All this is bigger than ghazals, of course. Bigger than haiku. I’m saying we have to graduate from pastiche and mimicry to ...

and "Poems I Wrote When No One Was Looking," if you’re so inclined.) Then, read those poems to a kid in your life. Share the joys of wordsmithing in verse. You’ll enjoy it. The kid will enjoy it.

Published in the print edition of the July 7 & 14, 2025, issue. Bob Hicok is the author of poetry collections including “ Water Look Away,” “ Red Rover Red Rover,” and “ Hold.” ...

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