https://rayzimmerman.Substack.com
@mockingbird530.bsky.social
I’m a poet, naturalist, and freelance journalist. At 73, I still work a day job 4 days a week, just to survive.
The rest of my time is spent creating art and writing. Follow me here and on Subtack.
The rest of my time is spent creating art and writing. Follow me here and on Subtack.
Announcing a Book Launch.
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Rachel is an excellent poet. You will want to read her book more than once.
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Rachel is an excellent poet. You will want to read her book more than once.
Announcing a Book Launch.
Rachel is an excellent poet.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Announcing a Book Launch.
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Rachel is an excellent poet. You will want to read her book more than once.
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Rachel is an excellent poet. You will want to read her book more than once.
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I recently encountered this lovely essay on Substack. Not my work, just passing it along.
I recently encountered this lovely essay on Substack. Not my work, just passing it along.
Luna Moth: Seven Nights’ Flight
With Minor Fossil & Edgar Ballantyne
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November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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I recently encountered this lovely essay on Substack. Not my work, just passing it along.
I recently encountered this lovely essay on Substack. Not my work, just passing it along.
The Men Behind the Man
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The Report on the Deportation
You will see more of this graphic in the coming days. Be on the lookout. This post includes three poems. 1. The Report of the Deported. 2. The men behind the man. 3. Roadless The Report on the...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Men Behind the Man
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The benefit of multi-author book launches.
The benefit of multi-author book launches.
Ray Zimmerman (@mockingbird88)
Story of a book launch.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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The benefit of multi-author book launches.
The benefit of multi-author book launches.
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Artsy Chattanooga.
Artsy Chattanooga.
Artsy Chattanooga
Walnut Street Publishing is redefining publishing as community.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Artsy Chattanooga.
Artsy Chattanooga.
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Thirteen ways of Looking at a wall.
Thirteen ways of Looking at a wall.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Wall
Drawing: The All-Seeing Eye Sheds a Tear by Ray Zimmerman. Medium: Watercolor Pencils and Color Pencils Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Wall 1. Robert Frost and his neighbor repaired their stone wall.....
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November 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Thirteen ways of Looking at a wall.
Thirteen ways of Looking at a wall.
Roadless
Roadless
As they build the roads to squash the toads and mine the trees all for free, I wonder about the monuments and must make comments.
Southern forests yield logs to machines with cogs, but peletized trees can’t sway in the breeze.
Roadless
As they build the roads to squash the toads and mine the trees all for free, I wonder about the monuments and must make comments.
Southern forests yield logs to machines with cogs, but peletized trees can’t sway in the breeze.
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Roadless
Roadless
As they build the roads to squash the toads and mine the trees all for free, I wonder about the monuments and must make comments.
Southern forests yield logs to machines with cogs, but peletized trees can’t sway in the breeze.
Roadless
As they build the roads to squash the toads and mine the trees all for free, I wonder about the monuments and must make comments.
Southern forests yield logs to machines with cogs, but peletized trees can’t sway in the breeze.
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But this does not undo the policies he put in place.
But this does not undo the policies he put in place.
The GOP Is About To Devour Its Own King
Why Trump’s Loyalists Should Be Terrified...And Why the Power Brokers Are Already Sharpening Their Knives
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November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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But this does not undo the policies he put in place.
But this does not undo the policies he put in place.
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This write up on my web page has a few links to naturalist resources.
This write up on my web page has a few links to naturalist resources.
Resources for Exploring the Natural World
This post previously appeared on my Substack publication, https://rayzimmerman.substack.com. Joro Spider Photo by Ray Zimmerman. Poetry “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver perennially surfaces, and I...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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This write up on my web page has a few links to naturalist resources.
This write up on my web page has a few links to naturalist resources.
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Moon Madness.
Moon Madness.
Moon Madness
Week 4 of My Journey in Place
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November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Moon Madness.
Moon Madness.
Fall leaves.
November 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Fall leaves.
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Others Have Lived Here
Others Have Lived Here
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Others Have Lived Here
Others Have Lived Here
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A book launch
A book launch
Artsy Chattanooga
Walnut Street Publishing is redefining publishing as community.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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A book launch
A book launch
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Ponderings.
Ponderings.
Pausing for Ponderings | Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne | Substack
Poems ... Prompts ... Passages ... Photographs ...
Inquiry ... Inspiration ... Instigation ...
for curious caring creatures. Click to read Pausing for Ponderings, by Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne, a Substack ...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Ponderings.
Ponderings.
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Dick White of @dailyhaikai.bsky.social and @forgottenpoets.bsky.social inspired and co-wrote a little renga with me me over the weekend.
I learned from him, and had so much fun!
The first haikai is by Taimu (d. 1774?), tr. Dick Whyte himself.
I learned from him, and had so much fun!
The first haikai is by Taimu (d. 1774?), tr. Dick Whyte himself.
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Dick White of @dailyhaikai.bsky.social and @forgottenpoets.bsky.social inspired and co-wrote a little renga with me me over the weekend.
I learned from him, and had so much fun!
The first haikai is by Taimu (d. 1774?), tr. Dick Whyte himself.
I learned from him, and had so much fun!
The first haikai is by Taimu (d. 1774?), tr. Dick Whyte himself.
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Wake up babe, new @thedemocrats logo just dropped
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Wake up babe, new @thedemocrats logo just dropped
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Video Post
Video Post
Villanelle for the Didgeridoo
and other poems from my book
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November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Video Post
Video Post
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Recent photos from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Recent photos from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
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A nest of songs.
A nest of songs.
We Are Home
And we're not alone
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November 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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A nest of songs.
A nest of songs.
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Moon Madness
Moon Madness
Moon Madness
Week 4 of My Journey in Place
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October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Moon Madness
Moon Madness
Congress must save America's wildlife protections. We can't allow the logging, oil, gas, and mining industries to destroy wildlife habitats with no oversight. Act now to defend wildlife regulations. dogwoodalliance.org/actions/save...
This petition is mailed to members of the US Congress.
This petition is mailed to members of the US Congress.
Save America’s Wildlife Protections | Dogwood Alliance
Congress must save America's wildlife protections. We can't allow the logging, oil, gas, and mining industries to destroy wildlife habitats with no oversight. Act now to defend wildlife regulations.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Congress must save America's wildlife protections. We can't allow the logging, oil, gas, and mining industries to destroy wildlife habitats with no oversight. Act now to defend wildlife regulations. dogwoodalliance.org/actions/save...
This petition is mailed to members of the US Congress.
This petition is mailed to members of the US Congress.