Tohm Bakelas
Tohm Bakelas is a social worker in a psychiatric hospital. He was born in New Jersey, resides there, and will die there.
About Tohm Bakelas
Tohm Bakelas is a social worker in a psychiatric hospital. He was born in New Jersey, resides there, and will die there. His poems have been printed widely in journals, zines, and online publications all over the world. He is the author of twenty-five chapbooks and several collections of poetry, including “Cleaning the Gutters of Hell” (Zeitgeist Press, 2023). He is the editor of Between Shadows Press.
Books by Tohm Bakelas
By Tohm Bakelas:
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The Firefighter — poem unrhymed
"...throw kerosene on the flames in her heart..."
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Red Cardinal — poem unrhymed
"...red as the cliffs of moab..."
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Gloucester Massachusetts — poem unrhymed
"...beneath are land mine rocks crawling with the darkest spiders..."
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House on Rodgers — poem unrhymed
"...spiders dwelling in ceiling corners...cobwebs hanging off fans..."
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cradle worms and ants — poem unrhymed
"...a glimmer of someone I feel I know..."
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friday afternoon when i called out — poem unrhymed
"...like a chain gang breaking rocks..."
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gravity sucks — poem unrhymed
Haiku
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forgotten melody to an unsung song — poem unrhymed
"yellow full moon night..."
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doesn’t he know i’m hungover? — poem unrhymed
"...red-bellied woodpecker..."
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social worker's lament — poem unrhymed
"...i pause to reflect..."