Kansas Quarterly
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blame | "It is difficult to explain" | affair, regret | Kansas Quarterly 3 (Winter 1970-1971) 18. |
| Bitter Taste | "I ate the sour grapes and tried" | anger, nature | Kansas Quarterly 3 (Summer 1971) 84. |
| Poverty | "The field of clover sowed last fall" | weather, farming | Kansas Quarterly 3 (Summer 1971) 84. |
| Stunted Root | "A season without rain, he saw the stalks" | sex, drought | Kansas Quarterly 3 (Summer 1971) 83. |
| The Problem Comes | "With the new schedule" | retirement, aging | Kansas Quarterly 3 (Summer 1971) 85. |
| The Wall | "A door builds a strange wall" | perspective, home | Kansas Quarterly 8.3/4 (Summer-Autumn 1976) 102. |
| Hang On to the Grab Bar | "Caught in the revolving door" | longing, civilization | Kansas Quarterly 11 (Summer 1979) 71. |
| No Advice Today, Thank You | "Why, the presumptuous bastard" | religion, relationships | Kansas Quarterly 14.3 (Summer 1982) 128. |
| Away with Boards | "The last storm shook" | cities, destruction | Kansas Quarterly 16.1/2 (Winter-Spring 1984) 97. |