Cody Marby

Writing and Bookbinding Portfolio

February 23, 2026

Sonnet cclxii (2023)

When I look into your eyes, sometimes I see / the cloudless blue of the morning zenith. Continue reading

Poetry, Sonnets
February 22, 2026

Nostos (2023)

Post-traumatic stress in Homer’s Odyssey. Continue reading

Essays
February 21, 2026

Seeds (2023)

A variation of this poem was published in Issue 3.2 of Concision Poetry Journal. Continue reading

Poetry
February 20, 2026

Death at sea (2022)

is a stillborn bunk / with its pillow waiting patiently. Continue reading

Poetry
February 19, 2026

Out on the flight deck (2022)

shelled by darkness / chin raised mind heavy. Continue reading

Poetry
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
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
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
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
February 14, 2026

Rxeady? (2018)

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

Poetry

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.