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Poem Title   Author
Cabbage Moths
Jun. 10, 2004
 
 
Cadence of Silk
Jan. 12, 1996
 
Café Paradiso
Jun. 21, 1997
 
Cakes Continue to Rise
Jul. 9, 1998
 
Calf Born in Snow
Jan. 30, 2005
 
Calgary 2 A.M.
Mar. 18, 2006
 
Call and Answer
Nov. 21, 2002
Nov. 21, 2003
 
Call It Quits
Dec. 23, 2007
 
Calling him back from layoff
Apr. 27, 2004
 
Calling in the Cat
Jan. 8, 1996
 
Calling Your Father
Jun. 5, 2003
 
Calvin's Theory of Predestination
May. 2, 2010
 
 
Campbellsburg
Nov. 18, 2006
 
Can You
Aug. 4, 2005
 
Candlelight
Oct. 20, 2008
 
Candles
Sep. 3, 2007
 
Cantaloupe
Jul. 18, 2009
 
Cantebury Tales (excerpt from the General Prologue)
Apr. 13, 2001
Apr. 17, 1997
Apr. 17, 1998
Apr. 17, 1999
 
Captain Spud and His First Mate Spade
Dec. 22, 1994
 
Caravaggio
Jun. 29, 1996
 
Cardinality
May. 28, 1999
 
Cardinals
Dec. 17, 2008
 
Careless World
Dec. 27, 2006
 

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