poetry

  • Collections

    DARK FLOWERS (Mature poems) ENIGMA — Practice Poems (Athens/UGA, 1976-1982) ONCE — Selected Poems of My Youth (1972-1974) Also see: Medium: Outdoor Poetry

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  • Muse is the Antidote

    My poetic muse has always been an alter-ego, chastising me for being too much in my head, too cerebral. Looking back over the years I can see that she has presented a more or less consistent message: life is not at heart about my thoughts and feelings. Life is not a mental enterprise. It was

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