Poetry Now
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardened Arteries | "When the office screwed a few bucks" | selfishness, guilt | Poetry Now 2 (Sept. 1975) 31. |
| Too Many Defeats Dull the Spirit | "The worst was" | farming, weather | Poetry Now 2 (Sept. 1975) 17. |
| Bluejay | "Into the calm of morning as stone breaks" | birds, hunting | Poetry Now 3 (Summer 1976) 24. |
| Born Again | "He woke up when she died," | loss, death | Poetry Now 3 (1976) 22. |
| Instead of Honey | "Let's get to work, time may be short with us," | labor, religion | Poetry Now 3 (1976) 22. |
| Muskrats in the Cornfield | "Persuasion of rain and sun" | farming, animals | Poetry Now 3 (June 1976) 22. |
| No News is Good News | "Having read the same names in the paper" | community, significance | Poetry Now (1976) 69. |
| The Snapshot | "There we four sit, quick perched as sparrows on a wire," | memory, holiday | Poetry Now 3 (1976) 71. |
| Two Men | "The stiff man scrubs his hands," | duality, conformity | Poetry Now (Jan. 1976) 24. |
| Off Limits | "He burned the grass" | fire, control | Poetry Now 4 (Summer 1979) 11. |
| An In-Between Time | "He hasn't quite left her," | divorce, change | Poetry Now 5.4 Issue 28 (1980) 34. |
| Castrating the Pigs | "It always seemed to be a rainy day" | animals, masculinity | Poetry Now 5.4 Issue 28 (1980) 34. |
| The Way the Light Shines | "The shrill singing of cicada" | aging, friendship | Poetry Now 5.3 Issue 27 (1980) 6. |
| There Are Still Some Mysteries | "My young neighbor attended an" | Poetry Now 5.4 Issue 28 (1980) 34. | |
| Weather Words | "The garden waited to be covered," | gardening, winter | Poetry Now 5.4 Issue 28 (1980) 34. |
| Anyone Can See | "Anyone with half wit can see" | farming, gift | Poetry Now 6.5 Issue 35 (1982) 36. |
| How Good is Good Enough | "He must have read whatever signs" | homelessness, distinctions | Poetry Now 6.4 Issue 34(1982) 37. |
| Shy Breeder | "The heifer is in heat but" | animals, sex | Poetry Now 6.1 (1981) 16. |
| Double Talk | "The exercises we schedule" | duality, survival | Poetry Now 6.5 Issue 35 (1982) 36. |
| Now Hear This | "Your Honor, she cried, I need help." | religion, marriage | Poetry Now 6.6 Issue 36 (1982) 11. |
| Only Flowers Seem Not to Die | "On our May Day anniversary" | flowers, loss | Poetry Now 6.6 Issue 36 (1982) 11. |
| Sign-Directed | "I was born under the sign" | birth, superstition | Poetry Now 6.6 Issue 36 (1982) 11. |
| Abandoned Orchard | "These weathered trees" | decay, perseverance | Poetry Now, vol. 7. no. 2, 1983, pp. 20. |
| Crop Inspector | "The farmer opened the gate," | farming, perseverance | Poetry Now 7.2 (1983) 20. |