Kenneth Compton : Writing

Sailor's Lament

Sailor's Lament

A Poem by Kenneth Compton


"They sicken of the calm, who know the storm" - Dorothy Parker
She Is Figment

She Is Figment

A Poem by Kenneth Compton


Like setting aside old photographs
Asinine with Scotch Chaser

Asinine with Scotch Chaser

A Poem by Kenneth Compton


Einstein defined madness as repeating the same action over and over again and expecting different results, on this we agree.
Art for the Artless

Art for the Artless

A Poem by Kenneth Compton


We have witnessed the death of the Philosopher KingsThe poets of spirit and freedomGinsberg, Kerouac, BukowskiThey are naught but ash on the winds of ..
Death, Unmanned

Death, Unmanned

A Poem by Kenneth Compton


something I wrote that I'm not at all in love with, but might as well send it to the pyre
Bitter Beers and Better Stories

Bitter Beers and Better Stories

A Story by Kenneth Compton


A tale from my days in the Navy.
Elements

Elements

A Poem by Kenneth Compton


A Villanelle poem. Hope you enjoy it.
Kansas Grass

Kansas Grass

A Book by Kenneth Compton


Started out small, feels like it's going to end up a lot bigger. What's going to happen? That's for the characters to tell me, and as soon as they d..
1 Hubcaps and Courthouses

1 Hubcaps and Courthouses

A Chapter by Kenneth Compton


Light gleamed blotchily on the rusted aluminum coated disc. Flakes that once drew appreciative glances drifted down, disconnecting themselves from th..
2 Whispers and Pie

2 Whispers and Pie

A Chapter by Kenneth Compton


Cindy Barrows, the next character in this slowly shaping saga.