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And a player piano Kevin Fernald – Winter Night

At the time I when I wrote this poem, I was in the middle of reading Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut

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Next to a wild dream Kevin Fernald – Winter Night

The first book of Lawrence Ferlinghetti poems I’d ever bought was Wild Dreams of a New Beginning

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“all of your land for
A few dozen beads” Kevin Fernald – New Lands

This is a play off of the old fable in which Native Americans traded Manhattan Island for beads.

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That’s true, actually. My ancestors were the people who did that.

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You try to appease us
With blankets
And diseases, Kevin Fernald – New Lands

When the colonists first arrived in North America, they began trading goods with the Indians. Unfortunately, the Europeans also brought diseases with them that the Native Americans had never encountered before. This caused an epidemic to spread through the Native Americans wiping many of them out.

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However, beauty can
Be found, in collective gardens Kevin Fernald – Blossom (for Socheata Poeuv)

This poem was written after I saw Socheata Poeuv speak about her story. A victim of the atrocities in Cambodia, her and her family have managed to find new lives. You can learn more about her here

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The only hair I loved
And I should have said so
Sooner
I’m sorry Kevin Fernald – My Apology

This poem was written as an apology to my then ex girlfriend after she read my poem Blonde Hair

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The cookies warm, put your slippers on, turn the movie on, and sing my song Theophilus London – Sorry To Interrupt
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This is a night in. Rather than going out for a night on the town, they plan on having a romantic night at home. This is evident by putting slippers on instead of nice shoes and putting a movie on.

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Ain't nothin special bout it, but the payments
But at least the lease gets payed Theophilus London – Accept the New
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Theres nothing special about being famous other than an increase in expenses due to the increase in income. Even though he now has to spend more money, he can afford to pay off the things he might not have been able to before like the lease for a car or house.

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Every heart is the same even when your famous Theophilus London – Accept the New
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Just because someone is famous does not mean they are any different from anyone else. Theo is saying that fame does not make him different from you or I, we all feel the same feelings and experience the same world.

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How can I lose like never, homie it's obvious
Last name London, first name Theophilus Theophilus London – Day One Fans
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What Theo is saying here sounds like he’s answering a question someone asked him that sounds something like “How can you possibly win all the time Theophilus?”. He is saying that he can almost never lose because he is Theophilus London (a name synonymous with excellence as mentioned in his song Crazy Cousins).

Interesting tidbit: London was insecure about his first name growing up.

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