Cody Marby

February 19, 2026

Out on the flight deck (2022)

shelled by darkness, chin raised mind heavy. Continue reading

Poetry

creative-writing, Military, Poetry, writing
February 18, 2026

Sonnet cxlvii (2021)

I hope to blink as slowly as the moon, so darker sides of me remain unseen. Continue reading

Poetry, Sonnets

creative-writing, mental health, Poetry, writing
February 17, 2026

Sonnet lxv (2021)

Do tell the past that presently we weep, each time you choose to haunt old corridors. Continue reading

Poetry, Sonnets

creative-writing, Poetry, writing
February 16, 2026

Sonnet ii (2020)

No lovelier could she present her eyes, than when they meet my stare at summer’s break. Continue reading

Poetry, Sonnets

creative-writing, Poetry, writing
February 15, 2026

The Albatross (2019)

Four nautical miles from the turbulent coastline of civil war. Midnight in Mogadishu, wide awake onboard. Continue reading

Poetry

creative-writing, mental health, Military, Poetry, writing
February 14, 2026

Rxeady? (2018)

Inside yet another tinted bottle, beneath an innocence-proof cap Continue reading

Poetry

creative-writing, mental health, Poetry, writing
February 13, 2026

How It Sounds (2016)

Honorable Mention in the 44th New Millennium Writing Award for Poetry. Continue reading

Poetry, Published Piece

writing, Poetry, creative-writing
February 12, 2026

The Lingering Night (2015)

Published in the Fall 2016 edition of The Crucible. Continue reading

Poetry, Published Piece

creative-writing, Poetry, writing
February 11, 2026

Mal de Mar (2015)

First published in Firewords Issue 7. Continue reading

Poetry, Published Piece

creative-writing, Poetry, writing

Publications

Cody’s bookbinding appeared in the Guild of Bookworkers Rocky Mountain Chapter’s 2023 Open Exhibition. His poetry was featured in Firewords Quarterly (2016), The Crucible (2016), DoveTales Literary Journal (2017), and Concision Poetry Journal (2023). His poems also found success in contests from The Poet’s Billow (2016) and New Millennium Writings (2017). He has since turned to prose fiction, and has several short stories and novels in progress at any given time.