On Writing Poetry: A Learner's Guide: Into the Depths of the Analytic Mind

This text is a creative writing manual introducing poetry to anyone interested in learning how to write it.

Dr. Frazier was born in Hood River, OR where he attended school until the 8th grade. He then moved to Oklahoma where he finished high school, graduating as salutatorian from Grove High School. He continued his education at the University of Dallas where he obtained his Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry and a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry with honors. He then continued a pursuit of education for the next several years obtaining a Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from University of Houston, a Masters in Liberal Arts from the University of St. Thomas (French literature in translation/Medieval History/Ancient Philosophy), a Masters of Science in Organic Chemistry at the University of Oklahoma (Synthetic Organic Chemistry), and finally a Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma (thesis: Unique ansa-Bis-(Indenyl)Metallocenes: The Quest for Catalysts). He has worked: on cattle farms, fish farms, and dairy farms; as a research technician in molecular genetics with Nobel Prize laureates, as a special education tutor in mathematics, and as a teacher at every level from 5th grade through college. He has been nominated for several teaching awards over the years and has written poetry and laboratory textbooks. He has published several of his own poems in various newspapers and journals, and one of his short stories won first place at the local and regional level, eventually placing fourth at the national level, in the fantasy genre. His research interests vary widely, from olefin catalysis to Oklahoma enology and from chemical education to wildlife conservation. He was nominated by the Journal Record for "Oklahoma Innovator of the Year" in 2007 for his work with Oklahoma's burgeoning enology industry. He designed, developed, wrote and received multiple grants to fund and direct, a Summer Science Academy "Exploring Natural Resources" for Oklahoma's 7th through 10th grade science students, which ran from 2007 to 2013. He is now combining his training in literature and science to write for Frazier's Creative Concepts, LLC.