Poems by Subject
introduction
These are the poems I have written. I write unstructured free verse because I have no formal training in poetry, and I don't intend to get any. It's all about personal expression for me, not cramming words into a specific form. I decided to have a page grouping them by subject because I find that most of my poetry fits into only a few categories that way.
Damnatio Memoriae is a larger project that I hope to get working on again eventually and those poems will move out of here and into that section as soon as that happens.
If you like any of them, I hope to hear from you. Feedback is wonderful.
anti-suicide poems
Chosen Life (1995)
For Amanda (1995)
Miss You (1995)
biographical poems
The Center of Memory (2002)
Damnatio Memoriae (2001)
Damnatio Memoriae: The Body Project (2002)
Damnatio Memoriae: Bowling Green (2002)
Damnatio Memoriae: The Child's Name (2003)
Damnatio Memoriae: Unearthing 1 (2003)
Damnatio Memoriae: Thwarted Desire (2001)
Dreaming My Dreams (1995)
Life (1991)
My Life (1996)
Starting Over (1992)
depression poems
Darkness & Light (1990)
A Longing for Freedom (1990)
untitled teenage angst poem (1989)
Youth (1995)
remembering edmonson county
Images of Edmonson (1995)
Memories of Edmonson (1990)
Mimosa (1994)
Trees of Edmonson (1995)
social or political ranting
9-11-02 (2002)
The City (1996)
Dear Mr. Republican (1995)
Dialogue (2000)
Line Strolling (1990)
Patriotism (1994)
Poverty (2000)
A Rash of Patriotism (2002)
Society (1990)
The System (2000)
The Ten Commandments (2000)
other
Anya (1990)
Dana (1995)
Rose-Coloured Glasses (2002)
Separate in Louisville (2000)
Sight (2000)
Thoughtlessness (2000)
The Twelve Days of Retail (1999)
What Cannot Be Said (2001)