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January 5, 2026

Argonaut

by jhon baker

Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble and now I’m big in Japan.

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Tags: awful grace of god, bipolar, chronic pain, Death, jason and the argonauts, mental illness, poem, psychosis, short poem, the awful grace of god

December 28, 2025

Just a poem

by jhon baker

Available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble – also selling well in Japan! what an amazing life.

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Tags: bipolar, Buddha, chronic pain, Death, insomnia, mental illness, pain, poem, psychosis, samsara, short poem

December 24, 2025

A few more poems

by jhon baker

12”x12” encaustic “sportster” – Available

Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble

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Tags: a day in the life, bi-polar, bipolar, chronic pain, Death, love poem, mental illness, motorcycle, pain, poem, psychosis, short poem, Suicide, the awful grace of god, the horrible side of being human

December 8, 2025

A few missives

by jhon baker

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