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William ogden haynes

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William Ogden Haynes, Ph.D. was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan and grew up a military brat. After earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Northern Michigan University in Speech-Language Pathology, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era. He completed his doctoral degree in communication disorders at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Haynes taught at Auburn University (AL) in the department of communication disorders for 33 years serving two terms as department chairperson. His areas of expertise are child/adolescent language development and disorders, diagnosis of communication disorders and research methods. He has published six major textbooks and over fifty research articles on communication disorders in national and international journals. Dr. Haynes holds the rank of Professor Emeritus at Auburn University.

William Ogden Haynes is also an author of poetry and short fiction and has published over 250 poems and short stories in literary journals. He has published ten collections of poetry and short stories. Since most of the poems and short stories in these books had appeared earlier in literary journals, the books serve to consolidate the work of William Ogden Haynes in ten easily accessible volumes. His poetry has been anthologized multiple times and he is frequently invited to read his work at various arts and poetry gatherings in the Southeast. He is currently working on new projects in both poetry and fiction.

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My Books

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Poems Published in Literary Journals

The Trek, Pennsylvania English, 2009.
Reflections, Pennsylvania English, 2009.
Sparrows, California Quarterly, Volume 35, Number 3, 2009.
The Pianist, PIF Magazine, April 2011.
The Trek, Forge Journal, July 2011
The Hat, Forge Journal, July 2011
Superstition, Forge Journal, July 2011
Ritual, Forge Journal, July 2011
Disposing of Gum, Forge Journal, July 2011
Poetry, Quantum Literary Magazine, July 2011
Dirty Laundry, Front Porch Review, July 2011
Off Season, Front Porch Review, October 2011
Realization, Full of Crow Magazine, winter 2011
Exposure, Full of Crow Magazine, winter 2011
Perpetual Winter, Indigo Rising Magazine, July 2011
Covert Operations, Indigo Rising Magazine, July 2011
The Accordion, Indigo Rising Magazine, July 2011
One Good Turn, Indigo Rising Magazine, July 2011
Jackson Pollack, Indigo Rising Magazine, July, 2011
One Good Turn, The Houston Literary Review, July 2011
Covert Operations, The Houston Literary Review, July 2011
The Spectacle, Bolts of Silk, winter 2011.
Five Thousand Days, Blue Lake Review, January 2012.
Kamikaze 1964, Falling Star Magazine, spring 2012.
Heat Wave, Amarillo Bay Literary Magazine, Volume 14, number 2, May 2012.
Angling in the Abstract, Amarillo Bay Literary Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 2, May 2012.
Defiance, Static Movement, September 2012.
The Painter, Static Movement, September 2012.
Old Friends, Static Movement, September 2012.
Closing Doors, Static Movement, September 2012.
The Farmer’s Wife, Static Movement, September 2012.
Bedtime Stories, Pale Horse Review, Fall 2013.
Comfort Food, Burningword Literary Journal, Winter 2013.
Autopsy, Ink, Sweat and Tears, Winter 2013.
Winter, Requiem Magazine, February 2013.
At the Lake When I Was Young, Requiem Magazine, February 2013.
Homecoming, Requiem Magazine, February 2013.
When Worlds Collide, Requiem Magazine, February 2013.
Rosie & Max, The Linnets Wings, Spring 2013.
Butterfly, The Linnets Wings, Spring 2013.
Glimpses, Eskimo Pie, May 2013.
Creator of the Modern Dance, Eskimo Pie, May 2013.
Retail, Eskimo Pie, May 2013.
Homecoming, Foliate Oak, March 2013.
Idiosyncrasies of an Author, The Glass Coin, April 2013.
Drawing the Female Figure With a Number Two Pencil, The Glass Coin, April 2013.
Melding, Black and White, Red Ochre Press, Spring 2013.
A Game of Chance, The Eunoia Review, August 2013.
Alvin’s Time, The Eunoia Review, August 2013.
China, The Toucan Magazine, July 2013.
The Dirty Thirties, The Toucan Magazine, July 2013.
The Cost of Survival, The Toucan Magazine, July 2013.
Cooking The Books, UCity Review, June 2014.
Squirrel, Circa Literary Review, April 2013.
Groundhog Day, The Stray Branch Literary Review, Fall 2014.
Destinations, Scissors & Spackle, Summer 2013.
Uncommon Pursuits, Third Wednesday, Summer 2013.
Erosion, Forge Journal, 7.1, July 2013.
Interpretations of the Heart, Forge Journal, 7.1, July 2013.
A Sonnet for the Affluent, Forge Journal, 7.1, July 2013.
Window Dressing, Constellations: A Journal of Poetry and Fiction, Fall 2013.
Bitter Taste, Foundling Review, Winter 2013.
Counterstrike, In Parentheses, August, 2013.
Baptist Hospital, In Parentheses, August 2013.
Cinquains of Four Seasons, In Parentheses, August 2013.
Holding On, In Parentheses, August 2013.
An Innocent Man, In Parentheses, August 2013.
The Joy of Writing, Burningword Literary Journal, October 2013.
Waves, The Lascaux Review, Fall 2013.
Amnesia, River Poets Journal, November 2013.
Seat 31C, The Glass Coin, Fall 2013.
Restoration, Eskimo Pie, January 2014.
Lapse, Eskimo Pie, January 2014.
To My Favorite Dying Man, Eskimo Pie, January 2014.
Smiling, Avalon Literary Review, Spring 2014.
A General Rule, The Milo Review, Summer 2014.
Hybrids, Belle Reve Literary Journal, April 2014.
Stained Glass, The Milo Review, Summer, 2014.
Quiet on the Set, FIVE Poetry Magazine, May 2014.
One Way Flight, FIVE Poetry Magazine, May 2014.
At Breakfast, FIVE Poetry Magazine, May 2014.
Small Favors, FIVE Poetry Magazine, May 2014.
Belief, Down in the Dirt Magazine, November/December 2014.
Bushel, Down in the Dirt Magazine, November/December 2014.
Snapshot, The Lake Poetry Magazine, May 2014.
Dignity, The Lake Poetry Magazine, May 2014.
Solitaire, The Lake Poetry Magazine, June 2014.
Microwave, Hothouse Magazine, June 2014.
Quiet on the Set, Futures Trading Literary Magazine, May 2014.
Carvings, Split Rock Review, Fall 2014.
Omen, Uppagus, December 2014.
Charles, Uppagus, February 2015.
Dear Editor, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Fall 2014.
Valentine’s Day, Diverse Voices Quarterly, Winter 2014.
The Beginning of the End, Melancholy Hyperbole, April 2015.
A Lucky Day, The Tower Journal, June 2015.
My Formative Years, The Republic, July 2015.
The Pink Pony Pub, Belle Reve Literary Journal, August 2015.
Going South, Belle Reve Literary Journal, August 2015.
A Busy Day, The Lake Poetry Magazine, October 2015.
Dairy Freeze, The Kentucky Review, Fall 2015.
The Professor and the Rodeo Queen, Fried Chicken and Coffee, Fall 2015.
A Casino in Biloxi, Tulip Tree Review, Fall 2015.
Lake Martin, Tulip Tree Review, Fall 2015.
Professor Emeritus, In Parentheses, Winter 2016.
A Yankee Shops for a Used Car in Alabama, 1976, In Parentheses, Winter 2016.
Seiko, In Parentheses, Winter 2016.
A Southern Gentleman, In Parentheses, Winter 2016.
A Shared Madness, In Parentheses, Winter 2016.
Bottom of the Fifth, Yellow Chair Review, March 2016.
Stuck in a Railroad Town, By & By Poetry Review, April 2016.
Searching for Snow, Eskimo Pie, March 2016.
CPR, Typehouse Literary Magazine, Spring 2016.
Dreams in Second Hand Smoke, Typehouse Literary Magazine, Spring 2016.
The Golden Cage, River Poets Journal, Fall 2016.
Taking the Train, The Lake Poetry Magazine, June 2017.
Daffodil, The Lake Poetry Magazine, June 2017.
How the Revelation Comes, The Lake Poetry Magazine, July 2017.
Soloists, The Tower Journal, September 2017.
Wild Horses, The Tower Journal, September 2017.
Dormitory Games 1965, The Tower Journal, September 2017.
Two Roads to Deterioration, The Tower Journal, September 2017.
America, The Tower Journal, September 2017.
What Google Doesn't Know, Futures Trading, February 2018.
Obligations, Futures Trading, February 2018.
Deer Season, Tipton Poetry Journal, Winter 2018.
Ephemeral Art, Blue Lake Review, May 2018.
Cantaloupe, Down in the Dirt Magazine, 2018
Trapped Between Two Circles of Hell, Down in the Dirt Magazine, 2018.
Spitfire, Down in the Dirt Magazine, 2018.
Urban Renewal in Hyde Park: Chicago 1955, The Literary Yard, June 2018.
Foreplay, The Literary Yard, June 2018.
Just Before the Storm, The Literary Yard, June 2018.
The Hope of Robins, The Scarlet Leaf Review, August 2018.
Deer Season, The Scarlet Leaf Review, August 2018.
Writers Block, The Scarlet Leaf Review, August 2018.
Prophylaxis Interruptus, The Scarlet Leaf Review, August 2018.
Bachelorhood, The Scarlet Leaf Review, August 2018.
Hummingbirds, The New Southern Fugitives, August 2018.
Submerged, Drunk Monkeys, December 2018.
Asylum, The Lake Poetry Magazine, February 2019.
School Dance 1957, The Lake Poetry Magazine, February 2019.
Close to Home, The Lake Poetry Magazine, March 2019.
The Realist, The Lake Poetry Magazine, March 2019.
One Small Moment to Remember, Fourth and Sycamore, August 2019.
Modern Use of Classic Literature, Fourth and Sycamore, August 2019.
Still Life on Plywood, Futures Trading, Fall 2019.
Portrait of My Father in His Dress Uniform, Broadkill Review, March 2020.
Trading Up, Evening Street Review, Fall 2020/Winter 2021.
Taking a Chance on Happy Hour, Evening Street Review, Fall 2020/Winter 2021.
Hope, Evening Street Review, Fall 2020/Winter 2021.
Blackface, Evening Street Review, Fall 2020/Winter 2021.
Still Life on Plywood, Evening Street Review, Fall 2020/Winter 2021.
Bonsai, The Lake Poetry Magazine, March 2020.
The Birds, Poetry Super Highway, July 2020.
A Garden Bench in Early Spring, Door Is A Jar, Winter 2020.
A Garden Bench in Early Spring, The Raven Review, October 2020.
The Last Valentine, The Lake Poetry Magazine, January 2021.
Sonnet for a Divorce, The Orchards Poetry Journal, December 2020.
The Undead, The Orchards Poetry Journal, December 2020.
Domestication, Uppagus, April 2021.
The Birds, Scarlet Leaf Review, Anniversary Issue, January 2021.
Revelation at Mile Marker One Twenty Five, Scarlet Leaf Review, Anniversary Issue, January 2021.
Requiem for a Generals Limb, Scarlet Leaf Review, Anniversary Issue, January 2021.
The Last Valentine, Scarlet Leaf Review, Anniversary Issue, January 2021.
Shelf Life of Concert Tickets During a Pandemic, Scarlet Leaf Review, Anniversary Issue, January 2021.
Parachute, Adelaide Literary Magazine, #46, March 2021.
When I Taught Metaphors to my Son, Adelaide Literary Magazine, #46, March 2021.
Encounter, The Mark Literary Review, April 2021.
Sonnet for a Divorce, Adelaide Literary Magazine, #46, March 2021.
Herbicide, Adelaide Literary Magazine, #46, March 2021.
The Undead, Adelaide Literary Magazine, #46, March 2021.
Saturday Mornings, Remington Review, Summer 2021.
Melancholy: Circa 1870, The Lake, March 2022.
French Quarter, Impspired, April 2022.
Elephant in the Graveyard, Impspired, April 2022.
I Remember, Impspired, April 2022.
Pretty Flowers, Corvus Review, Fall 2022.
Still Life, Bond Street Review, Winter 2023.
Getting Straight, Weekly Artist Spotlight, Hidden Peak Press, 2023.
Holiday Tokens, Compass Rose Literary Review, 2023.
Snowfall, Down in the Dirt Magazine, Winter 2023.
Bad Weather, Down in the Dirt Magazine, Winter 2023.
Reflections on a Distorted Life, Down in the Dirt Magazine, Winter 2023.
Field Trip, Alternate Route, Spring 2023.
Fetish, Alternate Route, Spring 2023.
Velvet Curtain, Alternate Route, Spring 2023.
Perfection, Call Me [Brackets], May 2023.
Homeless, Call Me [Brackets], May 2023.
Thanks for Your Service, Call Me [Brackets], May 2023.
Changes, Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine, April 2023.
Persistence, Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine, April 2023.
Always and Forever, Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine, April 2023.
Believing, Packingtown Review, Spring 2024.
Garden of Stone, The Whisky Blot: Journal of Literature, Poetry & Haiku, November 2023.
What the Rain Leaves Behind, The Lake Poetry Magazine, December 2023.
Tending, The Lake Poetry Magazine, December 2023.
Entrepreneurs, Down in the Dirt Magazine, April 2024.
Evolution of Grace, Down in the Dirt Magazine, April 2024.
I'm No Ernest Hemingway, Down in the Dirt Magazine, April 2024
Getting Lucky, Ink In Thirds, March 2024..
Mating Call, Poetry Super Highway, February 2024.
Progress, Uppagus, September 2024.
The Suburbs: Saturday Morning 7AM, The Orchards Poetry Journal, Summer 2024.

Poems Published in Anthologies

Dirty Laundry, Published in Chinaberries and Crows, Solomon & George publishers 2012.
The Pianist, Published in The Best of PIF Magazine, 2012.
Oh Tannenbaum, Published in Mistletoe Madness, Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2012.
A Bit of Summer in Winter, Published in Of Sun and Sand, Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2013.
Squirrel, Published in The Great American Poetry Show, Volume 3, January 2015.
Two Perspectives on Relaxation, Published in The Great American Poetry Show, Volume 3, January 2015.
Expatriate Games, Published in Just a Touch of Saccharine, Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2014.
Homecoming, Stone, River, Sky: An Anthology of Georgia Poems, Negative Capability Press, 2015.
Fairy With Her Trick Dog, Bright Illuminations: The Art of Margee Bright Ragland and the Words of Others, The Village Smith Press, 2015.
Boy With Parrot, Bright Illuminations: The Art of Margee Bright Ragland and the Words of Others, The Village Smith Press, 2015.
Kitten With Bling Adrift, Bright Illuminations: The Art of Margee Bright Ragland and the Words of Others, The Village Smith Press, 2015.
Valentine’s Day, Bright Illuminations: The Art of Margee Bright Ragland and the Words of Others, The Village Smith Press, 2015.
Fairy With Her Trick Dog, Twice Upon a Time, Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2015.
Between Seasons, The Four Seasons, Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2015.
Wheels, Alabama Views and Words by Frank Uhlig, Solomon and George, 2017.
Two Roads to Deterioration, Alabama Views and Words by Frank Uhlig, Solomon and George, 2017.
Cantaloupe, Windows of Remembrance, Scars Publications, 2018.
Spitfire, Still Life, Scars Publications, 2018.
Trapped Between Two Circles of Hell, Spitfire, Scars Publications, 2018.
Spitfire, Spitfire, Scars Publications, 2018.
Saturday Morning, The Heart of the Matter, July 2022.
Workshop, The Heart of the Matter, July 2022.
Cookies, The Heart of the Matter, July 2022.
Researching a Rainy Day, When it Rains it Pours, Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2022.
Snowfall, Some Things are Universal, Scars Publications, 2023.
Bad Weather, Some Things are Universal, Scars Publications, 2023.
Reflections on a Distorted Life, Some Things are Universal, Scars Publications, 2023.
Snowfall, Casting Off, Scars Publications, 2023.
Bad Weather, Casting Off, Scars Publications, 2023.
Reflections on a Distorted Life, Casting Off, Scars Publications, 2023.
Entrepreneurs, The Unbridgeable Canyon, Scars Publications, 2024.
I'm No Ernest Hemingway, The Unbridgeable Canyon, Scars Publications, 2024.
Evolution of Grace, The Unbridgeable Canyon, Scars Publications, 2024.
Entrepreneurs, The Limits of Language, Scars Publications, 2024.
I'm No Ernest Hemingway, The Limits of Language, Scars Publications, 2024.
Evolution of Grace, The Limits of Language, Scars Publications, 2024.

Short Stories

Verities and Balderdash, 971 MENU, April 2012.
Photographs of Summer and Winter, Front Porch Review, October 2012.
A Diet for Worms, The Rusty Nail Literary Magazine, November 2012.
Smitten by the Silver Screen, Milk Sugar Literary Magazine, February/March 2013.
Running Out of Time, The Fast-Forward Festival, March 2013.
The Hook and the Fleece, Fiction on the Web, March 24, 2013.
Karma, Down in the Dirt Magazine, September/October 2014.
The Night Geezer Phillips Changed his Name, Beyond Imagination Digital Literary Magazine, November/December 2014.
The Ladder of Success, Fiction on the Web, November 2, 2014.
The Summer I was Saved by Joey Banachek, The Decades Review, Winter 2015.
A Friend in Need, Front Porch Review, January 2015.
The Truth About Marcus Tidwell, Linden Avenue Literary Journal, July 2015.
The Prankster, Alfie Dog Fiction, Spring 2015.
The King, Alfie Dog Fiction, Spring 2015.
Forgiveness, Beyond Imagination Digital Literary Magazine, April 2015.
Scene at an Accident, Bright Flash Literary Review, April 2024.
Nephomancer's Demise, Corner Bar Magazine, Spring 2024.

Readings

Readings and Appearances

Readings & Appearances

LoDa Art Walk Poetry Stage, Invited Poet, Mobile, Alabama, November 12, 2010.
Arts Alive Poetry Stage, Invited Poet, Mobile, Alabama, April 10, 2011.
LoDa Art Walk Poetry Stage, Invited Poet, Mobile, Alabama, November 11, 2011.
LoDa Art Walk Poetry Stage, Invited Poet, Mobile, Alabama, November 9, 2012.
The Gnu’s Room, Reading for Chinaberries and Crows, Auburn, Alabama, December 1, 2012.
The Gnu’s Room, Reading for Chinaberries and Crows, Auburn, Alabama, February 9, 2013.
The Gnu’s Room, Readings from Points of Interest, Auburn, Alabama, February 23, 2013.
The Gnu’s Room, Readings from Uncommon Pursuits, Auburn, Alabama, July 13, 2013.
Chewacla Writer’s Guild, Workshop Presentation entitled “Self-Publishing and Print-on-Demand as Options for Authors: An Overview and My Experiences,” September 22, 2013.
Chewacla Writer’s Guild, Open Mike Reading at the Gnu’s Room, October 27, 2013.
Lee County Pioneer Park Book Fair, Readings from Points of Interest and Uncommon Pursuits, November 9, 2013.
Loda Artwalk Poetry Stage, Invited Poet, Mobile, AL, March 14, 2014.
Jule Collins Smith Museum Third Thursday Poetry Series, Featured Poet, Auburn, AL, May 2014.
Book Signing/Reading, Hosted by Gail Langley (Publisher of The Village Smith Press), Auburn, AL, September 28, 2014.
Lee County Pioneer Park Book Fair, November 8, 2014.
Loda Artwalk Poetry Stage, Invited Poet, Mobile, AL, November 14, 2014.
The Mystics, a Man and Mary Ann, Featured Poet, Perch Gallery, May 1, 2015.
Loda Artwalk Poetry Stage, Invited Poet, Mobile, AL, July 10, 2015.
Jule Smith Collins Museum Third Thursday Poetry Series, Poetry Reading of contributions to Georgia Poetry Anthology, Stone, River, Sky.
Solomon and George Chapbook Series, Author Reception/Reading, September 23, 2015.
Bottling Plant Event Center, Opelika, AL., Author Reception, September 30, 2015.
Pebble Hill, Auburn, AL, Poetry Reading from Bright Illuminations, January 14, 2016.
Fieldworks Gallery, Auburn, AL, Poetry Reading from Bright Illuminations, January 20, 2016.
Book Signing/Reading, Hosted by Sheila Eckman, July 10, 2016.
Book Signing/Reading, Hosted by Ann Sockwell, July 14, 2016.
Book Signing/Reading, Opelika Kiwanis Club, July 21, 2016.
Book Signing/Reading, Auburn Book Club, July 29, 2016.
Book Signing/Reading, Pebble Hill, August 10, 2016.
Chewacla Writers Guild, Reading from Remnants, November 10, 2016.
Poetry Reading at Tallahassee Public Library, FL., Featured Poet, January 15, 2017.
Poetry Reading at Alabama Book Festival, Montgomery, AL April 22, 2017.
Book Signing/Reading, Going South, Fieldworks Gallery, May 18, 2017.
Book Signing/Reading, Contemplations, Hosted by Katie & Kevin Jackson, November 8, 2018.
Book Signing/Reading, Contemplations, Pebble Hill, November 26, 2018.
Book Signing/Reading, Fayette County Memorial Library, Fayette, AL . Featured Poet, March 11, 2020.
A Mystic Reading for the Vaccinated, Special Guest Poet, May 23, 2021.
Reading at Well-Read Bookstore, Invited Poet, July 6,2021.
Publishing Options for Poets: An Overview and My Experiences, Presentation to Ken Autreys poetry class at OLLI Auburn University, September 27, 2021.
Reading at Well-Read Bookstore, May 10, 2022.
Reading for Third Thursday Poetry at Pebble Hill, Invited Poet, May 19, 2022
Book Signing/Reading, Time on my Hands, Pebble Hill, June 2, 2022.
Reading at OLLI Valentines Day, Pebble Hill, February 14, 2024..