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  • Pretense: a poem

    Pretense – a poem

  • This is the scar

    This the the scar That defined reality

  • Diversion: a poem

    Diversion A diversionA distractionA digital reaction It came and wentNot time well spent Thanks for the memoriesanyway ~JJSK

  • Fall Haiku

    Rainy autumn night Soaking objects in the yard Winter’s coming soon ~ JJSK

  • She Danced – for Joan (Updated Version)

    She Danced – for Joan (Updated Version)

    I published an earlier version of this poem in my chapbook Dancing Words, but since publishing that I have learned that there was some inaccuracy in the refererences in one of the stanzas, so I have updated the poem. This is dedicated to one of my early dance teachers who went by the stage name…

  • Musing About Book Ratings

    I enjoy keeping track of the books I have read on Goodreads, usually adding a rating, and very occasionally even writing up a short review comment. I have started thinking about how I rate books and how this might compare to how others rate them. Very loosely, here is how I apply Goodreads’ 5-star scale:…

  • Words: a poem

    [WORDS]   echo          in                        silence        whisper     secrets    untold    dance              across                          the page             paint   emotions             vibrant   soar              like   birds ignite   imaginations   unleashed   bind   hearts   together    bridge                        …

  • HumanAIty: The Synthetic Verses – New Chapbook Now Available!

    Available now: https://books2read.com/HumanAIty-The-Synthetic-Verses My latest chapbook of poetry will be published soon. This one is was a fun experiment blending personal creativity with the artificial intelligence (AI) language model Chat GPT (and yes, for my French-speaking friends, I did just tell the cat that I farted!). Why would someone publish a poetry chapbook of verse…

  • Artistivism

    Artistivism: a poem by JJSK

  • Love

    Love: a concrete poem by JJSK

  • C.GPT_5-Haiku

    A Human-AI collaborative creation by JJSK and ChatGPT.

  • ‘Nuf Said

    Ho, Ho, No

  • I’m now on Fiverr

    If you, or someone you know, have a need for proofreading and editing services, please get in touch with me to discuss your project.

  • Remembering Rebecca

    It was two years ago today that my friend Rebecca passed away at the too-young age of 42 from agressive leukemia. The example of how she navigated her way through life was an inspiration; so much hard luck (why do some good people never seem to catch a break?), and yet she was always sweet,…

  • Dancing Words Now Available

    My new chapbook of short poems is focussed on themes related to dance. The poetic forms in this collection include vispo, haiku, acrostic, and free verse.