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 Bitcoiners, Happy New Year!

Today I’m announcing (here on Nostr first) a new series I’m beginning:

“Difficult(y) Poems”

I’ll be filming/reciting a poem each ~2 weeks to commemorate Bitcoin’s 2016 Block Cycle and the Difficulty Adjustment that comes at the beginning of each one.

I intend to choose poems that are time tested, significant, and fascinating… like Bitcoin.

The first poem I’m reciting is “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. 

I chose Hopkins for the peculiar rhythmic style of his poetry, which he called “sprung rhythm.”

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/LBka3Yng3rQ?si=wUFoIyi_q8ZJN7yR

Warmly,
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