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Title First Line Original Publicationsort ascending Date Themes Republication Hearst Collections
1 Too Many Defeats Dull the Spirit The worst was Poetry Now 1975 farming, weather Proved by Trial 12, Snake in the Strawberries 92.
2 Born Again He woke up when she died, Poetry Now 1976 loss, death
3 Off Limits He burned the grass Poetry Now 1979 fire, control
4 No News is Good News Having read the same names in the paper Poetry Now 1976 community, significance
5 Anyone Can See Anyone with half wit can see Poetry Now 1981 farming, gift
6 Now Hear This Your Honor, she cried, I need help. Poetry Now 1982 religion, marriage
7 Castrating the Pigs It always seemed to be a rainy day Poetry Now 1980 animals, masculinity
8 Two Men The stiff man scrubs his hands, Poetry Now 1976 duality, conformity
9 Crop Inspector The farmer opened the gate, Poetry Now 1984 farming, perseverance
10 Double Talk The exercises we schedule Poetry Now 1982 duality, survival
11 How Good is Good Enough He must have read whatever signs Poetry Now 1981 homelessness, distinctions
12 An In-Between Time He hasn't quite left her, Poetry Now 1980 divorce, change
13 Only Flowers Seem Not to Die On our May Day anniversary Poetry Now 1982 flowers, loss
14 Shy Breeder The heifer is in heat but Poetry Now 1981 animals, sex
15 Sign-Directed I was born under the sign Poetry Now 1982 birth, superstition
16 There Are Still Some Mysteries My young neighbor attended an Poetry Now 1980
17 Instead of Honey Let's get to work, time may be short with us, Poetry Now 1976 labor, religion Snake in the Strawberries 4.
18 The Way the Light Shines The shrill singing of cicada Poetry Now 1980 aging, friendship
19 Bluejay Into the calm of morning as stone breaks Poetry Now 1976 birds, hunting Proved by Trial 15.
20 Weather Words The garden waited to be covered, Poetry Now 1980 gardening, winter
21 Hardened Arteries When the office screwed a few bucks Poetry Now 1975 selfishness, guilt Proved by Trial 14.
22 Abandoned Orchard These weathered trees Poetry Now 1984 decay, perseverance
23 Muskrats in the Cornfield Persuasion of rain and sun Poetry Now 1976 farming, animals Proved by Trial 22.
24 The Snapshot There we four sit, quick perched as sparrows on a wire, Poetry Now 1976 memory, holiday The Iowan (Spring 1979) 15, Christmas in Iowa. Ed. Clarence Andrews. Iowa City: Midwest Heritage Publishing Co. (1979) 66.