James N McManus
@jnmcmanus.bsky.social
📖 Native American - Irish Author, Poet & Publishing Strategist
"Poet of the soul’s quiet moments. Exploring truth, love, and identity—one verse at a time."
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jamesnmcmanus.com
"Poet of the soul’s quiet moments. Exploring truth, love, and identity—one verse at a time."
Visit my Author's Website for Updates at
jamesnmcmanus.com
🎶 Something luminous is on its way 🎶
Song - Spoken: A Journey of Lyrical Contemplation by Author/ Poet Vivian Chopelas.
Stay tuned for launch details.
#booksky
#SongSpoken #VivianChopelas #PoetryAndPhotography #ComingSoon #LyricalJourney #BookLaunch #NewBookAlert #VisualPoetry
Song - Spoken: A Journey of Lyrical Contemplation by Author/ Poet Vivian Chopelas.
Stay tuned for launch details.
#booksky
#SongSpoken #VivianChopelas #PoetryAndPhotography #ComingSoon #LyricalJourney #BookLaunch #NewBookAlert #VisualPoetry
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🎶 Something luminous is on its way 🎶
Song - Spoken: A Journey of Lyrical Contemplation by Author/ Poet Vivian Chopelas.
Stay tuned for launch details.
#booksky
#SongSpoken #VivianChopelas #PoetryAndPhotography #ComingSoon #LyricalJourney #BookLaunch #NewBookAlert #VisualPoetry
Song - Spoken: A Journey of Lyrical Contemplation by Author/ Poet Vivian Chopelas.
Stay tuned for launch details.
#booksky
#SongSpoken #VivianChopelas #PoetryAndPhotography #ComingSoon #LyricalJourney #BookLaunch #NewBookAlert #VisualPoetry
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` Joy `
Eyes hold pain and joy —
if tears fall, let me catch them
as if they were mine
— J N M
15 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Joy `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #Poetry #Art #blusky
` Joy `
Eyes hold pain and joy —
if tears fall, let me catch them
as if they were mine
— J N M
15 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Joy `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #Poetry #Art #blusky
October 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` Joy `
Eyes hold pain and joy —
if tears fall, let me catch them
as if they were mine
— J N M
15 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Joy `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #Poetry #Art #blusky
` Joy `
Eyes hold pain and joy —
if tears fall, let me catch them
as if they were mine
— J N M
15 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Joy `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #Poetry #Art #blusky
A SUNDAY HAIKU
`Autumn `
Hush of October —
while the forest floor whispers
in quiet descent
— J N M
1 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Autumn `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
`Autumn `
Hush of October —
while the forest floor whispers
in quiet descent
— J N M
1 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Autumn `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
October 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
`Autumn `
Hush of October —
while the forest floor whispers
in quiet descent
— J N M
1 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Autumn `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
`Autumn `
Hush of October —
while the forest floor whispers
in quiet descent
— J N M
1 October 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Autumn `
Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` a quiet legacy `
Ode to man's best friend —
a whiskered sentinel sketched
quiet legacy
“I never chose a dog to impress, only to remember. The kind of loyalty that waits without asking, loves without proof, and forgives without ceremony.”
— J N M
#Haiku #art #poetry
` a quiet legacy `
Ode to man's best friend —
a whiskered sentinel sketched
quiet legacy
“I never chose a dog to impress, only to remember. The kind of loyalty that waits without asking, loves without proof, and forgives without ceremony.”
— J N M
#Haiku #art #poetry
September 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` weathered `
Worn in increments —
carrying those same old scars
broken bitterness
— J N M
10 Sept 25
"Weathered traces the quiet ache of time, where memory fades, bitterness lingers, and scars become the map we follow when everything else is lost."
— J N M
#art #poetry #haiku
` weathered `
Worn in increments —
carrying those same old scars
broken bitterness
— J N M
10 Sept 25
"Weathered traces the quiet ache of time, where memory fades, bitterness lingers, and scars become the map we follow when everything else is lost."
— J N M
#art #poetry #haiku
September 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` I Remember You in Silence`
a love unthreaded —
shaped by the ache that lingers
the silence I’ve come
J N M
7 September 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
“Face in Bloom”
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on rice paper with preserved pigment
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
` I Remember You in Silence`
a love unthreaded —
shaped by the ache that lingers
the silence I’ve come
J N M
7 September 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
“Face in Bloom”
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on rice paper with preserved pigment
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
September 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` I Remember You in Silence`
a love unthreaded —
shaped by the ache that lingers
the silence I’ve come
J N M
7 September 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
“Face in Bloom”
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on rice paper with preserved pigment
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
` I Remember You in Silence`
a love unthreaded —
shaped by the ache that lingers
the silence I’ve come
J N M
7 September 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
“Face in Bloom”
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on rice paper with preserved pigment
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
📚 Meet the Poet Explorer
Explore more at
jamesnmcmanus.com
Because sometimes, the bravest thing a poet can do… is show up in action figure form.
#booksky
#Travels #poetryfromafar #aglimpseofme
#PoetExplorer #JamesNMcManus
#AuthorLife
#BookMarketing
Explore more at
jamesnmcmanus.com
Because sometimes, the bravest thing a poet can do… is show up in action figure form.
#booksky
#Travels #poetryfromafar #aglimpseofme
#PoetExplorer #JamesNMcManus
#AuthorLife
#BookMarketing
September 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📚 Meet the Poet Explorer
Explore more at
jamesnmcmanus.com
Because sometimes, the bravest thing a poet can do… is show up in action figure form.
#booksky
#Travels #poetryfromafar #aglimpseofme
#PoetExplorer #JamesNMcManus
#AuthorLife
#BookMarketing
Explore more at
jamesnmcmanus.com
Because sometimes, the bravest thing a poet can do… is show up in action figure form.
#booksky
#Travels #poetryfromafar #aglimpseofme
#PoetExplorer #JamesNMcManus
#AuthorLife
#BookMarketing
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` a slow unraveling`
letting go with grace —
a slow drift from clarity
quiet reckoning
— J N M
25 Aug 25
Artist Credits © J N M
`reckoning `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #art #Haiku #poetry #bluesky
` a slow unraveling`
letting go with grace —
a slow drift from clarity
quiet reckoning
— J N M
25 Aug 25
Artist Credits © J N M
`reckoning `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #art #Haiku #poetry #bluesky
August 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` a slow unraveling`
letting go with grace —
a slow drift from clarity
quiet reckoning
— J N M
25 Aug 25
Artist Credits © J N M
`reckoning `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #art #Haiku #poetry #bluesky
` a slow unraveling`
letting go with grace —
a slow drift from clarity
quiet reckoning
— J N M
25 Aug 25
Artist Credits © J N M
`reckoning `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #art #Haiku #poetry #bluesky
Some truths arrive without ceremony, just the quiet thud of a door that won’t open. There is mercy in silence, though it rarely feels like grace. Clarity doesn’t soothe; it strips. But even in refusal, there’s a kind of dignity. A stillness that doesn’t beg to be understood.
#Haiku #art #bluesky
#Haiku #art #bluesky
August 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` deceit `
falsities of hope —
ache of disillusionment
wine sours on my tongue
— J N M
21 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`deceit`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #poetry #art #Haiku #bluesky
` deceit `
falsities of hope —
ache of disillusionment
wine sours on my tongue
— J N M
21 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`deceit`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #poetry #art #Haiku #bluesky
August 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` deceit `
falsities of hope —
ache of disillusionment
wine sours on my tongue
— J N M
21 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`deceit`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #poetry #art #Haiku #bluesky
` deceit `
falsities of hope —
ache of disillusionment
wine sours on my tongue
— J N M
21 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`deceit`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#haikusunday #poetry #art #Haiku #bluesky
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` fractured `
A silent murmur —
echos of inner tumult
cries of a rebirth
— J N M
13 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`fractured`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#bluesky
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #thoughts #PoetryOfTheSoul
` fractured `
A silent murmur —
echos of inner tumult
cries of a rebirth
— J N M
13 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`fractured`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#bluesky
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #thoughts #PoetryOfTheSoul
August 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` fractured `
A silent murmur —
echos of inner tumult
cries of a rebirth
— J N M
13 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`fractured`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#bluesky
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #thoughts #PoetryOfTheSoul
` fractured `
A silent murmur —
echos of inner tumult
cries of a rebirth
— J N M
13 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`fractured`
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#bluesky
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #thoughts #PoetryOfTheSoul
A SUNDAY HAIKU
`Whispers of the Past`
Spines lit in silence—
Whispers of yearteryear's ghost
echoes in my pen
— J N M
9 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Whispers of the Past `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
`Whispers of the Past`
Spines lit in silence—
Whispers of yearteryear's ghost
echoes in my pen
— J N M
9 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Whispers of the Past `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
August 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
`Whispers of the Past`
Spines lit in silence—
Whispers of yearteryear's ghost
echoes in my pen
— J N M
9 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Whispers of the Past `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
`Whispers of the Past`
Spines lit in silence—
Whispers of yearteryear's ghost
echoes in my pen
— J N M
9 August 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`Whispers of the Past `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku
JUS' THOUGHTS
To name pain is to honor it. The past reminds us that empathy is the poet’s deepest offering. We stay, we listen, we speak.
— J N M
7 August 2025
#thoughts #quotes
#poetry
#PoetryHeals
#EmpathyInInk
#JamesNMcManus #WhispersOfThePast
#bluesky
To name pain is to honor it. The past reminds us that empathy is the poet’s deepest offering. We stay, we listen, we speak.
— J N M
7 August 2025
#thoughts #quotes
#poetry
#PoetryHeals
#EmpathyInInk
#JamesNMcManus #WhispersOfThePast
#bluesky
August 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
JUS' THOUGHTS
To name pain is to honor it. The past reminds us that empathy is the poet’s deepest offering. We stay, we listen, we speak.
— J N M
7 August 2025
#thoughts #quotes
#poetry
#PoetryHeals
#EmpathyInInk
#JamesNMcManus #WhispersOfThePast
#bluesky
To name pain is to honor it. The past reminds us that empathy is the poet’s deepest offering. We stay, we listen, we speak.
— J N M
7 August 2025
#thoughts #quotes
#poetry
#PoetryHeals
#EmpathyInInk
#JamesNMcManus #WhispersOfThePast
#bluesky
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` reliquary `
a voice finds its place —
thoughts ripening in solitude
café of reliquary
— J N M
31 July 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`reliquary `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #PoetryOfTheSoul
` reliquary `
a voice finds its place —
thoughts ripening in solitude
café of reliquary
— J N M
31 July 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`reliquary `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #PoetryOfTheSoul
August 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` reliquary `
a voice finds its place —
thoughts ripening in solitude
café of reliquary
— J N M
31 July 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`reliquary `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #PoetryOfTheSoul
` reliquary `
a voice finds its place —
thoughts ripening in solitude
café of reliquary
— J N M
31 July 2025
Artist Credits © J N M
`reliquary `
Digital Art W/ Painterly Effect
Charcoal on Paper
Year: 2025
Source : ™a Mind's Eye
#Haikusunday #art #haiku #PoetryOfTheSoul
From whispered verse to international stage—grateful to Alta Haffner for championing my poetry at today's Authors Meet & Greet. 📚✨
#PoetryCommunity #BookSigning #Gratitude #WritersLife #IndieAuthor #ExclusiveBooks #JamesNMcManus
#PoetryCommunity #BookSigning #Gratitude #WritersLife #IndieAuthor #ExclusiveBooks #JamesNMcManus
August 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
From whispered verse to international stage—grateful to Alta Haffner for championing my poetry at today's Authors Meet & Greet. 📚✨
#PoetryCommunity #BookSigning #Gratitude #WritersLife #IndieAuthor #ExclusiveBooks #JamesNMcManus
#PoetryCommunity #BookSigning #Gratitude #WritersLife #IndieAuthor #ExclusiveBooks #JamesNMcManus
`A blackbird's sojourn `
This haiku was inspired by the recent sighting of a black bird, nudging me to capture the gentle, mysterious grace caught in a suspended moment that is in a quiet breath before motion resumes.
— J N M
17 July 2025
#Haiku #art #VisualPoetry
#HaikuArt
This haiku was inspired by the recent sighting of a black bird, nudging me to capture the gentle, mysterious grace caught in a suspended moment that is in a quiet breath before motion resumes.
— J N M
17 July 2025
#Haiku #art #VisualPoetry
#HaikuArt
July 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
`A blackbird's sojourn `
This haiku was inspired by the recent sighting of a black bird, nudging me to capture the gentle, mysterious grace caught in a suspended moment that is in a quiet breath before motion resumes.
— J N M
17 July 2025
#Haiku #art #VisualPoetry
#HaikuArt
This haiku was inspired by the recent sighting of a black bird, nudging me to capture the gentle, mysterious grace caught in a suspended moment that is in a quiet breath before motion resumes.
— J N M
17 July 2025
#Haiku #art #VisualPoetry
#HaikuArt
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` unveiling`
A slow unveiling —
Thoughts meandering with the wind
leaf aches in silent
— a Poet
10 July 2025
[INSPIRATION]
"Poetry is not born from the head, but from the hush between heartbeats."
— J N M
#Haiku #poetry #bluesky #haikusunday #apoetsgaze
` unveiling`
A slow unveiling —
Thoughts meandering with the wind
leaf aches in silent
— a Poet
10 July 2025
[INSPIRATION]
"Poetry is not born from the head, but from the hush between heartbeats."
— J N M
#Haiku #poetry #bluesky #haikusunday #apoetsgaze
July 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` unveiling`
A slow unveiling —
Thoughts meandering with the wind
leaf aches in silent
— a Poet
10 July 2025
[INSPIRATION]
"Poetry is not born from the head, but from the hush between heartbeats."
— J N M
#Haiku #poetry #bluesky #haikusunday #apoetsgaze
` unveiling`
A slow unveiling —
Thoughts meandering with the wind
leaf aches in silent
— a Poet
10 July 2025
[INSPIRATION]
"Poetry is not born from the head, but from the hush between heartbeats."
— J N M
#Haiku #poetry #bluesky #haikusunday #apoetsgaze
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` ache `
A bleeding red sun —
birds etched into silent arcs
And I heard the ache
— a J N M
5 July 2025
#Haiku #art #poetry #Sundaythoughts
` ache `
A bleeding red sun —
birds etched into silent arcs
And I heard the ache
— a J N M
5 July 2025
#Haiku #art #poetry #Sundaythoughts
July 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A SUNDAY HAIKU
` ache `
A bleeding red sun —
birds etched into silent arcs
And I heard the ache
— a J N M
5 July 2025
#Haiku #art #poetry #Sundaythoughts
` ache `
A bleeding red sun —
birds etched into silent arcs
And I heard the ache
— a J N M
5 July 2025
#Haiku #art #poetry #Sundaythoughts
` THOUGHTS of PROSE `
#JamesNMcManus #PoeticVoice
#ModernPoet
#ProsePoetry
#IntrospectiveWriting
#bluesy
#JamesNMcManus #PoeticVoice
#ModernPoet
#ProsePoetry
#IntrospectiveWriting
#bluesy
July 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
` THOUGHTS of PROSE `
#JamesNMcManus #PoeticVoice
#ModernPoet
#ProsePoetry
#IntrospectiveWriting
#bluesy
#JamesNMcManus #PoeticVoice
#ModernPoet
#ProsePoetry
#IntrospectiveWriting
#bluesy