Dana Stamps, II: Sandbox Blues
Dana Stamps, II. is a bi-polar poet and essayist who has a
bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cal State University of San
Bernardino, and has worked as a fast-food server, a postal clerk, a
security guard, and a group home worker. A two-time Pushcart
nominee, his chapbooks are For Those Who Will Burn and
Drape This Chapbook in Blue (Partisan Press), and Sandbox
Blues (Evening Street Press)—and a short book of recently
released poems, essays, and drawings Zen Pessimism (Green
Stamps Books).
He is also the co-editor of Doomer Anthology (2025) and has just released his first book Zen Pessimism (2026).
Sandbox Blues Poems by Dana Stamps, II
Cover: Stamps family photo
CONTENTS
Charnel Pit 1
Mowing Frogs 2
Girls at the Pool 3
The Dogs Have Their Day 4
Wishes Missed 5
Delay Street 6
Games Kids Play 7
Extra Milk 8
Disneyland Jail 9
Snap 10
Racetrack Aesthetics 11
Outfielder 12
I Walked Behind 13
Girl’s Walk 14
Coin 15
Dominion 16
Saved Buddies 17
Love to Win 18
Hit 19
Freshman High Football 20
Gun Raised 21
Real Money 22
Potentially Intentional 23
Rehearsing 24
Go Figure 25
Party On 26
A Vision in Time, That Delightful 27
Goldie 28
Not of Age 29
Consent 30
Fake I.D. in Vegas 31
Remote Control 32
Destinations 33
Not Flag Worthy 35
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Read poems Highbrow Piano 11 On the Balcony 12 King 13 Just Zen Time 14 In Lucifer We Trust 15 from Evening Street Review, NUMBER 18, Spring 2018
Read nonfiction Art Collecting, a Memoir 71 from Evening Street Review, NUMBER 22, Autumn 2019
Read nonfiction Mercenary Poet, a Memoir 39 from Evening Street Review, NUMBER 28, Spring 2021
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