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George Cassidy Payne
JoinedOctober 29, 2018
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George Cassidy Payne is a freelance journalist, poet and essayist whose work explores the intersections of philosophy, culture, politics and lived experience. With a background in philosophy and more than a decade teaching at the college level, his writing brings a reflective, inquiry-driven lens to contemporary issues, often weaving together reportage with deeper ethical and existential questions.
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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Earthquake, Set Forth in the Blood, Dishes in the Earth and more

George Cassidy Payne·March 1, 2019
Earthquake Some poems cannot be written for fun. You do it because you can’t be quiet about it. All you can do...
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Black and white Earth in front of TV - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: From the Beginning, Heaven Is Another Name, When I Found Poetry and more

George Cassidy Payne·February 2, 2019
From the Beginning There is a hushfrom the beginning of time, where you can hear yourself blink. There is a...
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A LOOK BACK AT THE VIETNAM WAR: Poems and photos by George Payne

George Cassidy Payne·January 11, 2019
[su_panel background=”#fdeec0″ color=”#000000″ border=”0px none #ffffff” shadow=”0px 0px 0px #ffffff”] Another Staged Thanksgiving Helicoptered awayfrom another stagedThanksgiving, Godfeels pinned downand...
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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Nothing Scares Me More, Inside the Tent, Andromeda, Sound Waves of Absolute Zero

George Cassidy Payne·December 7, 2018
Nothing Scares Me More Immortality is a ruthless harvester of data. Just moments crumbling, into half-hidden traces of prehistoric bones....
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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Death Is Taking Off a Tight Shoe, The Holy Muscles, Do Not Google It

George Cassidy Payne·November 3, 2018
Death Is Taking Off a Tight Shoe Watching old YouTube videos, I once heard Ram Dass say —over coffee in...
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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: The Way of Zen, Storytellers, Sensual Machine, The Plantation, Passing Through

George Cassidy Payne·October 20, 2018
The Way of Zen is to climb the flattest place on earth. To become a geologic paradox. To crack into...
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