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		<title>Takaichi Tanaka | WritersCafe.org</title>
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		<description>The original writings of author Takaichi Tanaka</description>
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			<title>BRINK OF LIFE</title>
			<description>The central idea of the poem &quot;BRINK OF LIFE&quot; revolves around the inevitability of aging and mortality. The speaker reflects on the physical and cognitive decline that accompanies old age. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/3121432/</link>
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			<title>IN PERSPECTIVE</title>
			<description>Politics, Economics, Governance &amp; Rule of Law</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2961794/</link>
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			<title>THE FINAL CUE</title>
			<description>Mourning</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2960684/</link>
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			<title>AN ACCOLADE FOR EVA BRAUN</title>
			<description>A special honor to an ex-consort.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2942053/</link>
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			<title>PAEAN FOR THE COMFORTER </title>
			<description>Remembering a departed alumnus who once comforted me when I was depressed.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2934034/</link>
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			<title>THE DISMAL GROAN</title>
			<description>The Dismal Groan is a formal lament by the speaker  to his brother by the name Plaintiff Barrister whom the speaker is accusing of complicity in wrongdoings related to his job of barrister. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2911547/</link>
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			<title>STILL NIGHT SONG </title>
			<description>Tribute to eight Malawians including VEEP SKC who perished in a military plane crash on 10th June, 2024 in Chikangawa Forest of northern Malawi.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2899916/</link>
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			<title>A GLIMPSE INTO THE BOUDOIR</title>
			<description>Poem about people who do bad things thinking that noone is watching them. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2888804/</link>
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			<title>BOOMERANG </title>
			<description>The poem advises us all against evil deeds, hypochondriac, and melancholy. Particularly, the speaker uses the device and the word itself to advise his subject - Malawi's national police. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2878638/</link>
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			<title>THE ROPE</title>
			<description>The two sides of the death penalty. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2877152/</link>
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			<title>THE LAST SIP</title>
			<description>In the poem, the persona celebrates an academic achievement.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2874908/</link>
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			<title>SPEED THRILLS BUT KILLS</title>
			<description>Celebrating a new year with a human face. Of course, time is a valuable resource, therefore it's better to do things as quickly as possible. However, caution is also important when doing things. 
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2874410/</link>
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			<title>THE AFRICAN WILD DOG</title>
			<description>Remembering a slain alumni.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2867232/</link>
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			<title>AN ODE TO THE WOMAN </title>
			<description>A poem about loss and how to deal with it. In the poem the speaker addresses an unnamed woman - recounting life  events to her in an effort to keep her heartbroken mind away from the devastating loss.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2859065/</link>
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			<title>A NIGHT IN DEVIL STREET </title>
			<description>Sexuality, minority rights and  economic hardships.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2842922/</link>
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			<title>POIGNANT STONE</title>
			<description>Remebmering a departed daughter. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2838415/</link>
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			<title>SABER-RATTLING </title>
			<description>In this poem the speaker lampoons fellow alumnus for his nuclear weapons saber-rattling and warmongering.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2816250/</link>
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			<title>MIRROR</title>
			<description>In this poem the speaker&amp;rsquo;s narrative serves as a mirror to help the listener reflect on their own character or personality.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2806125/</link>
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			<title>MY CHAPERONE AND ME</title>
			<description>In this poem the speaker rebukes another person for their bad conduct.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2788649/</link>
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			<title>GALES</title>
			<description>This poem is about social injustices that are happening at a small rural towwnship called Nsundwe. Nsundwe is a township in Malawi&amp;rsquo;s capital district of Lilongwe. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2783932/</link>
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			<title>THE BEAU ON THE CUTIE-PIE</title>
			<description>Love poem</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2779422/</link>
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			<title>SOMBE PITCH</title>
			<description>A poem about human misery and suffering in silence</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2777879/</link>
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			<title>PASSERINE TALK</title>
			<description>A poem about the work of critics and their mandate.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2777704/</link>
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			<title>PICKING BRYOPHYTES FROM THE SKY</title>
			<description>A poem for leisure reading and reminiscence.  The style is inspired by Allen Gisnberg's works.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2776082/</link>
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			<title>PROGNOSTICATION OF AN ETERNITY</title>
			<description>This poem is about remembrance of departed person, a daughter, whom I loved.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2774389/</link>
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			<title>THE ROAD NOT TAKEN</title>
			<description>Poem about thought and imagination of the mind; about highs and lows of life.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2773740/</link>
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			<title>SEA CUCUMBERS</title>
			<description>This is a poem about bosses who flirt with their subordinates. The piece is based on real life corporate scandal at one broadcasting company in Malawi. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DRYforD/2770883/</link>
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