Poems by Title
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. On this page they are simply listed alphabetically by title.
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.
The Poems
9-11-02 (2002)
Anya (1990)
The Center of Memory (2002)
Chosen Life (1995)
The City (1996)
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)
Dana (1995)
Darkness & Light (1990)
Dear Mr. Republican (1995)
Dialogue (2000)
Dreaming My Dreams (1995)
For Amanda (1995)
Images of Edmonson (1995)
Life (1991)
Line Strolling (1990)
A Longing for Freedom (1990)
Memories of Edmonson (1990)
Mimosa (1994)
Miss You (1995)
My Life (1996)
Patriotism (1994)
Poverty (2000)
A Rash of Patriotism (2002)
Rose-Coloured Glasses (2002)
Separate in Louisville (2000)
Sight (2000)
Society (1990)
Starting Over (1992)
The System (2000)
The Ten Commandments (2000)
Thoughtlessness (2000)
Trees of Edmonson (1995)
The Twelve Days of Retail (1999)
untitled teenage angst poem (1989)
What Cannot Be Said (2001)
Youth (1995)
The Author
Danae Cassandra is reaping the benefits of a liberal arts education - meaning she works in retail. She's studied culture, archaeology, history, gender studies, religion, sociology, literature, art & music history, and information science. As the Tim Wilson song goes, "Mama made a well-rounded outcast out of me."Academic Writing
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- Writing: Danae Cassandra
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- Image: Luis Royo
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