Cum Laude

A chapbook of 21 poems collecting Zarin's works from throughout his college years, describing life as a twentysomething. Poems are grouped thematically around the people he knew and experiences he had.

List of Poems (in order of appearance)

• You were trying to remove
• Your art is known as
• The first thing I noticed was your hair
• I find myself staring at your beautiful blue eyes
• You, you were so damn fine to look at
• When I first met you that night so long ago
• It’s strange to see how
• Three and three-quarter
• You wore baby blue
• There are punks now, love
• You know me, you know
• Finally a moment of true peace
• I woke up this morning
• At last, weeks of heat
• Let’s quit this room for a while
• The bed has a dent in it
• Sometimes
• I’ve blessed the candles
• They all add up, you see
• Things I learned in school
• On the corner screens