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Precedents
Stendhal is said to have used over a hundred pen names before settling on the one we now associate with his finest work (see Taphless Gibler's essay, "Not Quite As Numerous As The Stars Above Milan").
Hokusai, a Japanese artist of the Edo period, used several different names---each change marking a period of his life, and its accomplishments.
A Florentine poet, by the name of Durante, was referred to by a shortened form of that name, Dante.
They tell me that Voltaire used over one hundred fifty different names for his various writings, at the several stages of his life.
I defer to the wisdom of these major artists whose accomplishments I admire.
a worthwhile observation
We can't pontificate our writing nor can we guide our Muse. In a very real way, it is our writing that defines the contours of our life journey, and the periods of travel, its stopovers, sojourns, and stretches. Thanks for sharing.
here is poetry that doesn't always conform
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Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
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