Herbert Woodward Martin
Herbert Woodward Martin has been The University of Dayton's poet-in-residence for over two decades. Martin has published four books of poetry and a monograph on Paul Laurence Dunbar. He is currently seeking a publisher for a book-length collection of poems about people with AIDS and a long series of poems called "Final W" about his mother dying from cancer. His poems have been published in academic publications and such national magazines as Poetry and the George Washington Review. 
Articles by this Author
THERE ONCE WAS AN OLD WOMAN
- By Herbert Woodward Martin
- Published 10/6/2003
- MaverickMagazine 9
- Unrated
who expertly sharpened her kitchen knives
until the blue sparks flew like stars around her head.
She said: "I will slice the invasive sunlight
that dares to tread with the footfall of a dinosaur
until the blue sparks flew like stars around her head.
She said: "I will slice the invasive sunlight
that dares to tread with the footfall of a dinosaur
TEACHING DEATH
- By Herbert Woodward Martin
- Published 10/6/2003
- MaverickMagazine 9
- Unrated
come alive moonlight
black as affliction
work hard as slavery
the nature of cursed words
unanxious to be heard
like a violent soldier
black as affliction
work hard as slavery
the nature of cursed words
unanxious to be heard
like a violent soldier
RUNNING
- By Herbert Woodward Martin
- Published 10/6/2003
- MaverickMagazine 9
- Unrated
They tell me that
If a slave ran away
He or she had to
Be quick like dusk,
Able to hide
Under a multitude
of deceptive shades.
If a slave ran away
He or she had to
Be quick like dusk,
Able to hide
Under a multitude
of deceptive shades.
NIGHT
- By Herbert Woodward Martin
- Published 10/6/2003
- MaverickMagazine 9
- Unrated
The night is a harsh encroachment;
It afflicts the eyes whose lids
Like iron muscles abruptly are
Forced to close to extinguish
That abrasive light which moves
With the speed of sudden pain.
It afflicts the eyes whose lids
Like iron muscles abruptly are
Forced to close to extinguish
That abrasive light which moves
With the speed of sudden pain.
Categories
- Issues
- MaverickMagazine 1 (36)
- Feature Poet 1: Ramón E. Martínez (13)
- MaverickMagazine 2 (21)
- Feature Poet 2: Martha Modena Vertreace (7)
- MaverickMagazine 3 (30)
- Feature Poet 3: Bill Knott (10)
- MaverickMagazine 4 (29)
- Feature Poet 4: Henry Oso Quintero (10)
- MaverickMagazine 5 (32)
- Feature Poet 5: Mac Oliver (9)
- MaverickMagazine 6/7 (35)
- Feature Poet 6/7: Eva Skrande (8)
- MaverickMagazine 8 (36)
- Feature Poet 8: Howard Fisch (6)
- MaverickMagazine 9 (36)
- Feature Poet 9: Mark DeCarteret (4)
- MaverickMagazine 10 (45)
- Feature Poet 10: Allison Eastley (5)
- MaverickMagazine 11 (31)
- Feature Poet 11: Aaron Anstett (4)
- MaverickMagazine 12 (48)
- Feature Poet 12: Maria Melendez (4)
- MaverickMagazine 13/14 (28)
- Feature Poet 13/14 - Janaka Stucky (5)
- MaverickMagazine 15/16 (43)
- Feature Poet 15/16: Todd Fredson (6)
- MaverickMagazine 17 (41)
- MaverickMagazine 18 (5)