Tag Archives: Roanoke

A walk up Market Street in Roanoke, VA, Christmastime, 2023.

I almost said “Sorry for the funky music,” but they keep saying “Play that” and I am indeed a white boy.

I actually wanted to remove audio entirely from this video, but I can’t figure out how to do that with Youtube. (Damn it, Jim. I’m a poet, not a video editor.)



Christmas tree at the corner of Market Street and Salem Avenue.

Roanoke, Virginia.

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The new building facing Campbell Avenue is coming along nicely.

This video was shot from Salem Avenue to the north.  (Roanoke, Virginia.)



I see Christmas trees.

Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia.

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The times they are a-changin’.

The former Roanoke Times building is now the administration offices for Roanoke City Public Schools.

It feels so weird to me — maybe because the building was one of the first landmarks I remember seeing when I first came to Roanoke.



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Intersection of Church Avenue and Market Street, December 2023

Three of my poems are featured in Impspired Issue 26.

I am absolutely honored today to see three of my poems published in Issue 26 of Impspired in the United Kingdom.  The three poems are “At the Coffee Shop,” “Autumn Girl” and “A Poet’s Short Note to His Muse.”

You can find all three poems right here.  The print edition will be released at the end of January.

Thanks once again to Editor Steve Cawte for allowing me to see my work appear in such an outstanding independent literature magazine!



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South Jefferson Street tonight.

Roanoke, VA.

Northern Roanoke, VA, September 2023

Somewhere in or around Hollins. One of the things you see looking south is the Roanoke — Blacksburg Regional Airport.

Look for a surprise appearance by Mr. Turkey Vulture!



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