Gene Hyde
@wncghyde.bsky.social
Poet, writer, photographer, retired Appalachian archivist.
Editor, Appalachian Curator
Web: https://www.banteringbibliocrat.com/
Editor, Appalachian Curator
Web: https://www.banteringbibliocrat.com/
Hi BlueSky folks! Long time since I posted here, but here's a new poem of mine on Amethyst Review:
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amethystmagazine.org/2025/12/15/h...
Holy the Firm – a poem by Gene Hyde
Holy the Firm – for Annie Dillard Falling like saffron flakes at my feet, the glue that holds the cover of Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm comes undone, the cover slipping free as I sit i…
amethystmagazine.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hi BlueSky folks! Long time since I posted here, but here's a new poem of mine on Amethyst Review:
amethystmagazine.org/2025/12/15/h...
amethystmagazine.org/2025/12/15/h...
Thanks to editor David Jibson for publishing my poem "When a Tulip Poplar Sends a 'Friend' Request" in 3rd Wednesday Journal. thirdwednesdaymagazine.org/2025/07/06/w... #naturepoetry
When a Tulip Poplar Sends a “Friend” Request / Gene Hyde
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thirdwednesdaymagazine.org
July 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Thanks to editor David Jibson for publishing my poem "When a Tulip Poplar Sends a 'Friend' Request" in 3rd Wednesday Journal. thirdwednesdaymagazine.org/2025/07/06/w... #naturepoetry
Tonight’s the Flower Moon. A few years ago I wrote this poem about John Coltrane, A Love Supreme, and the Flower Moon: #jazzpoetry #johncoltrane #flowermoon
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“Coltrane and the Flower Moon” — a poem by Gene Hyde – Jerry Jazz Musician
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May 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tonight’s the Flower Moon. A few years ago I wrote this poem about John Coltrane, A Love Supreme, and the Flower Moon: #jazzpoetry #johncoltrane #flowermoon
www.jerryjazzmusician.com/coltrane-and...
www.jerryjazzmusician.com/coltrane-and...
Thanks to the folks at Tiny Seed Literary Journal for publishing my poem “The River has Many Faces” today: #naturepoetry
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tinyseedjournal.com/2025/05/01/2...
The River Has Many Faces
The River Has Many FacesThe river has manyfaces, surprisingwith the medicineof its song. Endlessripples and rhymes,an oft needed balm. Meandering at times,snoozing under willows,flowing like a flui…
tinyseedjournal.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Thanks to the folks at Tiny Seed Literary Journal for publishing my poem “The River has Many Faces” today: #naturepoetry
tinyseedjournal.com/2025/05/01/2...
tinyseedjournal.com/2025/05/01/2...
Mom's button collection. Like many things in our house, it was stored in one of Dad's cigar boxes. And it appears we were listening to Shakti when I took this photo. #buttons #cigarboxes #Shakti
April 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mom's button collection. Like many things in our house, it was stored in one of Dad's cigar boxes. And it appears we were listening to Shakti when I took this photo. #buttons #cigarboxes #Shakti
April 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My poem "A Spider Answers the Critics" was published in the latest issue of Appalachian Journal. Thanks to editor
@jessicascory.bsky.social for including me in this excellent issue on Appalachian Visual Art. Here's my very low-res photo of the poem. #poetry #naturepoetry
@jessicascory.bsky.social for including me in this excellent issue on Appalachian Visual Art. Here's my very low-res photo of the poem. #poetry #naturepoetry
April 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My poem "A Spider Answers the Critics" was published in the latest issue of Appalachian Journal. Thanks to editor
@jessicascory.bsky.social for including me in this excellent issue on Appalachian Visual Art. Here's my very low-res photo of the poem. #poetry #naturepoetry
@jessicascory.bsky.social for including me in this excellent issue on Appalachian Visual Art. Here's my very low-res photo of the poem. #poetry #naturepoetry
Thanks to Amethyst Review for publishing my poem "Dew Aflame" amethystmagazine.org/2024/12/11/d... #poetry
Dew Aflame – a poem by Gene Hyde
Dew Aflame In the few momentswhen the world’s spinand the sun’s raysalign just so, mapleleaves shimmer and glow, hints of transcendence,dew aflame on the grass,leaves cloaked in light,the air itsel…
amethystmagazine.org
December 22, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Thanks to Amethyst Review for publishing my poem "Dew Aflame" amethystmagazine.org/2024/12/11/d... #poetry
Thanks to the folks at Braided Way for publishing my poem about holding an owl. #poetry #naturepoetry #owlshttps://braidedway.org/that-time-i-held-a-screech-owl/
That Time I Held a Screech Owl - Braided Way Magazine
She sees deep into darkness, as if the sun never sets On her world, where everything is revealed.
braidedway.org
November 25, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Thanks to the folks at Braided Way for publishing my poem about holding an owl. #poetry #naturepoetry #owlshttps://braidedway.org/that-time-i-held-a-screech-owl/
Thought I’d go with a photo for my first post. Ironically, the skies aren’t so blue here. Caswell Beach, NC
November 16, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Thought I’d go with a photo for my first post. Ironically, the skies aren’t so blue here. Caswell Beach, NC