I have written poetry for many years (more when I was younger, but I hope to return to regular poetry writing now that I am semi-retired). With some apprehension, I am putting the poems up here, sometimes with a context. \u00a0I have not edited them except for spelling.<\/p>\n
Some motivations: \u00a0In her book\u00a0Fear of Fifty<\/em>, Erica Jong makes a strong case for poetry being an essential part of any successful society. In spring 2013, I visited the University of Florida and discussed the importance of poetry with my colleague Colette St. Mary. \u00a0One of my former professors from undergraduate school, Don Ginsberg, published a wonderful book of poems in his retirement.<\/p>\n It took me from the start of this site in November 2013 until April 2015 to put most of the poems that I wrote as a young man here. \u00a0After that, I added some news ones but more slowly. \u00a0This is a bit of an experiment, but of course, there is always William McGonagall as competition. \u00a0So here goes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have written poetry for many years (more when I was younger, but I hope to return to regular poetry writing now that I am semi-retired). With some apprehension, I am putting the poems up here, sometimes with a context. \u00a0I have not edited them except for spelling. Some motivations: \u00a0In her book\u00a0Fear of Fifty, … Continue reading