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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this today and learning about humming moths! I love the idea of odes to mundane daily things 💚

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Thank you. It's been many years since I've taken my Neruda books off the shelf and read them. This was a reminder .....

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Apr 12Liked by Grant Snider

I love Pablo Neruda's works so much. Thank you for featuring them in your illustrations!

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A collection of odes to normal and mundane things sounds spectacular! It’d be fun to read - and would bring a lot of excellent noticing to your own daily walk :)

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Already started drafting it! Drawing will be the challenging part...

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👏🏻👏🏻

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An ode to formless cloud changes.

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You awaken me from cloud spotting lying on the grass and forms my praise of every drawn ink line made.

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A beautiful post with everything included! Educational, inspirational, emotional and creative. Fabulous, thanks

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Thanks so much, April!

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I’ve been working on a poem in honor of Neruda, Ode to My Poisoner. Best line so far? “Dreams of the father / Nightmare of the son.”

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This has definitely given me some good poetic ideas. Thanks!

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Love this post! Your art is such a gift!

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Thank you Diane!

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Grant, i have followed you for a long time and was so excited to receive your book. It is as wonderful as i had hoped! I share your fascination with interesting words. I am a poet and artist also - you inspire me!!!

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Great to hear that, Lisa! Glad to be an inspiration :)

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Thank you, such beauty in Pablo’s words and in your own words and images. Colibri I knew, and it reminds me of a song I was learning on guitar around the time of the lockdowns and was interrupted.. I’m inspired to return to it.

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Glad it reminded you of the song, thanks!

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