Nicholas Gordon is a poet and the webmaster of the popular poetry site, Poems for Free at http://www.poemsforfree.com. He holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Stanford University. For most of his working life, he taught English at New Jersey City University, in Jersey City, NJ.
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Six poems about the importance of friendship: Friends in High School Are Forever Young; May Our Friendship Last Forever; I Sometimes Think that I Could Be Alone; It's Been So Good to Have You as a Friend; Just as a Wave Is Lifted by the Shore; and Let Me Be the Bandage for Your Bleeding.
Three poems that give advice to an abused child: one about the nature of evil; one warning that the pain of abuse will never go away, though it can be transformed; and one letting the child know that he is loved no matter what he does.
Four poems about fathers and sons: two pantoums, a villanelle, and a sonnet. One is about lack of communication, one about the wisdom of letting go, one about abuse, and one thankful for a father's strength and love.
Two Mother's Day poems, a friendship poem about a graduation, a love poem, a name poem for Evelyn, a number poem for 44, and an anniversary poem, all by Nicholas Gordon and drawn from his popular poetry Web site, Poems for Free.
Two philosophical number poems, a friendship and graduation poem, a love and graduation poem, a name poem for Kristina, a graduation poem, and a Mother's Day poem, all by Nicholas Gordon and drawn from his popular poetry Web site, Poems for Free.
Two Easter poems, a friendship poem, a love poem, a name poem, a number poem, and an anniversary poem, all by Nicholas Gordon and drawn from his popular poetry Web site, Poems for Free.
Two Passover poems, a friendship poem, a love poem, a name poem, a number poem, and an anniversary poem, all by Nicholas Gordon and drawn from his popular poetry Web site, Poems for Free.
A name poem for Adelaide, a friendship poem, a love poem, a name poem for Mathilde, a number poem, an anniversary poem, and an Easter poem, all by Nicholas Gordon and drawn from his popular poetry Web site, Poems for Free.
A Mother's Day poem, a friendship poem, a love poem, a name poem, a number poem, an anniversary poem, and a Passover poem, all by Nicholas Gordon and drawn from his popular poetry Web site, Poems for Free.
A poem for spring, a friendship poem, a love poem, a name poem, a number poem, an anniversary poem, and a poem for Easter, all by Nicholas Gordon and drawn from his popular poetry Web site, Poems for Free.

