| The List: An Ever Evolving Repertoire | |
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Back\words & For/words Published by: The Poet’s Haven Available Now! Published: April 2013 Order Now! |
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“Stray Cat Strut” On Velvet Feet Published by: The Poet’s Haven 2013 edition Order Now! |
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“One Drop“ Vending Machine: Poetry for Change Volume III Published by: The Poet’s Haven November 2012 |
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“A Little Revolutionary“ Vending Machine: Poetry for Change Volume II Published by: The Poet’s Haven November 2011 eDownload Available! |
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“Sword & Pen” – 1st Place Winner (Poetry) “Yesteryear” – 2nd Place Winner (Poetry) The Sign in the Window: 2011 Y-City Writers’ Forum Writing Contest Published by: Y-City Writers’ Forum 2011 edition |
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“Lingering Jazz“ “Running” The Mill Published by: Baldwin-Wallace College 2005 edition |
The Very Beginning
There is an ongoing debate on whether or not a poet should include their earliest works when writing a repertoire. Do you show the audience things from childhood? Do you let them see the evolution of the poet? The maturity in thoughts and writing style?
My belief is yes.
I could try to hide these juvenile meanderings, yet leaving them out still doesn’t negate their existence. My readers could still seek them out if they wanted to. Rather, I shall reference them here instead and take pride in my evolution as a poet. It has been a long journey and I am proud of each step of my path, no matter how small.
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“All I See” Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans® -Volume LXI Published By: Anthology of Poetry, Inc. 1994 edition |
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“Space” Reflections ’96. Published By: Cuyahoga County Public Library 1995 |
| In the late 90s, Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer, had a section called NEXT – News Exclusively For Teens. Below are some of my contributions:
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