Collected poems, by Charles Brashear. Individual poems have appeared in various magazines, such as Denver Quarterly, "Returning the Gift" (anthology of the 1st NativeAmerican WordCraft conference); Pacific Review; Roundup; etc. The poetic sensibility is modern, rather than avant garde. Brashear, an emeritus professor of English, is listed in Who's Who in America. He has published 20 books. Poetry is the little crutch that lets us limp where admission is denied us. By means of it, we feast on life's orchards, where farmers think we steal their plums.