Category Archives: Poetry

Atlantic Center for the Arts

I was accepted to be an Associate Artist with the poet Cornelius Eady this June 2019. I plan to work on two books of poems I completed this past year, D: A Life of Courage and Love and New Widower. … Continue reading

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Atlantic Center for the Arts submission

I recently applied to become an Associate Artist with the poet Cornelius Eady. These are the poems I  submitted. Bum Rap https://youtu.be/LaUHUZ_9Usk Expecting new vision abrogating acclamation I look, introspect not knowing, before the second coming of my imagination, broccoli … Continue reading

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Sexual Differences

Sexual Differences Another Email Not Sent     This poem from the file of “Emails Not Sent” is a comedic, epistolary, postmodern, crowd sourced poem. Like many others to come it will be included in my new book of poems, … Continue reading

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“D”: A life of Courage and Love

Newly released ebook, “D” A life of Courage and Love, John G. Young, M.D. at  www.lulu.com/jgyoungmd. More Detail D: A Life of Courage and LoveBy John G. Young, M.D. eBook (ePub): $8.99 These poems, prose poems, epistolary poems, light verse, diary entries, vignettes and … Continue reading

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Response to Tom Shadyac’s “I am”

When internal selection is in balance with external selection, harmony with competition cooperation and separation Ethos and ecology I am = we are One Job’s old testament God: “I am who I am” becomes “we are who we are” One … Continue reading

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Therapy Duel/t

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Therapist’s Waiting Room

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T’was the Night Before Christmas

Like an elaborate sand painting hoping for rain, placing colors together for a moment in time. you wrap presents till 4 a.m. Christmas eve now Christmas day, and pile them high about the Christmas tree, the candles ablaze with wax … Continue reading

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Stick Figures Jgyoungmd

1. Small branch ripped From larger branch, Dipped into India ink, Held arm’s length From pad draped paper. Gestures pulled, not pushed, Glance Over soft undraped shapes– Linger not 2. o>-l< Naught greater than minus one less than nothing- ness, … Continue reading

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Stick Figure

Stick Figure Small branch ripped From larger branch, Dipped into India ink, Held arm’s length From pad draped paper. Gestures pulled, not pushed, Glance Over soft undraped shapes– Linger not jgyoungmd

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