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Benno's avatar

Very potent... Might've been the one that's most moved me of your anti-war poems. Reminded me a bit of the ghost of you, The chemical romance, that song also hits me hard...

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Josh Datko's avatar

Oh wow yeah that's a powerful song. Appreciate that.

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Benno's avatar

Did you watch it along the music video? check it out if didn’t already, powerful

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Josh Datko's avatar

Oh damn yeah, I see what you mean. Wow.

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Daniel V. Gaglio's avatar

Hits hard

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Bruce Dobbins's avatar

Chills running down my spine after reading this one.... Absolutely incredible!

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Josh Datko's avatar

Thank you. Appreciate you reading and leaving a kind note.

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Bruce Dobbins's avatar

Of course! Looking forward to more of your work✌️

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Misty Violet's avatar

“first day of school —

fashionable clothes,

awkwardly worn.”

This part really got me.

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Josh Datko's avatar

No autobiographical comments there 😅

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Dionysus Zagreus's avatar

Getting some film developed as we speak

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Josh Datko's avatar

Congrats! I shoot mainly on instant film, haven't made a jump to 35mm yet.

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Ian Cattanach's avatar

Beautiful!

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Josh Datko's avatar

Thanks 😊

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Ian Cattanach's avatar

I am rereading this with all your other work. And I feel like you are bringing a three-point perspective that wasn't available to poets in time immemorial. Which, in poetry, could only be 70 years ago, lmao. But, you're a veteran and understand this stuff on a base level. You're an artist, writing with the vigor, complexity, and grace as Bly, Wright, and others. Plus, we exist in the modern world; we're cyborgs connected to technology, and the weight of information is now that we are conscious of the control system. You are functioning on all three levels, and when it all comes together at a deeper level, after all this practice, I will be honored to see the vast waves you make, brother.

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Josh Datko's avatar

Thanks Ian. That's pretty high praise, I can only inspire to live up to it :) Really appreciate the support and motivation you are _constantly_ putting out into the world for so many.

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