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Gene Hyde
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Poet, writer, photographer, retired Appalachian archivist.
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:

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
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
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...
“Coltrane and the Flower Moon” — a poem by Gene Hyde – Jerry Jazz Musician
www.jerryjazzmusician.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:10 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...
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
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
Hemingway's typewriter in his studio at Key West. #Hemingway #KeyWest #typewriter
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
April 9, 2025 at 11:03 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/
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
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