Published Poems of Peter Roberts



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This listing includes only poems. See the separate listing of my published fiction. I have not listed essays, letters, or other writings.
Title Magazine or Anthology Issue, Date Page
the world is round Dark Winter 8 February 2024 n/a
eden Dark Winter 8 February 2024 n/a
the farther shore Illumen Vol. XX, No. 4; Summer 2023 13
how we think of death, & how death is Shot Glass Journal Issue #38,September 2022 n/a
summer sleep, autumn dreams Better Than Starbucks Vol. VII, No. III Aug 2022 n/a
procession Illumen Vol. XVIII, No. 3; Spring 2022 11
continuum (newton) Illumen Vol. XVIII, No. 3; Spring 2022 42
cherita i suddenly remember (the cherita) #5:8; January 2022 unpaginated
the big why Time Series (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2022 unpaginated
a coming together Time Series (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2022 unpaginated
concise lovesong Time Series (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2022 unpaginated
3 poli-hai Time Series (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2022 unpaginated
tidal flat Time Series (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2022 unpaginated
the fall Time Series (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2022 unpaginated
days & nights, going nowhere, come to an end Coffin Bell Volume 4, Issue No. 3 n/a
falling through Coffin Bell Volume 4, Issue No. 3 n/a
lullaby Coffin Bell Volume 4, Issue No. 3 n/a
Scene through a picture window LabLit.com 29 November 2020 n/a
sour sleep Illumen Vol. XVII, No. 1; Autumn 2020 42
within the lines Illumen Vol. XVII, No. 1; Autumn 2020 14
beautiful fierce stars The Martian Wave Vol. 1, No. 2; September 2020 42
1 line in Pandemic: A Worldwide Community Poem [Compiled and Crafted by R.G. Rader from single lines contributed by 220 poets] Muse-Pie Press 2020 n/a
poet's corner Alba Issue #34, Summer 2020 n/a
ode: charles ives Alba Issue #34, Summer 2020 n/a
In a Maryland Graveyard Bewildering Stories Issue 864 (July 2020) n/a
afterlife Illumen Winter 2020 46
caprice star*line 42.3 (Summer 2019) back
holding on Meniscus Volume 7, Issue 1, 2019 47
midmorning field/eye of the storm Meniscus Volume 7, Issue 1, 2019 48
music drunk Illumen Winter 2019 (vol. XV, no. 2) 49
untitled horrorku Illumen Winter 2019 (vol. XV, no. 2) 52
shadow lake Illumen Winter 2019 (vol. XV, no. 2) 63-65
ode: descartes phase shift (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2019 unpaginated
thoughts at a party phase shift (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2019 unpaginated
decoding the dark phase shift (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2019 unpaginated
yes, the voices phase shift (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2019 unpaginated
solitude phase shift (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2019 unpaginated
an obscure transit phase shift (microchap) (Origami Poems Project) January 2019 unpaginated
heavy planet dreams star*line 42.1 (Winter 2019) 36
untitled haiku Haikuniverse 27 August 2018 n/a
the evening after [reprint] Shoreline of Infinity Issue 11 1/2 Spring 2018 35
the coming of darkness Shot Glass Journal Issue #25, May 2018 n/a
concentric delusions Illumen Spring 2018 (vol. XIV, no. 3) 56-57
L5 [reprint, excerpt] Shoreline of Infinity Issue 9 Autumn 2017 128
the evening after Shoreline of Infinity Issue 9 Autumn 2017 129
the weight of each breath Illumen Summer 2017 (vol. XIII, no. 4) 58-59
appeal 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 9 June 2017 n/a
farmer's song 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 8 June 2017 n/a
ornithology Shot Glass Journal Issue #22, May 2017 n/a
fragments Shot Glass Journal Issue #22, May 2017 n/a
nights, days/1 summer midnight Shot Glass Journal Issue #22, May 2017 n/a
hyperpoem: memory Hyper Poetry Annex 2017 n/a
recursion Hyper Poetry Annex 2017 n/a
needle, not arrow 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 13 April 2017 n/a
Evanescence LabLit.com 26 March 2017 n/a
untitled scifaiku Scifaikuest 55, February 2017, vol. XIV, no. 3 20
arrogance Shot Glass Journal Issue #20 n/a
at the botanical garden Poetry Quarterly Fall 2016 37
participation Anima: Poems of Soul and Spirit Issue 3, Summer 2016 1
america, a history Alba: A Journal of Short Poetry #30 (Winter 2016) n/a
diplomacy 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 20 January 2016 n/a
new saws & adages/1 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 19 January 2016 n/a
against the flow Chaffin Journal 2015 95
urban haiku 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 5 August 2015 n/a
taxes 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 4 August 2015 n/a
untitled ("ghost insists . . .") 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 3 August 2015 n/a
from the air 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 3 July 2015 n/a
my nightmare 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 2 July 2015 n/a
fair [cinquain] 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 1 July 2015 n/a
untended light Lilliput Review #196 (June 2015) unpaginated
death [reprint] 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 17 April 2015 n/a
haiku [reprint] 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 16 April 2015 n/a
backstage 7x20: a journal of twitter literature (@7x20) 15 April 2015 n/a
confluence erbacce Issue 40 30
depression: epiphany erbacce Issue 40 31
horizons erbacce Issue 40 31
late train erbacce Issue 40 32
green glass cylinders erbacce Issue 40 32
directed panspermia New Myths Issue 29, December, 2014 n/a
Sylvia The Road Not Taken: The Journal of Formal Poetry Fall, 2014, Volume 8 Issue 3 22
Taking Shelter New Myths Issue 28, September, 2014 n/a
Vigil Dreams and Nightmares #96 12
tryst Four and Twenty Four and Twenty of The Week, June 25, 2013 n/a
Outreach Aoife's Kiss March 2013 53
of jonathan swift Four and Twenty Four and Twenty of The Week, November 27, 2012 n/a
The transfinite cardinals LabLit.com 7 October 2012 n/a
the wisdom of the night Four and Twenty September 2012 (Vol. 5, Iss. 9) 18
sex Spillway 18 (June 2012) 66
double ode: georg cantor & kurt gödel CV2 (Contemporary Verse 2) Winter/Hiver 2012 (vol. 34, iss. 3) 73
at sea CV2 (Contemporary Verse 2) Winter/Hiver 2012 (vol. 34, iss. 3) 74
a poem against critics, & against poems Chaffin Journal 2011 39-40
last grasp Illumen Autumn 2010 (vol. VII, no. 1) 36-37
A game of statues LabLit.com 18 October 2010 n/a
Haze of meaning LabLit.com 15 August 2010 n/a
the body is the template of the soul Lilliput Review #173 (June 2010) unpaginated
Modern Life, Sans Serif South Carolina Review Fall 2009 (Vol. 42, No. 1) 143
The Unseen South Carolina Review Fall 2009 (Vol. 42, No. 1) 143
Bridges Asimov's Science Fiction April/May 2009 (Vol. 33, Nos. 4 & 5) 113
Paean to mathematics LabLit.com 24 August 2008 n/a
wind chimes Blue Fifth Review Vol. VIII, Iss. 2; Winter 2008 (February 2008) n/a
Currents Illumen Autumn 2007, (vol.IV, no. 1) 78-81
roses Red River Review August 2007 n/a
metabolism ken*again Summer 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 2) n/a
cold comfort haven ken*again Summer 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 2) n/a
a cloudless night: instructions for meditation Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry Vol. 5.1, Spring/Summer 2007 n/a
littering Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry Vol. 5.1, Spring/Summer 2007 n/a
in the order of their passing Poetry Salzburg Review No. 11 (Spring 2007) 33
lake erie, near catawba [reprint] Emanuel Jacob Congregation Bulletin Nov-Dec 2006 unpaginated
squinting into darkness South Carolina Review Fall 2006 (Vol. 39 Iss. 1) 205
water, shadows, rock Adagio Verse Quarterly October 2006 (Vol. 4 Iss. 3) n/a
july afternoon Adagio Verse Quarterly October 2006 (Vol. 4 Iss. 3) n/a
reflections on a rough sea Adagio Verse Quarterly October 2006 (Vol. 4 Iss. 3) n/a
ode: henry moore Canopic Jar No. 17 n/a
Cars SubtleTea October-December 2006 n/a
night-walk with canine Hungur Vol I, No. 2, Walpurgisnacht (May) 2006 19
nebulae BETWEEN KISSES Vol IV, No. 6, 1 April 2006 n/a
setting Adagio Verse Quarterly Winter 2006 (Vol. 3 Iss. 1) n/a
futurology Adagio Verse Quarterly Winter 2006 (Vol. 3 Iss. 1) n/a
signs Alba: A Journal of Short Poetry #12 (December 2005) n/a
darkness Timber Creek Review Fall 2005 (Vol. 11, No. 3) 82
the restlessness between Illumen Autumn 2005 (vol. II, no. 1) 30
1 to 1 function Santa Clara Review vol. 92, no. 2 (spring/summer 2005) 116
serengeti star*line 28.4 (July/August 2005) 6
angels in heat Ship of Fools No. 56 (Spring 2005) 30
vasectomy Ars Medica Vol. 1, No. 2; Spring 2005 115-116
modern malaise Poetic Voices Without Borders, Edited by Robert L. Giron, Gival Press [ Buy Poetic Voices Without Borders from Amazon.com] 2005 97
Marylin Monroe The Sidewalk's End Volume 6, Issue 5 - May 2005 n/a
the weight of days obscures the air Number One XXXIII; 2005 19
a walk in the woods Common Threads Vol. 65, No.1, Spring/Summer 2005 29
in the Abyss & Apex Issue 14: 2nd Quarter 2005 (April) n/a
memorial day, afternoon The TMP Irregular (Tamafyhr Mountain Poetry) Issue #31 n/a
& I imagine the end of the world Abyss & Apex Issue 13: January-February 2005 n/a
dry grass Homestead Review Fall/Winter 2004 10
acceptance of the night & the day Poesy XXVII, Winter 2005 n/a
when we speak Chaffin Journal 2004 141
exploring a new world (the forest) Octavo Poetry Quarterly Fall 2004 n/a
in the beginning . . . was the end SubtleTea November/December 2004 n/a
lake erie, near catawba Blue Fifth Review Vol. IV, Iss. 3; Summer 2004 (August 2004) n/a
algae on the concord river Blue Fifth Review Vol. IV, Iss. 3; Summer 2004 (August 2004) n/a
ode: ono no komachi Blue Fifth Review Vol. IV, Iss. 3; Summer 2004 (August 2004) n/a
nights, days/4/a morning Ardent! Vol. 1:2; August 2004 n/a
cold embers, fierce ashes Ardent! Vol. 1:2; August 2004 n/a
we are visited by creatures of no substance The Paumanok Review Summer 2004 n/a
acuity of repose Poem No. 91 (June 2004) 48
ode: dali ken*again Summer 2004 n/a
broken water Tryst Iss. IX, June 2004 n/a
after Number One XXXII; 2004 1
nights, days/8/summer days, together Ship of Fools No. 51 (Fall 2003) 21
bones Lullaby Hearse No. 3 (Autumn 2003) 21
L5 star*line 26.2 (March/April 2003) 3
death Lullwater Review Vol. XIII, No. 1 (Winter 2002) 20
toward winter Skylark Winter 2001 55
sleeptide frisson: disconcerting verse No. 24 (Winter 2001) 16
time (a song lyric) NEBO Vol. 18 No. 1 (Fall 1999) 23
green drowning frisson: disconcerting verse No. 16 (Winter 1999) 9
urban sprawl star*line 22.4 (July/August 1999) 9
ode: h.p. lovecraft frisson: disconcerting verse No. 11 (Autumn 1998) 10
above water star*line 21.4 (July/August 1998) 9
night vision Abbey #82 (December 1997) 17
the exploration of space star*line 20.2 (Mar./Apr. 1997) 5
the inscrutable e.t. star*line 20.2 (Mar./Apr. 1997) 6
island poem, for the girl on the horse The William And Mary Review Vol.34 (1996) 82
windcliffs Small Pond V.XXXIII No. 1 (winter 1996) 34-36
transients star*line #18-4 (July/August 1995) 5
in broken night star*line #18-3 (May/June 1995) 9
starship star*line #17-3 (May/June 1994) 2
winter night dream, detail star*line #16-6/7 (November/December 1993) 8
beach scene, late july star*line #16-4 (July/August 1993) 8
poem for speedreaders + Inside Joke #31 (1984) + ? +
city, you thought Inside Joke #30 (Spring 1984) 20
gothic mica Inside Joke #29 (Winter-Spring 1984) 15
in copenhagen train station Inside Joke #27 (Dec. 1983) 14
th dregs of time Inside Joke #26 (Nov. 1983) 17
existential poem Inside Joke #26 (Nov. 1983) 17
overextended, high, green New York Quarterly #22 (1978) 48
mouse, christ, steinmetz, & sandoz New York Quarterly #21 (1978) 80
landscapes with love & ruins Confrontation Fall/Winter 1978 144-145
immersed in waves, perceiving god beyond baroque 782 (July 1978) 43
definitions beyond baroque 782 (July 1978) 44
words of power beyond baroque 782 (July 1978) 44
it's surreal, sir beyond baroque 782 (July 1978) 45
on writing a poem beyond baroque 782 (July 1978) 46
stillness at dusk In a Nutshell Vol. 2, No. 3 (1976) 30
haiku Hyacinths and Biscuits #15 (1974) 26

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