Casual Poetry Drop August 2026: The Place Where It All Worked Out

Howdy, Casual Rambler, and welcome to our monthly poetry drop for August!

As explained in yesterday’s update, I wanted to add two poems that I typed up in August but had their origins in July. Specifically, in my landmark event for the year, Oregon Country Fair.

July was a scant month otherwise, as I spent most of the rest of the month recovering from my annual performance & festival bender weekend. It would have just felt weird if I left out the poetry I wrote while rambling along the Figure Eight.

However, it is important to note that this is not the only thing that happened in July. I performed under fireworks on Independence Night, danced with friends at Sellwood Park under the starlight & scribbled up poems to help when the anxiety starts to grip me tight.

I trust you’ll figure out which is which… 🙂


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About The Casual Rambler

An insane man moonlighting as a respectable member of society from Portland, Oregon. A rock ‘n’ roller since his mother first spun The Police’s “Roxanne,” Ben is a lover of all things independent music. Once upon a time, a friend told him to write about music. So he started doing that under the title of a Willie Bobo cover by Santana. Now he just casually rambles about whatever crosses his mind.