Every Farmers Got a Gas Pump

What is poetry? Is it just alliteration, imagery, rhyme, rhythm, sound, stanzas, tone, and meter? Or is it something shimmering between reality and realization? Is it the charismatic sister of prose encapsulating enchantment bringing substance to that which is known intuitively? Dr. Owens started writing poetry before he ever heard of poetry. There are poems in this book that he wrote while in grade school and there are poems in this book that he wrote in 2020. Therefore, this book took more than sixty years to write. Touching on politics, religion, sociology, economics, and whimsey the offerings in this book are meant to entertain, enlighten, and amuse.