Wormwood Review
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tarnish | "The afternoon failed of its promise and the sun" | weather, decay | Wormwood Review 2.2 Issue 6 (1962) 2. |
| The Visit | "The little world of the garden bare," | birds, winter | Wormwood Review 2.2 Issue 6 (1962) 1. |
| The Wasted Corner | "She was a higglety, pigglety hen" | farming, animals | Wormwood Review 3 (1963) 12. |
| Metamorphosis | "I starved for the honey you" | nature, insects | Wormwood Review 6 (1966) 28. |
| Out of Bounds | "Black asphalt abides between unbroken curbs of cement," | cities, gardening | Wormwood Review 6 (1966) 28. |
| The Test | "This guy walking down the street" | alienation, self-pity | Wormwood Review 8 (1968) 12. |
| A Field You Cannot Own | "You thought there was a For Sale sign" | love, rejection | Wormwood Review 12 (Oct 1972) 42. |
| Con Man | "The gifts I buy and offer you, my dear," | love, expectations | Wormwood Review 12 (Oct. 1972) 42. |
| Do People Care for People? | "Appetites in the barnyard bawled" | compassion, civilization | Wormwood Review 19 (1979) 32. |
| Small Thorns | "The odor from garbage my neighbor" | neighbors, annoyance | Wormwood Review 19 (1979) 33. |