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    Feints & Parries
    Feints & Parries
    Feints & Parries
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    Feints & Parries

    By Dennis Herrell

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    Dennis Herrell finds his poems by keeping his eyes and ears open and his mouth shut. Mostly. He writes both serious and humorous poems about his life and the world around him. In "Feints & Parries", his readers might find a dash of irony or humor, a bit of psychology or philosophy, or an intriguing twist of structure and phrasing. All in all, enjoyable poems about what people might think and do in different situations in life. And easy for anybody to relate to—not something that makes them wince, scratch their heads, and wonder what the damn poem actually means. Hopefully, his joy and dedication to writing will carry over to his readers.
    Dennis Herrell was a teacher, a sporting goods wholesaler, a gift/card wholesaler, and antique dealer. He is now retired. His writing life began in college, and continued off and on during his working years. Dennis lives in Texas, a big, diverse land of desert, mountains, hills and valleys, meadows, prairies, rivers, lakes, and salt water bays and beaches. He calls the almost sub-tropical city of Houston his home. Dennis loves his 1920’s bungalow in the old historical Heights district of Houston, and finds that it is the perfect setting for putting his ideas into poetry.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDennis Herrell
    Release dateFeb 9, 2019
    ISBN9780463750261
    Feints & Parries
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    Dennis Herrell

    Dennis Herrell lives in a 1920’s bungalow in the old historic Heights of Houston, Texas. He writes both serious and humorous poems about his life in this civilized society. (Poking fun at himself is almost a full-time job.) He especially likes to look at the small things in everyday life that make us (him) so individual and vulnerable. About 500 poems published in various U.S, Canada, British, Austria, Australia magazines since July, 2000, plus 5 poetry books, and one book in process. (plus 5 Ebooks)

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      Feints & Parries - Dennis Herrell

      Feints & Parries

      and Moving Right Along

      Poems by Dennis Herrell

      Table of Contents

      A Female

      A Man Alone

      Academia

      Acts of Desperation

      Asset

      Autonomy

      Be Careful What You Ask For

      Before Giving a Valentine Card

      Catch-22

      Clothing

      Direction

      Earth to Earth, Etc.

      Falling Out of Love

      Gamble

      How I Sinned on Tuesday

      Identity

      Incognito

      Judgment Day

      Keep Smiling

      Like

      Little Red Dress

      M’s Story

      Navels and Tangerines

      Or Else

      Part of Life

      Relativity and Young Albert

      See Jane Run

      Teasing a Daughter Is Fun

      Umbrellas

      Voices

      While in a Room with Leaning Bookshelves

      A Female

      published in About Women

      A female, I am,

      and pee sitting down

      but think standing up.

      I throw a ball 20 mph

      but write over 100 wpm.

      I can’t cook a hot meal

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