My quest to walk across the nation,
like vaunted pioneers of old,
started in Maine six months ago,
post vlogs of my progress for folks.
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A refined poetic imagination, David Welch. You may like to read my poem, Love And Iust. Thank you.
I'm wondering how much of this is true: the details are so elegantly refined, I almost feel like I am hiking with you? Are you trekking across the nation, or is this your fine tuned imagination on on? I got a feeling of being in Wyoming, regardless, either way. Once again, thanks. All the poems I've read of yours are gems!
It's fictional, most of my work is unless its political or philosophical. Probably should've left an author's note about that. I don't know what it is, but so many people assume if you use the first person in poetry your talking about your own life. You don't see that in prose so much. Anyway, thanks for reading!
Great that it is fictional- lets the reader feel like they have had as much of a 'vacation' as the poet. You're right about that assumption of first person. Great poem…..