Selected Poems (1973 - 2014)

This volume contains poems chosen from eight of the twelve volumes of my poetry released between 1973 to early 2015. It is my intention to release a further selection of the three line poems from the other four volumes at a later date.

The selection of which poems should appear in this volume was made using the following simple rules:

(1)Was the poem written between 1973 and 2014.
(2)Does the poem have four or more lines.
(3)Can the poem be rendered without the use of tabs or other layout setting devices.
(4)Do i like the poem (i.e. Do i feel it is “Best of” material).

In compiling this selection i have followed the usual practice of putting together poems that originally appeared in the same volume, and placing them in the original order unless a different order was required to ease pagination issues. It should be noted that a number of minor corrections have been made, so the poems do not always appear in their original form.