest of the book worth having been written? And the bending word trickery in part six? OK, let's keep this entire poem.
In New Haven: All of it. Keep all of it. He's letting us inside his head, or the character's head, and in a page and a quarter, you get a glimpse inside someone, whether read or imagined. This might be my favorite.
In Hope You're G-d: The whole poem, again. This and New Haven are the two I enjoyed most in full, likely because they feel like stories. This is so evocative; sure, it's a rushed reply to someone who no longer loves him, but oh, how much it could have meant!
In Professional Demon: The entire Wile Coyote imagery.
In Homesick for Mystery: I lose my understanding as the poem goes on, but the first paragraph punched me in the heart...and then in the stomach.
Finally, I particularly enjoyed Duchovny's essay at the start of the book, explaining his "poetic autobiography,' and I found it compelling, even riveting.
Poetry is not my medium. What do I know? Only what sticks with me. While the majority of this did not, I think poetry gets ranked only on what you hold dear, just as a good cookbook might be one where you find just a few favorite recipes. Two poems and a smattering of clipped lines are all I needed. How do I rate that?
Duchovny is smart; he's got degrees in English literature from Princeton and Yale. He's deep, but also doesn't hold anything with much reverence. I mostly liked his snark and nifty turns of phrase. Thus, I will merely mention my favorite bits.
In Do Over: "You can't leave home unless you have one. And if your home is assembled poorly, you will be defined by what clings to you in your worst moments: your anger your anchor.
In Carbon Canyon: It doesn't even feel like poetry, but prose, a simple story of a walk with his daughter and the pain of explaining death, obviated by the brilliant, moving philosophy of a three-year-old. (This will stick with me.)
In Memory Palace: The bit starting with "Memory replaces math as law." The whole part about asking for directions and the failings in giving them, but especially, "You may stand before a locked door trying keys, codes, magic spells — waiting...till another door creaks open behind you into the Russian-doll floor plan of souls. It's beginning to sound a little like Abbot and Costello Meet the Wolfman— (I won't deny my deepest influences.)
I have gone back to read that several times, recognizing in his parentheticals the way I, too, think.
In Paper Beats Rock: The twist of words, like in, "There, with his left ventricle pressed against eh fence unbored, watching infinite games of rock paper scissors shoot, the Authority finds my heart and places him under cardiac arrest, shipping him asap upstate in a valentine's-shaped ice chest — where he is committed entirely, takes pills with meals, bpm within target range, writes me in crayon fro a mandatory art class, requesting his black blue cardigan, misses me, misses her..."
In Dragnet Spec: Most of it, but the Groucho-referencing "Whoa, a duck just dropped from the sky. :0 An omen? Maybe this is wrong...Hardly, you said the magic word is all."
In Ridley's Stanzas to 'Rona: The whole COVID theme is still too raw, and by the time we can read about it without pain, too many will have forgotten it. But the fifth part, with this bit, will captivate me for a while:
I know you want to adventurously roam,
But these days, even Homer has to stay at home.
Every subway, bus, and cap is a poisoned chalice;
so, for the foreseeable future,
It's Uber über alles.
Perhaps those first two lines make the rest of the book worth having been written? And the bending word trickery in part six? OK, let's keep this entire poem.
In New Haven: All of it. Keep all of it. He's letting us inside his head, or the character's head, and in a page and a quarter, you get a glimpse inside someone, whether read or imagined. This might be my favorite.
In Hope You're G-d: The whole poem, again. This and New Haven are the two I enjoyed most in full, likely because they feel like stories. This is so evocative; sure, it's a rushed reply to someone who no longer loves him, but oh, how much it could have meant!
In Professional Demon: The entire Wile Coyote imagery.
In Homesick for Mystery: I lose my understanding as the poem goes on, but the first paragraph punched me in the heart...and then in the stomach.
Finally, I particularly enjoyed Duchovny's essay at the start of the book, explaining his "poetic autobiography,' and I found it compelling, even riveting.
Poetry is not my medium. What do I know? Only what sticks with me. While the majority of this did not, I think poetry gets ranked only on what you hold dear, just as a good cookbook might be one where you find just a few favorite recipes. Two poems and a smattering of clipped lines are all I needed. How do I rate that?
June 29, 2025
My thanks to NetGalley and Akashic Books, Ltd. for an advance copy of collection of poems dealing with time and its many enemies, regret, the past, the future, and what are place has meant to us and others.
I found poetry late in my reading career. After high school even after college. I think it is because poetry has always had the cachet of being difficult. Words have different meanings, poems come in styles like A,B, A,B C, and Z. This is this kind of poem, this is a classic poem. People tend to make things difficult, gatekeeping something that doesn't need gatekeeping. Meanwhile all around is is poetry. Advertising catch phrases, political slogans, song lyrics, rap lyrics and more. All convey emotion, make us feel a certain way. The writer of this work, David Duchovny talks about this in the introduction to his work. How he used to write poems to impress young ladies, it wasn't until writing song lyrics that he saw the power and the mystery that poems could have, and how we need to look for poems to help ourselves find our ways in this world. Which is something I agree with. Why poetry, why now. Why not. About Time: Poems, is written by the multi-talented actor, writer, singer, songwriter and offers views into his world, our world, and the world we wish we could have.
The introduction is very interesting a rundown of what poetry means to the author, and how writing song lyrics and poetry while sounding similar are totally different kinds of beasts. The poems that follow deal with a variety of subjects close to all of us. Walking with his child in the woods, and seeing a dead animal. Dealing with the death of his father in a few works. Dealing with family problems, divorce, detachment, divides, even a bit of jealousy. There are a few poems looking back at a world that seemed bright and full of promise, to a future with COVID and political uncertainty by the day. The poems range in size from very short to a few pages, to heartfelt and kind of funny. Even weird.
I enjoyed the collection quite a bit, and not because I have been a fan of the actor since his Red Shoe Diaries days. Yes that is a deep cut. Duchovny has a very nice writing style, familiar from his numerous books, which I recommend with a droll sense of humor, and a maturity that is allowing him to look at his life and comment on it. One can see the raw places, the talks about his family, his father, and yet there is a hope a feeling that even this shall pass, not forgotten, but maybe not painful at some point. Duchovny draws on a lot of things, the Bible, song lyrics, I never thought I would see who's zooming who in a book of poetry, to create his works. Quite a few of them I hope I can remember, including one about not remembering how a joke goes and screwing up a story over and over. I liked that one, as much about it spoke to me in these odd times of fake news, and being told what the truth is.
This is a short collection. As I said if one reads this, one should read his books, as they are equally good, weird, and thought provoking. I knew vaguely that Duchovny has a music career, now I will have to check that out, just to see how good Duchovny's lyrics are. A fine collection of works for fans of poems, and for fans of Duchovny.
I found poetry late in my reading career. After high school even after college. I think it is because poetry has always had the cachet of being difficult. Words have different meanings, poems come in styles like A,B, A,B C, and Z. This is this kind of poem, this is a classic poem. People tend to make things difficult, gatekeeping something that doesn't need gatekeeping. Meanwhile all around is is poetry. Advertising catch phrases, political slogans, song lyrics, rap lyrics and more. All convey emotion, make us feel a certain way. The writer of this work, David Duchovny talks about this in the introduction to his work. How he used to write poems to impress young ladies, it wasn't until writing song lyrics that he saw the power and the mystery that poems could have, and how we need to look for poems to help ourselves find our ways in this world. Which is something I agree with. Why poetry, why now. Why not. About Time: Poems, is written by the multi-talented actor, writer, singer, songwriter and offers views into his world, our world, and the world we wish we could have.
The introduction is very interesting a rundown of what poetry means to the author, and how writing song lyrics and poetry while sounding similar are totally different kinds of beasts. The poems that follow deal with a variety of subjects close to all of us. Walking with his child in the woods, and seeing a dead animal. Dealing with the death of his father in a few works. Dealing with family problems, divorce, detachment, divides, even a bit of jealousy. There are a few poems looking back at a world that seemed bright and full of promise, to a future with COVID and political uncertainty by the day. The poems range in size from very short to a few pages, to heartfelt and kind of funny. Even weird.
I enjoyed the collection quite a bit, and not because I have been a fan of the actor since his Red Shoe Diaries days. Yes that is a deep cut. Duchovny has a very nice writing style, familiar from his numerous books, which I recommend with a droll sense of humor, and a maturity that is allowing him to look at his life and comment on it. One can see the raw places, the talks about his family, his father, and yet there is a hope a feeling that even this shall pass, not forgotten, but maybe not painful at some point. Duchovny draws on a lot of things, the Bible, song lyrics, I never thought I would see who's zooming who in a book of poetry, to create his works. Quite a few of them I hope I can remember, including one about not remembering how a joke goes and screwing up a story over and over. I liked that one, as much about it spoke to me in these odd times of fake news, and being told what the truth is.
This is a short collection. As I said if one reads this, one should read his books, as they are equally good, weird, and thought provoking. I knew vaguely that Duchovny has a music career, now I will have to check that out, just to see how good Duchovny's lyrics are. A fine collection of works for fans of poems, and for fans of Duchovny.
August 6, 2025
I know what you’re thinking: just what the world needs now–a bunch of poems from an actor. from About Time by David Duchovny
Here is the truth: other than Chaplin, which I haven’t seen since it was in the movie theater, I haven’t seen anything that David Duchovny acted in, and I know little about him. So, I approached this book on it’s own merits and not as a ‘fan’.
The Introduction, A Poetic Autobiography, is an impressive, wide ranging commentary on poetry. Duchovny quotes poets on poetry, and talks about his own motivation for writing. He notes his educational background, which is impressive. And he speaks to what poetry is to him: “All poems are about love and death.”
Because these poems are quite personal, not all spoke to me. There are some notable turns of phrases and little insights sprinkled throughout. The poems are diverse, some with humor, confessional poems, more intellectual ones. There are ‘quotes’ scattered throughout, rewritten, such as this from Shakespeare: “A tale edited by an idiot, full of surround sound and fury, dignifying nothing.”
The first poem that caught me so I reread it was Carbon Canyon in which he describes a walk with his young daughter and coming across a dead mouse on the road. At first I thought, not another roadkill poem. But it surprised me and I found myself relating to it and moved by it. The narrator saw only death, but the child saw an act of love.
I also appreciated the poems in which he deals with grief for his father’s loss, his continual need for him.
In Moonrise, the Earth and Moon have been torn apart but are “trapped by one another, in one another,” “the ever-ongoing/reconciliation of loss” like human lost love.
Thanks to the publisher for a free book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Here is the truth: other than Chaplin, which I haven’t seen since it was in the movie theater, I haven’t seen anything that David Duchovny acted in, and I know little about him. So, I approached this book on it’s own merits and not as a ‘fan’.
The Introduction, A Poetic Autobiography, is an impressive, wide ranging commentary on poetry. Duchovny quotes poets on poetry, and talks about his own motivation for writing. He notes his educational background, which is impressive. And he speaks to what poetry is to him: “All poems are about love and death.”
Because these poems are quite personal, not all spoke to me. There are some notable turns of phrases and little insights sprinkled throughout. The poems are diverse, some with humor, confessional poems, more intellectual ones. There are ‘quotes’ scattered throughout, rewritten, such as this from Shakespeare: “A tale edited by an idiot, full of surround sound and fury, dignifying nothing.”
The first poem that caught me so I reread it was Carbon Canyon in which he describes a walk with his young daughter and coming across a dead mouse on the road. At first I thought, not another roadkill poem. But it surprised me and I found myself relating to it and moved by it. The narrator saw only death, but the child saw an act of love.
I also appreciated the poems in which he deals with grief for his father’s loss, his continual need for him.
In Moonrise, the Earth and Moon have been torn apart but are “trapped by one another, in one another,” “the ever-ongoing/reconciliation of loss” like human lost love.
Thanks to the publisher for a free book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
January 28, 2026
These poems read like therapy assignments from Duchovny’s stints in rehab. As the poet writes in “Dragnet Spec” (p. 39):
“I sound defensive.
Dismissive.
Crafty.
And guilty.”
Maybe a little sorry, too, and definitely full of regrets, especially in poems like “Carbon Canyon” and “City of Los: Population: 1” in which he muses about his own mortality. Despite the overused obscenities and “cliche juice,” there are some memorable lines scattered throughout the collection:
“In the bedroom, I expect to see my mother crying.
For in memory, as in visions of hell,
we are fated eternally to the definitive gesture.”
—from “Heads or Tails,” p. 47
“A tale edited by an idiot,
full of surround sound and fury,
dignifying nothing.”
—from “L.A.’s a Bad Place to Die,” p. 71
However, most of the poems read like glorified journal entries. At least “banal” Billy Collins added barrels of belly laughs to his inventory of the human condition.
By way of introduction, Duchovny attempts to show off his erudition by presenting “A Poetic Autobiography” in which he claims that poetry “is lies,” “makes nothing happen,” and “is not useful” (p. 13). He goes on to offer his own definition of poetry by dropping well-known names from the English literature courses he took at Yale. If the art form is so useless, as Mr. Duchovny argues, then why do we turn to poetry to express life’s joys and sorrows, sing love’s songs, trumpet our triumphs, mourn our tragedies, confess our transgressions, and make sense of our “ineffable intransigence”? Prose simply won’t do; only poetry has such power. As Duchovny himself admits in “A Dream,” poetry is so powerful “that they had to name a god after it” (p. 52).
Favorite Poems:
“Heads or Tails”
“Hope you’re god. . .”
“I sound defensive.
Dismissive.
Crafty.
And guilty.”
Maybe a little sorry, too, and definitely full of regrets, especially in poems like “Carbon Canyon” and “City of Los: Population: 1” in which he muses about his own mortality. Despite the overused obscenities and “cliche juice,” there are some memorable lines scattered throughout the collection:
“In the bedroom, I expect to see my mother crying.
For in memory, as in visions of hell,
we are fated eternally to the definitive gesture.”
—from “Heads or Tails,” p. 47
“A tale edited by an idiot,
full of surround sound and fury,
dignifying nothing.”
—from “L.A.’s a Bad Place to Die,” p. 71
However, most of the poems read like glorified journal entries. At least “banal” Billy Collins added barrels of belly laughs to his inventory of the human condition.
By way of introduction, Duchovny attempts to show off his erudition by presenting “A Poetic Autobiography” in which he claims that poetry “is lies,” “makes nothing happen,” and “is not useful” (p. 13). He goes on to offer his own definition of poetry by dropping well-known names from the English literature courses he took at Yale. If the art form is so useless, as Mr. Duchovny argues, then why do we turn to poetry to express life’s joys and sorrows, sing love’s songs, trumpet our triumphs, mourn our tragedies, confess our transgressions, and make sense of our “ineffable intransigence”? Prose simply won’t do; only poetry has such power. As Duchovny himself admits in “A Dream,” poetry is so powerful “that they had to name a god after it” (p. 52).
Favorite Poems:
“Heads or Tails”
“Hope you’re god. . .”
October 1, 2025
I have been challenging myself to read more poetry; I have adored David Duchovny since he was Fox Mulder; without a doubt, I was going to read his book of poetry.
Even though I have written my fair share of it, I admit, I don't always "get" poetry; I know often it means more to the writer than to the reader. There were some lines of poetry that I more than understood, there were many more that I did not. That's okay. Maybe in a year when I read it again, I'll see what stands out to me then.
In the mean time, I'm still going to give this 5 stars because putting yourself out there can be a scary thing to do, even for as big of a celebrity as David Duchovny. Just because I don't "get it" right now, doesn't mean there won't be plenty of others who will.
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Even though I have written my fair share of it, I admit, I don't always "get" poetry; I know often it means more to the writer than to the reader. There were some lines of poetry that I more than understood, there were many more that I did not. That's okay. Maybe in a year when I read it again, I'll see what stands out to me then.
In the mean time, I'm still going to give this 5 stars because putting yourself out there can be a scary thing to do, even for as big of a celebrity as David Duchovny. Just because I don't "get it" right now, doesn't mean there won't be plenty of others who will.
#ReadMoreBooks #NewYearsIntentions #Bookworm #BookDragon #SupportYourLocalLibrary #KindleBasic #AboutTime #AboutTimePoems #Poetry #DavidDuchovny #FiveStars #HandsOfSerenity #HospiceMassage #EndOfLifeMassage #PalliativeMassage #PediatricMassage #MassageInSchoolsProgram #MassageInSchoolsAssociation #DragonReiki #Reiki #DeathDoula #EndOfLifePlanningAdvocate #DeathEducation #Dying #Death #DeathCompanion #DoTheWork #ForEverAfterMinistry #RevChrissi #OrdainedMinister
August 6, 2025
Well educated and well versed in the mechanics of poetry, David Duchovny delivered a book of poetry filled with pain and disappointment. I have Major Depressive Syndrome and I am able read accounts of life spent in concentration camps but this poetry is not meant for me, it is too intense, a little obscure and leaves me in the feeling of descending into horror.
There is one poem that really sticks in my mind, Carbon Canyon. In the poem, the author is walking with his very young daughter (2 to 4 years old) and they come upon a mouse that has been run over by a car. He wants to go away because he cannot stand the sight of death. A group of ants converge on the mouse, he wants to leave, but his daughter says no. There are so many ants and they love the mouse.
I thought about the mouse for some time after reading the poem. The author described the carnage. And his daughter saw it differntly. The mouse is feast for the ants, so if ants can be happy (we don't know yet) they must be very happy. The mouse died, his body doesn't belong to it anymore, the ants are cleaning up the road. Maybe the mouse had a good life until its sudden death. I see it differently too!
There is one poem that really sticks in my mind, Carbon Canyon. In the poem, the author is walking with his very young daughter (2 to 4 years old) and they come upon a mouse that has been run over by a car. He wants to go away because he cannot stand the sight of death. A group of ants converge on the mouse, he wants to leave, but his daughter says no. There are so many ants and they love the mouse.
I thought about the mouse for some time after reading the poem. The author described the carnage. And his daughter saw it differntly. The mouse is feast for the ants, so if ants can be happy (we don't know yet) they must be very happy. The mouse died, his body doesn't belong to it anymore, the ants are cleaning up the road. Maybe the mouse had a good life until its sudden death. I see it differently too!
April 8, 2026
"I know what you're thinking: Just what the world needs now—a bunch of poems from an actor. I'm only half kidding, Poetry is lies. Poetry makes nothing happen... Let me try to say it unpoetically. Poetry is not useful. And that is exactly why we need it. It reminds us of two important things: our ultimate lack of agency (unpopular to say, I know) and our inability to say anything plain, our inability to capture what it means to be human with the imperfect tool of words; we come face-to-face with our shadow selves, for in the end we will all die and be forgotten, and come away with nothing, nothing in the way of utility anyway, no talking points, no bullet points, no propaganda, no resolutions, no policy, no knowledge."
I have come to appreciate David Duchovny's writing alongside his acting and directing. That's no surprise given his early academic life, and his introduction to this volume of poetry is itself thoughtful and insightful. What follows is a range of poems—some, for me, more effective than others—that often speak to a sense of melancholy towards the human condition that chimes with me.
I have come to appreciate David Duchovny's writing alongside his acting and directing. That's no surprise given his early academic life, and his introduction to this volume of poetry is itself thoughtful and insightful. What follows is a range of poems—some, for me, more effective than others—that often speak to a sense of melancholy towards the human condition that chimes with me.
July 27, 2025
I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree.
And I think that I shall never read a poet as lovely as Duchovny.
Sorry not sorry for my ham fisted attempt at poetry. I am by no means a poet or even well-read when it comes to poetry. So why am I writing a review of About Time? Because I’ve been a fan of David Duchovny for decades & his writing for years. Put aside any preconceived notions of “David the actor.” In my admittedly inexpert opinion, he knows what he’s doing when he puts pen to paper. This is really his second published set of poems, a few of these made it into a limited run chapbook that came with his novella The Reservoir. I kinda wish About Time had the year he wrote each of the poems. He once said he had been writing poetry for decades, so it would be interesting to see how his writing has evolved. Which of these have been hiding in a desk drawer for years, which are new? A lifetime in poetry. Not the rhyming stanzas kind. The thoughts on paper that make you think kind. I hope he keeps writing & sharing with us.
And I think that I shall never read a poet as lovely as Duchovny.
Sorry not sorry for my ham fisted attempt at poetry. I am by no means a poet or even well-read when it comes to poetry. So why am I writing a review of About Time? Because I’ve been a fan of David Duchovny for decades & his writing for years. Put aside any preconceived notions of “David the actor.” In my admittedly inexpert opinion, he knows what he’s doing when he puts pen to paper. This is really his second published set of poems, a few of these made it into a limited run chapbook that came with his novella The Reservoir. I kinda wish About Time had the year he wrote each of the poems. He once said he had been writing poetry for decades, so it would be interesting to see how his writing has evolved. Which of these have been hiding in a desk drawer for years, which are new? A lifetime in poetry. Not the rhyming stanzas kind. The thoughts on paper that make you think kind. I hope he keeps writing & sharing with us.
September 5, 2025
For my friends who like celebrity memoirs in poetry form.
Epiphanies while listening to ABOUT TIME: POEMS by David Duchovny
🎧Thanks, @prhaudio, for the #gifted audiobook. #PRHAudioPartner #sponsored
1. A 90s-era crush on an actor is not enough to sustain a book of poetry.
1a. Exception: Matthew McConaughey
1b. Exception: David Duchovny
2. DD’s voice is still scratchy, soulful-eyed perfection.
3. I can, will, and do judge a book by its cover.
4. DD and Téa Leoni split up? I had no idea (Google: in 2017).
5. I absorb and appreciate poetry via eye more than ear.
5a. Exception: Matthew McConaughey
5b. Exception: David Duchovny
6. DD has a clever way with words, both his and fun riffs on others’. “A tale edited by an idiot, full of surround sound and fury, dignifying nothing.”
7. I don’t know enough about poetry to know if this is good poetry.
8. But I liked it.
9. This “review” is probably longer than the entire book.
10. I can’t end a list with only nine items. There must be ten.
Epiphanies while listening to ABOUT TIME: POEMS by David Duchovny
🎧Thanks, @prhaudio, for the #gifted audiobook. #PRHAudioPartner #sponsored
1. A 90s-era crush on an actor is not enough to sustain a book of poetry.
1a. Exception: Matthew McConaughey
1b. Exception: David Duchovny
2. DD’s voice is still scratchy, soulful-eyed perfection.
3. I can, will, and do judge a book by its cover.
4. DD and Téa Leoni split up? I had no idea (Google: in 2017).
5. I absorb and appreciate poetry via eye more than ear.
5a. Exception: Matthew McConaughey
5b. Exception: David Duchovny
6. DD has a clever way with words, both his and fun riffs on others’. “A tale edited by an idiot, full of surround sound and fury, dignifying nothing.”
7. I don’t know enough about poetry to know if this is good poetry.
8. But I liked it.
9. This “review” is probably longer than the entire book.
10. I can’t end a list with only nine items. There must be ten.
August 16, 2025
Mr. Duchovny offered various interpretations of poetry in his introduction: from the mouths of literary giants he plucked and plied and reshaped their souls into satirical, heartfelt, personal clarity; used them as road maps to give voice to his meaning and yearning.
I've yet to find the words that mark what I'm seeking when dabbling with the neighbor of prose. But his book brings me a little closer to that mystery-- for which I am not only entertained but grateful. Powerful and raw, his emotions and language meld beautifully with his disclosures.
"But it is exactly that humble spirit of gorgeous limitations in which I offer these poems. The spirit of uselessness and beauty. The spirit of memory and forgetting and of thresholds honored and crossed. My deepest hope, one I'm a fool for saying out loud, is that they give you nothing of worldly worth and you can't get enough of them.
David Duchovny
6/1/25"
I've yet to find the words that mark what I'm seeking when dabbling with the neighbor of prose. But his book brings me a little closer to that mystery-- for which I am not only entertained but grateful. Powerful and raw, his emotions and language meld beautifully with his disclosures.
"But it is exactly that humble spirit of gorgeous limitations in which I offer these poems. The spirit of uselessness and beauty. The spirit of memory and forgetting and of thresholds honored and crossed. My deepest hope, one I'm a fool for saying out loud, is that they give you nothing of worldly worth and you can't get enough of them.
David Duchovny
6/1/25"
September 6, 2025
This intimate collection reflects on themes of love, loss, memory, and the quiet passage of time. The poems explore the people who have shaped the author’s life—his parents, children, and lovers. Some pieces are brief and impactful, while others feel more like a conversation. One poem contemplates the experience of watching his children gain independence, while another honors his late father, expressing both admiration and a sense of regret. Several poems explore the challenges of aging.
The author writes with clarity and warmth, incorporating humor even in the most somber moments. The poems read like a reflection on life’s experiences—parenthood, memory, and aging. They remind us of what we carry with us and what we choose to let go.
To listen to my interview with the author, go to my podcast at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
The author writes with clarity and warmth, incorporating humor even in the most somber moments. The poems read like a reflection on life’s experiences—parenthood, memory, and aging. They remind us of what we carry with us and what we choose to let go.
To listen to my interview with the author, go to my podcast at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
June 17, 2025
Duchnovny, one of the best educated American actors, has become quite a Rennaissance Man in his later year. I knew he was a writer, just didn't know he wrote poetry too. But that tracks.
This slender volume is at least as self-indulgent as most poetry, if not more. The cover is Duchnovny's handsomely aging mug, the contents are deeply personal. A significant chunk of the book is taken up by various praise for his prose work. There there's a huge foreword by the author - likely my favorite part of the book.
And yes, he is intelligent and erudite -- all that Ivy league education has paid off.
So that's already a third of the book. The rest are poems. And they are somewhat uneven. At best, he does create some haunting imagery, and every so often there's a potent sentence that strikes a chord. Which is pretty good for such a small book.
Thanks Netgalley.
This slender volume is at least as self-indulgent as most poetry, if not more. The cover is Duchnovny's handsomely aging mug, the contents are deeply personal. A significant chunk of the book is taken up by various praise for his prose work. There there's a huge foreword by the author - likely my favorite part of the book.
And yes, he is intelligent and erudite -- all that Ivy league education has paid off.
So that's already a third of the book. The rest are poems. And they are somewhat uneven. At best, he does create some haunting imagery, and every so often there's a potent sentence that strikes a chord. Which is pretty good for such a small book.
Thanks Netgalley.
August 3, 2025
Duchovny's unique voice and highly individual take on poetry comes through consistently in this collection. At times, his other talents in other creative media are clearly influences on the structure and nature the poems, whether that's music (something he attempts to address in the introduction) or directing/screenwriting. There's certainly repeated themes about and musings regarding God/religion, fatherhood, love, and aging/mortality...none of which are surprising I think considering the source. The introduction definitely reflects his deep academic knowledge of the form and subject, though the collection of poems itself is a bit uneven. I think a few pieces could have been a bit more refined, but overall an enjoyable and interesting view on a multi-faceted man that I think has at least a few pieces I'll find myself returning to.
June 7, 2025
Perhaps what the world needs now is a reminder that, every once in a while, it's okay to rest in uselessness and beauty. I never would have imagined that it would be David Duchovny giving us this reminder, but here we are! :)
The book opens with an introduction by the author that focuses on all things poetry and how he came to be writing it in the first place. The poems themselves are surprisingly and delightfully inviting to everyone, they reek of real world, they recognize the humanity in everyday things. This doesn't read like a vanity project and I'll be honest, I'm a little surprised by that. This ended up being one of the best books of poetry that I've read all year.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read the free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The book opens with an introduction by the author that focuses on all things poetry and how he came to be writing it in the first place. The poems themselves are surprisingly and delightfully inviting to everyone, they reek of real world, they recognize the humanity in everyday things. This doesn't read like a vanity project and I'll be honest, I'm a little surprised by that. This ended up being one of the best books of poetry that I've read all year.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read the free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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