Odin Roark : Writing

Scholarly Trials

Scholarly Trials

A Poem by Odin Roark


Finding the right format for what needs grounding is troublesome at times... especially when one is addressing such a varied process of lesson-learnin..
Maybe Tomorrow Night?

Maybe Tomorrow Night?

A Poem by Odin Roark


To live in New York is to meet all kinds of aloneness. Late night sitting in a subway car, you experience a lot of one-way prosetry conversations. S..
Mirror, Mirror...

Mirror, Mirror...

A Poem by Odin Roark


One has to wonder from time to time why we are so compelled to never pass a mirrored surface without looking and seeing... (Image by Luciana Urtiga)
Letter To Friends

Letter To Friends

A Story by Odin Roark


As writers, making friends can be difficult. Even harder is the keeping of them, unless…
Poetic Injustice

Poetic Injustice

A Story by Odin Roark


Just some crazy flash fiction.
Revisiting Culture Rot

Revisiting Culture Rot

A Poem by Odin Roark


As a departure from my usual focus, I came across some words that needed Slamming. Our 3rd world problems notwithstanding, “modern” man j..
Bench Tending

Bench Tending

A Poem by Odin Roark


Recalling the genesis for an “Echosis” character, Tito, I thought I’d share some of the Central Park observations I used. (Image by ..
The Enigmatic Middle C

The Enigmatic Middle C

A Poem by Odin Roark


For many of us, music’s complexity serves well the metaphoric imaginings of a writer asking the often unanswerable questions. (Image by Monisha ..
Whys and Hows

Whys and Hows

A Poem by Odin Roark


“If we have our own ‘why’ of life, we shall get along with any ‘how’.” Nietzsche (Image by miki asai)
Brune of Fear

Brune of Fear

A Poem by Odin Roark


“Fear leads you directly into the path of that which you fear.” Anonymous