Odin Roark : Writing

Stacks of Aloneness

Stacks of Aloneness

A Poem by Odin Roark


Anyone who has ever wandered among the thousands of volumes in the Strand Bookstore, New York’s quintessential used book store, knows for many, ..
The Final Wait

The Final Wait

A Poem by Odin Roark


As ISIS continues to foment war’s violence and barbarous intimidation, one can only wonder what it must be like.
Mind Rape

Mind Rape

A Poem by Odin Roark


A prosetry exploration into the long term contamination of any toxic experience. (Painting by Paul David Bond)
To Finally Breath Again

To Finally Breath Again

A Poem by Odin Roark


With so much violent death in the world, one is easily compelled to ponder the why of it all. Is it to transcend any supernatural or scientific specu..
DNA’s Forever Imprisonment

DNA’s Forever Imprisonment

A Poem by Odin Roark


What is forgiveness for those whose suffering of injustice will forever stamp them as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. See http://www.nytim..
Inner City

Inner City

A Poem by Odin Roark


Browsing through the back-story for one of the characters in Echosis ushered me back to living in Manhattan’s ‘60’s, taking in my ow..
Alone Becoming...Again

Alone Becoming...Again

A Poem by Odin Roark


There are some who dread the years ahead, while as writers, time seems to bring as its reward experienced words finally arriving, becoming a poem or ..
Crayola Masterpieces

Crayola Masterpieces

A Poem by Odin Roark


Often, the simplest of possessions affords peace over wealth, satisfaction over anxiety.
Weightless

Weightless

A Poem by Odin Roark


We sometimes work so hard to create definition when often it requires so little. (Image by Andres Masson)
Hobbyhorse Cavalier

Hobbyhorse Cavalier

A Poem by Odin Roark


Seems every day bids we abandon dreams and face reality—but whose reality? (A Prosetry search - Image by Mariele Neudecker)