Winging Free: A Volume of Experimental Poetry

By Drew Slater

Winging Free is a radical departure from today’s mainstream poetry. Rebelling against the current fashion of rhymeless poems, Drew Slater experiments with intricate rhyme schemes and complex rhythms. He calls his meticulously crafted compositions literary architecture.

This unusual work offers a wide variety of topics and moods. There are some intensely personal poems, some melancholy, some humorous, some insightful, and some spiritual. There are also some lovely romantic poems, but the real romance is between Drew Slater and the English language.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Apr 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9781532068799

Drew Slater

Drew Slater has been an avid horse-racing fan for 62 years and a handicapper and bettor for 58 years. He has studied racing history for 26 years. As a member of the Sport of Kings Society, he won 14 handicapping contests. He currently resides in Portland, OR.

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-6878-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5320-6879-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019901858

iUniverse rev. date: 04/15/2019

Contents

A New Start

Writers’ Workshop

Family

Unplayed Music

Moonlit Rapture

One of Those Days

A Place Not Fondly Remembered

Phases

Separate Voyages

Labels

Colors of Love

A Dark Soul

My Father

The Gambler and The Maiden

The Prosperous Pair

The Stranger

Heavenward Gaze

The Winter Draft

When The Music Plays

The Heart Queen

My Brother

Green Entrapments

The Tennis Ball

None But The Lonely Heart

Abandoned

Our Collie

Modern Art

The Quarterback

My Place

Liquid Lullaby

All I Need

Parenting

A Free Soul

The Rat Race Winner

The Phonograph

Blue Oblivion

The Smile Seeker

Kentucky Derby Post Parade

Anagram Life

Winter Angel

A Politician Speaks

The Pulpit

Nunsense Rhymes

Spirit of Christmas

Somewhere To Go

Safe in Her Loving Arms

Time

A New Start

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