Tao Joannes
Tao Joannes is Jason Eaton. He has spent his life traveling to interesting places, meeting interesting people, and doing interesting things. Now he writes about it.
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Un Dunga Dookyour poetry is good enough to be shared, that's what it's for
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On Censorship and Huckleberry FinnA censored version of Huckleberry Finn is planned for publication. This article expresses why that idea makes me uncomfortable. -
10 Ways to Say I Love YouSpice up your conversation with these common niceties from around the globe. -
Saving AngelaStu wants to play tee-ball, but winds up in a much deadlier game. -
An Open Letter to the Majikal Thinker that Got Booted from IdolMajikal thinking is a powerful tool for self fulfillment and success, if used properly. -
Bull BurritoA semi-abstract poem.
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Carroll's RoadSo many poems romanticize the highway bandit, I felt it time to expose the darker truth of these scoundrels.
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BettyI'm not the same, since I tasted your strange.
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The GiaI wrote this in December 2008 for my girlfriend Gia
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Why We Need AbortionI believe emphatically that abortion needs to remain legal, safe, and accessible in the United States of America.
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Dangerous FantasyA thinly veiled lesson in morality
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When a Girl LearnsMy thoughts on womanhood. -
WeI am nothing alone. I am incomplete in solitude. I am never full without you.
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StormyWhen my mother read this story, she called me up, crying uncontrollably. I'm just warning you, it tends to affect people. -
What is Linux?This is part one of an ongoing series of articles intended to promote information about and usage of Linux and open source software. I invite any and all questions about computing and technology. -
The Lost TribeAnother one designed to give more of a sense than a specific message.
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Ranatra FuscaAnother abstract/obfuscated poem. It's more about producing a sense nor feeling than communicating a message. Language notes: Ranatra Fusca is the scientific name for the Water Spider, and la fourmi tragique is french for "the tragic ant"
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I-35Christmas day driving back to the Twin Cities from Duluth Minnesota. I like to think I'm the first poet to ever compare the sun to a dancing whore.
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Another Word for EuphemismI went through an intense abstract/obfuscated verse phase. This is one of those. It makes perfect sense to me, you might not get it.
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"Why is the Sky Blue?"The second poem I wrote for/about my son. A piss-poor attempt to make up for being a shitty, absent father.
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RevelationMy son was born when I was in a 6-month Technical School in the military. I only saw him twice in that time. This is about the first car ride I took with him.
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CigarettesPretty straight-forward, I think.
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FunnyA confessional style poem, written for performance.
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Galaxies CollidingI took an astronomy class and was fascinated by the phenomena of Galaxies Colliding. This is a thinly veiled metaphor for human relationships.
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Kung Pao Chicken BreathLet's face it, sometimes the person you love grosses you out.
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Eduardo's SoliloquyAnother way of thinking about a couple common social problems. This and "The D List" are actually a lot more autobiographical than they appear at first. :)
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On Your FeetThe summer I turned 18, and had failed my senior year of high school. My parents were out of town when I trashed my car and lost my job. I left home on a freight train the day they got back. This is part of that story.
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KissA kiss
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8 YearsAn examination of 8 years of my life. Inspired by a news headline about soldiers dying in Iraq.
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Saturday Night SnifflesA recollection of my first official date with the ex-fiance.
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Missing YouIt's why I write poetry. To remember how it felt when I could feel like this.
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The D ListSam Kessler discovers he has the uncanny, and unwanted ability to inadvertently predict celebrity deaths.
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UglyA young man struggles with the consequences of getting drunk around the wrong kind of woman.
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BillA portrait of a Vietnam veteran I used to know.
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I Wanna Dance like Gene Kellythe relentless pursuit of excellence -
These WallsMusing on placeholding
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Ask a Catif you can speak the lingo
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Huntin and Gatherinthere's more truth in a dead whore's mouth -
Pick Up / Let Downa poem about meeting people and the ramifications thereof