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    No Rhyme Nor Reason
    No Rhyme Nor Reason
    No Rhyme Nor Reason
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    No Rhyme Nor Reason

    By Michael Tapia

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    35 free verse poems. With the exception of one poem, all poems were written this year. The one exception is Garden of Sand which was written around 1996. It concludes the collection and was included because despite having been written 23 years ago, it is still relevant. The eclectic collection uses various voices and different points of view. Our Happy Lives has various voices and varous points of view and Burnt Autumn is not spoken from a singular voice. Some such as An Evil Woman can be considered tongue in cheek from the point of view of a Brett Kavanaugh or Clarence Thomas. Most deal with the individual and the search for meaning in contemporary society.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Tapia
    Release dateOct 15, 2019
    ISBN9781005693756
    No Rhyme Nor Reason
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    Michael Tapia

    Born and raised in San Antonio Texas. Retired from the USAF as a Russian Cryptologic Linguist. Had tours primarily in Germany, with six years in Berlin, Germany. Graduated from University of Maryland overseas division, B.A, A.A., Community College of Air Force, A.S.

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