Dixie and the World

By Michael Hart

Most of this book was written in Shreveport, Louisiana. The poems about foreign countries and citieswith the exception of the two poems about Russiawere written in Los Angeles. The book is not as personal as my Among Possibilities, nor as analytical as Landscapes of Existenceit is somewhere in between. Most of the poems were inspired by my life in the South, but because of my background the book has a cosmopolitan flavor to it, too. For this reason, I consider it one of the most original poetry books ever written. And I hope that my readers would enjoy this book for its originality, its spectrum of emotions and mood swings, and its poetic and intellectual goodwill.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 28, 2001
• ISBN: 9781462834037

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Contents

HIDDEN FUTURE

FROM SLUMBER I WAKE

FOLLOWING MY MENTOR

ANTICIPATION OF CREATION IN THE SOUTH

IN LOUISIANA

POET ANACHRONISTICALLY

WISHES OF THE DEAD

A CHANGE

EARLY LIFE

DREAMS OF TRAVEL

A SUMMER OF THE SOUTH

WHAT IT TAKES

BEFORE GOING TO WORK

NOT READY YET

PRAYER

A RECALCITRANT SOUL

HOW I FEEL FINE

WHY THE SACRIFICES?

RECONCILIATION

CONTRASTS OF POETRY

AFTER ALL THAT

MY MENTAL ARMIES

FROM REAL PASSION

SURVIVAL IN THE SOUTH

LIFE PASSES

GOALS AND CHANGES

URGENT QUESTIONING

NEW LIFE

MOVEMENT

USING IT

GUSHING

I WANT TO HEAR

OPTIMISTIC

TEACHING IN SHREVEPORT

MY PATH

STATE OF DISREPAIR

LEARNING TO WAIT

PROHIBITIONS

GOD’S GENEROSITY IS LACK OF TIME

MY PREROGATIVE

DISTRACTED

TODAY

LIBERATION

STAYING ALIVE

BETWEEN FEAR AND ADULATION

DON’T WANT TO GO

TOWARDS THE FUTURE

CONDITIONS OF INSPIRATION

LIFE’S NECESSARY ELEMENTS

SELF-RIGHTEOUS PROFESSOR

NAUSEA BEFORE THE FUTURE

PERSONAL

DREAM OF BIG EASY

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

HOW?

THE TIME HAS COME

PERSONAL CHANGE

KNOWLEDGE AND GLOW

DEFT

INTERRUPTION

INTERIOR

TRYING TO MOVE UP

RECOVERY AROUND HALLOWEEN

WORLD POETRY BEGINS

DIXIE IS GOOD TO ME

A DIAGNOSIS

I LIVE

FORWARD

DIXIE AND BUSH

DON’T RATTLE

NO REGRETS

TIME PASSES BY

FLUID LIFE

INVENTORY OF