All posts by Eric Robert Nolan

Eric Robert Nolan graduated from Mary Washington College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He spent several years a news reporter and editorial writer for the Culpeper Star Exponent in Culpeper, Virginia. His work has also appeared on the front pages of numerous newspapers in Virginia, including The Free Lance – Star and The Daily Progress. Eric entered the field of philanthropy in 1996, as a grant writer for nonprofit healthcare organizations. Eric’s poetry has been featured by Dead Beats Literary Blog, Dagda Publishing, The International War Veterans’ Poetry Archive, and elsewhere. His poetry will also be published by Illumen Magazine in its Spring 2014 issue.
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Aerial photo of New York City, 1932

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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

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Cover to “Batman” #547, Kelley Jones, 1997

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DC Comics.

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Buildings being demolished on Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA

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June 2022.  I thought this was pretty wild — what you see is a row of buildings that have been almost entirely demolished, all facing Campbell Avenue.  (These include what used to be the Campbell Court Bus Station and the deli beside it.)  The facades at front remain intact for now, but they are otherwise gutted.

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The Roanoke Times publishes my latest letter to the editor.

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The Roanoke Times today published my letter to the editor about mandatory prayer in the public school classroom.  You can read it online right here.

The Roanoke Times is Virginia’s third-largest newspaper, with a Sunday circulation of nearly 230,000 people.  Thanks so much to its editorial staff for allowing me to share my opinion with my neighbors in Southwest Virginia.

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Poster for “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004)

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Touchstone Pictures.

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My poem “Where Would We Go?” was nominated for a Spillwords Press Award.

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I was notified last night that my poem “Where Would We Go?” was nominated for a Spillwords Press Publication of the Month Award for June.  I am just thrilled with the distinction; thanks so much to those of you who’ve supported this piece already.

“Where Would We Go?” was published for the first time at Spillwords Press on June 13  — you can find it right here.   I’d be flattered, of course, if you liked the poem enough to vote in its favor.  You’d need to register as a user first with the Spillwords Press website, but that’s quick and easy enough.  Here’s where to vote.

I hope you all had a great weekend!

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Poster for “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 1 (2017)

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Hulu.

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“Epigram,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Sir, I admit your general rule,
That every poet is a fool,
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every fool is not a poet.

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Do these five things.

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Read.
Think.
Learn.
Question authority.
Question the consensus of your peer group.

Anyone who does NOT want you to do these things is not acting in your best interest.

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Norfolk Southern train seen from Norfolk Avenue SE

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Roanoke, VA, June 2022.

Heading east.  Overhead is the Market Street Walkway.

As always, I apologize here for the shaky-cam. I was especially discombobulated after running to get the shot. It even exceeded my daily baseline of dysfunctional discombobulation.