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I write where I am; this includes the world of work, traveling, and family life. I’m a rubber tramp that’s mostly settled down, a former steamboat engineer, a former educator, and former journalist. I’ve worked in factories and in warehouses and offices all over the country. My poetry is my ongoing effort to dig deeper and explore this collective and personal experience called being human.

cover of THE CALL SIGN IS JONAH, a collection of poems by Mick Parsons, released 2026. The cover is simple, "like government cheese," light blue with simple black lettering and the Basement Books Publishing official stamp.

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forgetting the season outside

rain and Beethoven and morning coffee sitting in the basementforgetting the season outside as long as the lights stay on

the next map

machine: rejection / when there is no way back /there is always / the next map

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