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Suncircles: A Prose/Poem 12/18/2014, Charles Kay Smith Dec 2014

Suncircles: A Prose/Poem 12/18/2014, Charles Kay Smith

Charles Kay Smith

A current project is writing a book of poetry. The different kind of poetry I’m trying to write melds science, humanities, and aesthetic aims of clarity and a polished plain style with social consciousness. I’m uploading one of the poems in the collection as an example of the kind of poetry I’m trying to compose.


Blowin’ Against The Wind, Prose/Poem 7/17/2014, Charles Kay Smith Jul 2014

Blowin’ Against The Wind, Prose/Poem 7/17/2014, Charles Kay Smith

Charles Kay Smith

Thoughts on Science, Contemporary Poetry and Human Nature.


To My Children, A Poem 7/10/2014, Charles Kay Smith Jul 2014

To My Children, A Poem 7/10/2014, Charles Kay Smith

Charles Kay Smith

My children tend to take death more seriously than I do. This poem gently points them in an alternative direction.


To Mr. Death, Prose/Poem 2/21/2014, Charles Kay Smith Feb 2014

To Mr. Death, Prose/Poem 2/21/2014, Charles Kay Smith

Charles Kay Smith

Another experimantal poem. I was attempting to achieve maximum compression.