Writing Samples
Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Jun 4, 2003
Writing samples on the Shawn Olson Artistic Network
writing, poetry, essay, fiction, stories, journalism
He Whom I Know
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
Poem on personal identity and the paradox between our inner self and the persona we share with the world around us.
personal identity poem, shadows, vagrant, soul
A bankrupt soul
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem on inner emptiness that comes with a single-minded obsession with materialism.
bankrupt soul poem, loneliness, shallow heart, greed, materialism
Whispers in the Wind
Posted on Jan 9, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Poem about enjoying the beauty of life. It's too brief to forget to enjoy it.
wind, poem, life
All Days Pass
Posted on Jun 20, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Poem on the futillity of life. It's not really what I believe naturally... but it's how I feel on certain days.
human vanity, poem
Some Scoundrel
Posted on Dec 6, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Semi-satirical poem about passing the blame on others and passing the buck.
poem, blame
