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Henry Gould

@henryghenrik.bsky.social

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semi-good semi-gray poet. Born in Mpls, lived in RI 45 yrs, back home. New book, a Mississippi poem : GREEN RADIUS https://contubernalesbooks.com/green-radius1. Also : PARMENIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS https://contubernalesbooks.com/parmenides-in-minneapolis

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 36m

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 46m

Have you not heard, have you not noticed
That all things, the entire cosmos
Is utterly gratuitous – a gift?

And Man, flesh & blood, at the center...
Is the life of all gifts?

And never dies as such?

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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 4h

Current* conditions near Two Harbors, MN:

View looking west of the Split Rock Lighthouse sitting on the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior. // Image captured at: 2025-10-16 16:48:15 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Two Harbors: 53.33 F | 11.85 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: ESE at 8.075 mph | 12.99 kph // Humidity: 77%

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 4h

Hurray for Inkwell Books – the 1st bookstore in Minneapolis (that I know of, anyway) to carry both PARMENIDES IN MINNEAPOLIS and GREEN RADIUS. Gracias, Inkwell, from this inkwell ! www.inkwellbooksellersco.com?srsltid=AfmB...

Inkwell Booksellers Company

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 5h

& the livin' is easy

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Et la vie est facile

poem #11 from *Parmenides in Minneapolis*

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 6h

Hope all goes well, J-T.

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 6h

That cover photo is from India Point Park, in Providence RI, on the 4th of July about 15 yrs ago.

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 6h

SHADY LIBRARY – another recent chapbook in the series (#7) – is now available from Amazon & other online vendors : www.amazon.com/Shady-Librar...

Shady Library

Shady Library [Gould, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Shady Library

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 6h

SHADY LIBRARY – another recent chapbook in the series (#7) – is now available from Amazon & other online vendors : www.amazon.com/Shady-Librar...

Shady Library

Shady Library [Gould, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Shady Library

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 18h

Finished reading Clare Asquith's 2nd book today. I take issue with some key aspects of her rather sectarian (as opposed to ecumenical) tone; nevertheless in regard to English history, & the work & person of Shakespeare, her 2 books gave me the shock of revelation.

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 20h

Wm. Shakespeare, Sonnet 107

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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 20h

Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:

From one of the highest Isle Royale peaks at 1,133 feet above sea level (roughly 530 feet above Lake Superior), webcam located at the peak of Mount Ojibway, captures a northern vantage point. // Image captured at: 2025-10-16 00:47:48 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Isle Royale NP: 49.96 F | 9.98 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: W at 7.247 mph | 11.66 kph // Humidity: 65%

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 23h

My most recent chapbook is now available from Amazon and other online distributors. www.amazon.com/Gate-Henry-G...

The Gate

The Gate [Gould, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Gate

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 23h

Poem # 10 from *Parmenides in Minneapolis* : Summer Horses
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Summer Horses

poem # 10 from *Parmenides in Minneapolis*

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder : prayer drafts will not be answered unless submitted through Submittable Draft Accounts [SDA]. Allow 16 yrs for ineffable response. – God, Senior Ed.

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

I was also kindly remembered by Kent in that beautiful book...

John Latta @lattaj.bsky.social · 1d

Out of Kent Johnson’s _I Once Met: A Partial Memoir of the Poetry Field_ (Longhouse, 2015).

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

I have a letter to the ed. on upcoming Mpls ward 2 election, in the Star Trib today (A section, p.8) replica.startribune.com/html5/reader...

Star Tribune

Star Tribune - 10/15/2025

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

I plan & hope to keep doing them though. There are countervailing positive aspects, so as to reach people with my scrawny strings. It's sort of a rough-edged epic endeavor. And as an ancient mutt at my age I feel I can't afford NOT to gallop along this way, with Pegasus leading the winged reins.

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

I've started doing all these video readings from *Parmenides in Mpls* on substack (free, btw). & occurred to me there is an element of disenchantment : the mysterious otherness of the poem & its voice – often supplied by the reader's imagination – is partially revoked.[1/2]

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

V. R. Lang, a Forgotten Queen Bee of Modern Poetry

A débutante, a burlesque dancer, and a poet, the shape-shifting Lang—who died at thirty-two—wrote some of the most aching, entrancing poetry of the twentieth century.

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Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

Made me laugh (courtesy @newyorker.com )

Henry Gould @henryghenrik.bsky.social · 1d

Today I’ve recited 2 consecutive poems – seems like enough for one day! – but now I’m posting this third one, because it feels like the culmination of the three. All were composed in the first days of July last year (2024), and this one in particular, on the 4th. open.substack.com/pub/henryghe...