Reginald Shepherd (? - Present)

Reginald Shepherd was born in New York City and raised in tenements and housing projects in the Bronx. His fourth book of poems, Otherhood, was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in spring, 2003. His other books, all published by Pittsburgh, are Some Are Drowning (winner of the 1993 Associated Writing Programs' Award in Poetry); Angel, Interrupted; and Wrong.

The poems are by default sorted according to volume, but you can also choose to sort them alphabetically or by page views.

First Line	Comments
for Chris
If this world were mine, the stereo
and green plaid shorts goes strolling
And then I said, That's what it means
At that time I didn't understand
Distance is money just out of reach,
Eyes the color of winter water,	1 Comment
For his sake drifting away from the true
In that year I was perfect
Listened but couldn't hear
See my colors fall apart? Green
When I was ten (no, younger
You disappear again, December sun