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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My poem, "The Nature of Existence," in the Bacopa Literary Review. Big thanks to the editors!!!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For the first day of Autum... I know most of my friends prefer Autumn, but I have always had a love/hate relationship with the season. I am, by default of a late summer birth, a summer fella. Here's a poem grounded in Autumn from my new chapbook: www.lulu.com/shop/david-p...

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Much gratitude to John Hoppenthaler for both selecting my chapbook as winner of the Little Kanawha Reading Series Chapbook Contest and for the generous blurb! #poetry #littlekanawhareadingseries #glenvillestateuniversity www.lulu.com/shop/david-p...

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In today's mail, my friend Kari's great new collection and my Little Kanawha Reading Series Chapbook Competition winner, Somewhere the Nightjar!" #poetry #poetfriends #GlevilleStateUniversity

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Praying mantis in my suburban backyard.

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My new chapbook! www.lulu.com/shop/david-p...

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today's my Birthday! www.davidbprather.com

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

To my surprise, my poem, "Maintenance," from my collection, BENDING LIGHT WITH BARE HANDS, was today's Poem of the Day from Fernwood Press! Get your copy today! www.fernwoodpress.com/2025/02/12/b...

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I was standing in my driveway watching the eclipse.

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My poem, "Brazilian Treehopper," in Mantis 24. It will be included in my forthcoming collection, A HEART THAT STRETCHES THE LENGTH OF THE BODY, which won the Arthur Smith Poetry Prize from Madville Publishing!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Firefly rested all day on my screen door.

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Two fledgling doves on my porch this morning. After this, I watched momma dive, then poppa dove, ward off a gray squirrel. Did you know that gray squirrels will eat them?!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Somehow I never tire of daylilies

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Ready to start at West Virginia Writers, Inc. Annual Spring Conference, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. #WVWCon2026

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

West Virginia Writers, Inc. Annual Spring Conference this weekend! www.wvwriters.org

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

DON'T LET WORRIES KILL YOU LET THE CHURCH HELP I think I may be reading this church's sign completely wrong (in Parkersburg, WV).

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Despite the fact I am unrepresented on the county level, I voted!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The nestlings will be fledging soon.

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Join us next Saturday, April 25 at the library to celebrate National Poetry Month!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Mother Robin nesting on the neighbor's downspout.

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Wilma Acree, James Long, and I will be reading @ParkersburgandWoodCountyPublicLibrary on April 25!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I wasn't expecting snow on my budding apple tree.

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I almost forgot to share my snowdrops!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

My other two poems in Phylum Press, Issue 4: Corkscrew Willow!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Two of my poems in Phylum Press, Issue 4: Corkscrew Willow!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I think the neighbor's Santa had too much eggnog...

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

New poem in #RedBranchReview ! Big thanks to the editors for including my work with so many talented writers!

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Reading at the MAC last night (Renee Nicholson in the hug!❤️).

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David B. Prather @davidbprather.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

November 8, Parkersburg, WV, my yard is awash with violets, and my white lilac is covered in lush bloom clusters. And snow is forecast for Monday, November 10. Hmmm...