Kalmato.Poetry
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Kalmato.Poetry
@kalmatoexpression.bsky.social
An expressionist, who has written much verse.
Only a couple of days away - Will enter and spend January sharing both poetry and vocabulary from my work.

mien (n) - a person's look or demeanor; the mood

In favor of education within society.

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December 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Poetry often recited to the accompaniment of music across cultures, especially in rituals.
But in some parts of the world, there were more spaces for pure spoken word.

I'm hung up on this...

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December 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
All digital products are $10 until Jan 31st!

For less than the price of basically everything -

You can have some relaxing words spoken to you on your lunch break or after work!

Ebooks included by default, so feel free to read along.

Kalmatoboutique.com

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December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Transparently, I was genuinely shocked when this advice came up not once, but TWICE in my life.

A sound education with an able mind is great thing.

Words can be very beautiful.

Fight the societal decline, and learn new words.

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December 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄!

Here's a poem from my collection 'Peregrinations'

Available bundled with the audiobook.

LAST DAY!, for Pay What You Wish 🤞

This poem is an open-minded 'dreamer'

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December 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Originally published anonymously, this POEM literally shaped American culture and defined Christmas traditions we embrace to thus very day. 💙 🎄 !

That is the impact of the spoken word, and it's a beauty that transcends religion and belief into something for everyone.

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December 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a romantic in the truest sense.

Must turn back to, and fervently at that!

'...

Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!

And I the while, the sole unbusy thing,
Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing

....'

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December 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Still Pay What You Wish until Christmas, from 'Peregrinations'.

Each bundle comes with both an ebook and recording.*

An early love poem of mine. Still tickles my fancy.

*selections from Peregrinations

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December 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
a layered dialogue poem, not the only of its ilk.

Between parents and child.

Multiple voices in poetry has really only been scratched on the surface.

This and others encourage it.

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December 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The thesaurus is for the writer, the dictionary, the reader.

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December 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Attended a monthly open mic last month, and did the same event last night.
In between, I did three others - Resulting in 5x for the month!

Poetry/Me=1 , and we each contributing to rent! ha<<

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December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Gov. Hunt declared June 28 'George Moses Horton Day', honoring the slave-poet

We send ye off in honors! >🎖

Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88 - POLITICO share.google/wIMjkFo3mJ9x...

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Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
Hunt's career, including an unprecedented 16 years in the governor's office, provided a prototype for the modern “education governor.”
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December 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A recent performance from an open mic. Reciting from my collection 'Peregrinations'

I do perform this one in the audiobook, @

kalmatoboutique.com

Pay What You Wish until Christmas

'Crossing the Axis'

#openmic #spokenword #poetrysky #writesky #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoet #poetry #naturepoem
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Twice this week, I received soft encouragement to add or test music with my spoken word.

I know this is the slipperiest of slopes and have refuted the idea.

Once attached, it'd be hard to ever separate them again in the public eye.

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December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Slay me after yesterday's post 🫠🫠 - But HERE, is one that taps into the Shel Silverstein spirit.

From my collection, 'Peregrinations'- Pay What You Wish until Christmas

@ kalmatoboutique.com

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December 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
'Pay What You Wish' - to accommodate the intense production schedule.

Here's one of my most popular poems, 'The Dance' as recorded for my collection.

It is a tale of two lovers who find a 'happily ever after'.

Available at

Kalmatoboutique.com

#poetry #poem #romance #romantic #writesky #poet
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I missed the iceberg under the water and did 350+ takes and 20+ hours in post to finish my audiobook recordings.
Bundled with ebooks, I use ecwid to make this possible.
I think I can come back to socials now...

Kalmatoboutique.com

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December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
As I near the end, here's a snippet from my poem 'Crossing the Axis' - an ode to nature nestled between a reflective evening.

Often recited, and I've recorded for my audiobook edition of 'Peregrinations'

#poetrysky #poetry #poem #blueskypoet #writesky #poet #nature #naturalworld #poems #poema
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Personally, slightly delayed - had some welcome unexpected guest, and I chose the vibes <<

Anywho, here's a video I had made of one of my poems, poem number (I) in my collection 'X Poems'

To a fair holiday season

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November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Dolled up, a poem on academia. Strangely appealing, at least to me.

From my collection, 'Peregrinations'

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November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Poets I listened to reciting their own works in preparation for recording my own

Dylan Thomas
Sylvia Plath
Robert Hayden
Jack Kerouac
T.S Eliot
Gwendolyn Brooks
Langston Hughes
June Jordan
Margaret Atwood
EE Cummings
Maya Angelou
Billy Collins
Mary Oliver

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November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I do have physical books, which came first. And with 'Peregrinations', they come hand-stamped and with a custom bookmark!

*limited on style,as manufacturer no longer provides full selection. Partially solved <<

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November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Lines from my poem 'Morning', found in my collection 'Peregrinations'.

This used to be a staple in my live sets, but needing to bring it back.

This poem en whole, is quite the performance, with alliteration and repetition

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November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Stumbled upon this poem by Robert Hayden in the New York times, the first African-American poet consultant of the United States

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When I’m Sick of Doomscrolling, I Turn to This Poem www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
When I’m Sick of Doomscrolling, I Turn to This Poem
“Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
When reciting poetry, you must consider

Enunciation
Pronunciation
Phrasing
Pauses
Breathing
Energy!

Your task align with the vocalist and actor.

Recitation is serious business, and I a crusader for such

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November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM