About the book

Separation Anxiety (which I sometimes call ‘the divorce book’) is my first collection of poems. The poems were taken from my journals. As of 15 December 2023, the print edition is out of print. Ebooks are still available.

Softcover 5.5 x 8.5 in., 118 pages
Alarm Cat Press #ART30
ISBN: 9780990794905
June 2014

Smashwords e-book edition (ePub & Kindle)
ISBN: 9781310375767
June 2014

Amazon Kindle e-book edition (Kindle)
ASIN: B00MFRRDVA
June 2014

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What’s in the book

The contents are divided into five sections, plus a prelude:

Part One Poems written before and during my time in Tokyo.

Sample poem: 

A heartbeat quickens

It awakens me nights,
this ominous sound.
I feel my limbs ache
and I grow short of breath.
The ground is not shaking;
the rhythm is within me,
running out of control…

Part Two Poems about the end of a relationship.

Sample poem: 

14 March 2013

The last days
of an uncertain era
I feel the moments
slowly receding
into an uncertain past
that I am glad to leave behind
but wish I could do over
and get right this time

Part Three NaPoWriMo 2013.

Sample poem: National Poetry Writing Month: Day #2 (April 2, 2013)

Part Four NaPoWriMo 2014.

Sample poem: National Poetry Writing Month: Day #1 (April 1, 2014)

Part Five 

Sample poem: Dream, interrupted

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(Revised 15 December 2023)