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James Ph. Kotsybar

@bardofmars.bsky.social
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In print in seven countries, first poet (honored by NASA to be) published to another planet. Once sang William Blake's poetry with Allen Ginsberg. Joseph Gordon-Levitt workshopped one of my poems into a screenplay. Prior nursery owner & orchid judge.

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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
MAILED-IN VOTE #haiku Popcorn's how I'll spend the madness of the mid-terms -- now my vote's posted.
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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I had that dream again.
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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“One is always considered mad, when one discovers something that others cannot grasp.” -Ed Wood #BOTD
Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi on the set of Ed Wood's film Glen or Glenda (1953)
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Now Allegorically Enriched! (Tell it to the fishes.)
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Vintage Bible Stories #haiku If Babel's tower pissed Him off, wait till He sees space-elevators.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
for #WorldSpaceWeek: #fibonacci COMPANION TO PERSEVERANCE First just a short takeoff and hovering before equally vertical landing, but soon, Ingenuity would soar Martian terrain, with all Earth listening to the sound of rotor blades slicing alien atmosphere.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
from: My Future Elegy A star still burning where nobody had thought to look. A tardigrade carrying on with its imperturbable business. A black hole keeping its most interesting secrets. Mars, of all places, still carrying a poem he had somehow persuaded the universe to accept.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
For #BannedBooks Week. HARBORING CENSORSHIP (excerpt)
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Rocket Revolution," is the topic of this year's World Space Week, which honors the contributions of space science and technology to human life. My spoken word rendition of my sonnet "Centaur Stage" was featured and awarded at Ohio's IngenuityFest with my own original music and NASA footage.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"A Thousand Times, NO!" #haiku As we spray poisons, insects mock us by thriving, "Happy ozone loss!"
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BANNED BOOKS WEEK! 📖
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As far as I know, the centence is my own invention -- a 100-syllable, single-sentence poem.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Caravan-Adam and Detain-Eve #haiku We’re all immigrants — refugees from Eden’s gate, hope pushed past borders.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mac the pen-knife. www.iflscience.com/new-species-...
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New Species Of Teeny Tiny Lanternshark Looks Shocked To Have Been Discovered And Could Be A World's Smallest Shark Contender
At only 20 centimeters long is it any wonder its not been seen until now?
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think this would make a great track for a modern vampire movie. www.google.com/search?q=a+s...
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Google Search
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Plant lovers will find this fascinating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLa...
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This Bizarre Devil Flower Breaks Basic Botanical Rules
YouTube video by Anton Petrov
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Higher Consciousness #haiku Just above the eyes, hidden under the forehead, vision's truest gaze.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pure Emotion #haiku Sometimes what spills out upon the page is perfect just as it's written.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm considering giving up on #book #publication and just carve my #verse into the walls of #caves and #tombs. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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Ancient Egyptian tomb with 1,700-year-old Greek poem unearthed: ‘Listen, father!’
Findings offer glimpse into succession of civilisations that Egypt witnessed throughout the ages
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Unknown Terminus #haiku It has been said that "Great minds run on the same track" -- the less familiar.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
PAST THEIR MIDTERMS #haiku Last chance to place bets as to who will finish first: Tortoise or The Hair.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
AUGURY REVEALED #haiku
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
GIVE A CALL NEXT TIME #haiku #aliens Aliens on Earth do not guarantee that we're whom they came to see.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Repudiators #haiku Lies and denial followed by apology wont bring solution.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
VACATION, ATLAS #ReversingFibonacci As best as you could possibly prepare, you plan the future amidst crumbling choices. Meanwhile, the world relies on you to get the job done. When pressures make you strain to stand, you must step away, slow life’s pace, relax, just, breathe…
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NOVEMBER'S RECORD TURNOUT 🌊 #haiku The one remedy to Trump Derangement Syndrome's world-spread pandemic.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fresh Hype www.hypefresh.com/rare-lab-eng... This orchid picture is one of many falsely attributed to this high priced reluctant bloomer (Its only claim to fame is its price tag, as it has never been formally judged). My probing led me to dendrobium as its donor parentage, but all its photos differ.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
SAND CRABS #haiku #seascape We would scoop them up, fill our hands with sand and let them tickle our palms.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Why Give Art as a Gift? Original pieces or prints express thoughts and feelings that words often cannot capture. Unlike items that wear out, art remains a permanent keepsake or focal point in a home. A crafted piece tailored to someone's aesthetic or interests, shows deep consideration. #ThankYou
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Early theremin?
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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congratulations to @bardofmars.bsky.social on another successful trip around the sun. #HappyBirthday
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm not sure what Miss Templar is holding. A printer cartridge? She's the one between and just above Miss Stove Top and Miss Radio.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Extreme contemporary artist (and Tartan Expressionist), #BOTD, Skot Armstrong, has too many noteworthy quotations to choose among, so, instead, enjoy this link to his writing that will change the way you think about Art. 👽-🧠 artillerymag.com/byline/skot-... Happy Birthday, my wisest of friends!
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Skot Armstrong - Artillery Magazine - Contemporary art news and criticism
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And that was the last time the stagehand asked, "What do you make of this?"
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Of course, one can't deny the brilliance of Miss Light Bulb.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
His art makes the familiar less stable & rejects categorization: Painting 🔜 artifact. 🎨 Artifact 🔜 prop. 🎂 Prop 🔜 performance. 🎉 Performance 🔜 photograph. 🏙️ Photograph 🔜 evidence. 🗄️ Evidence becomes fiction. 🎊 And fiction begins masquerading as history. 📜 #GiveUP? www.ocweekly.com/skot-armstro...
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is a test. Do not be alarmed; this is only a test. It is not an actual urchincy.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A #sonnet from 2017 (nearly 9 years ago). #Oumuamua
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Doggy Who? #haiku #DoctorWho #wind-up What happened, K-9? Were you paid for licensing? Can't be official!
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"This bubble is expanding over time, destroying the dust in its path." 🦁 www.ndtv.com/science/nasa...
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#haiku #minimalism
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Specimens collected over a century ago can still hold entirely new insights. By revisiting them with modern techniques, we can uncover discoveries that reshape our understanding of life on Earth." 🦂https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260831015200.htm
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A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed
A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising size and possible semi-aquatic l...
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Published as finalist: www.fourtulips.com/break-the-ru... for BETELGEUSE and DISPASSIONATE DEITY. THANK YOU, Four Tulips Publishing!
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Break the Rules — Four Tulips Publishing
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
All-Consumed #haiku #GOP #MAGA Once blood is tasted, the appetite turns vicious enough to self-feed.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
HUMAN COFFEE GRINDER! (PERFECT!) It seems like it would be painful for him to keep talking. I know it's painful to listen to him.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This was the moment I knew for certain that 2026 was going to be a very bad foreign policy year for the United States.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
PANDO, NO! bigthink.com/life/pando-l... #SingleOrganism
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Pando, the world's largest organism, has stopped growing
Pando is a stand of aspen in Utah that is 14,000 years old and weighs 12 million pounds. Humans threaten to end its long reign.
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly was always a diamond among rhinestones. I opened my poetic biography with an inscription by this angel: “I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information, because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.” ~ Dolly Parton
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James Ph. Kotsybar @bardofmars.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Higher Dimensions #physics #sonnet #excerpt "Three of space and one of time, our theory's still short of sublime. We have to make this leap again to five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten ..., but they're curled up so very small they've not been given names at all."
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mathematician Katherine Johnson was born #OTD in 1918. Her orbital mechanics computations played a vital role in many early NASA missions. Astronaut John Glenn trusted her calculations more than those of his onboard flight computer. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 Image: NASA
A black and white photo of Katherine Johnson sitting at her desk. She is wearing glasses and white or light dress with short sleeves and a collar. Johnson is looking to the right of the photographer. An analog adding machine sits on the desk in front of her, along with several papers and a translucent globe with multiple axes used for orbital calculations. She is holding a pen or pencil in her right hand, and wearing a bracelet or watch on her left wrist.
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