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5/19/25

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Email me at mark@poemsinspeech.com for the link and send me your poem so I can show it on my screen. 


Prompt from Hannah:


"With Spring coming ...

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5/28/25

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5/28/25

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Email Bri at bkosch@lingraphica.com for sharing your poem. If you haven't registered yet, use this link, https://community.lingraphica.com/c...

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6/2/25

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6/2/25

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Email me at mark@poemsinspeech.com for the link and send me your poem so I can show it on my screen. 


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About Me

How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here?

I was a plasterer, a contractor and an apprenticeship teacher. I wrote grants and chapters in the plastering books for the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association. I was hired for the first Plastering Coordinator in the USA. I started on June 5, 2017 and I almost died on February 1, 2018.

I had a heart attack and a stroke and I am struggling with aphasia and low vision.

What Am I Doing?

How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here?

Writing, reading, speaking and listening are still hard. I never wrote poems before my stroke but now it is like therapy for me.   I wrote my first poem on February 1, 2020. In August 2020, I invited friends from Facebook, virtual aphasia support groups, and other organizations to share their poems as they read the aloud. Our first Zoom Session was on September 1, 2020 and continued every Monday night at 5:00 PM ET. There will be exceptions like holidays band vacations. I appreciation your patience. 

Where Am I Going?

How Did I Get Here?

Where Am I Going?

I am going to recover but it is a slow process.  I want to embrace the changes and challenges of life while I write poems. I am still healing.


You may check out the other things that I am working on, like the Mid-Atlantic Aphasia Conference organization. 

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Mark Harder at mark@poemsinspeech.com

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