Rhymes with No Reason
"A book with no cover, a rhyme with no reason"
—Billy Joe Shaver, "A Restless Wind""Ain't no money in poetry, that's what sets the poet free."
—Guy Clark, "Cold Dog Soup"
As Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System
2006
- Translucence: Measured
Transparency
Looking for a home - Texas Girls and Dr Pepper: A Trilogy
- A Texas Girl
- The Texas Dr Pepper Test
- A Dr Pepper Haiku
2005
- "Measured" is
treasured
As recited on CNBC, August 10, 2005
As President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2004
- A Dove
with Attitude
Presented at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Dallas, July 21, 2004
- Big
Al, the Flation Fighter
Written to honor (roast) a good friend and colleague, Al Broaddus, retiring president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
- The Euro
at Five
Presented at the Dallas Fed conference, "Five Years of the Euro: Successes and New Challenges," May 14, 2004
- A Poem
for Kathleen
As recited in an interview with Kathleen Hays on Money Morning, CNNfn, April 20, 2004.
- Jobs for
Sue
A poem written for an interview with Sue Herrera on CNBC's Power Lunch on Monday, April 12, 2004
2003
- New
Year's Eve in Terlingua
Read at Ms. Tracy's Cafe, 12/31/03
- My Very
First Cowboy Poem Ever
Read at Ms. Tracy's Cafe, 12/31/03
- Sovereign
Debt Regret
A limerick presented at the conference "Sovereign Debt in the 21st Century"
- Close but
No Cigar
A limerick written for the Money Marketeers of NYU
- My
First Haiku
- A
Macroeconomic Haiku
- How I
Became a Writer (At Least for a Day)
A good word from a good friend
- A Dove Saves
a Dog
A post-FOMC vignette - A
Philistine in France
A very short poem
2002
- Bad Timing
A limerick written for the Forecasters Club of New York - Perusing,
Musing, and Losing
A poem about the personals - Unintended
Consequences
A very short poem
2001
- Give Growth
a Chance
An epic poem
2000
- Dollarization:
A Limerick
As presented at "Dollarization: A Common Currency for the Americas?"—the whole conference in a single limerick - Resolutions: Blame
Some Mutant Gene?
An essay about "It's not my fault" (winner of The Dallas Morning News Golden Pen Award)
1999
- Fat Books
Some skinny book reviews
1998
- Beating
the Bogie
An untimely protest against conservative investment approaches - The FSPC
and the Fuzzy Tree
A poem protesting Fed bureaucracy