NO COSTUMES OR MASKS

Sep 28, 2026

A poetry collection presented as “No Costumes or Masks,” credited to Grace Beacham Freeman and published as a Red Clay Book (1975). The front matter includes acknowledgements for previously published poems, cover and publication credits, and a grant supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. The contents list multiple poems, moving through themes such as family, memory, health, mental well-being, and everyday incidents, with titles like “Color Schizophrenic,” “Storage Problem,” and “Endowed Chair.”

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages52

Reading Time1 h 20 min

AccessFree to download

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

POEMS (selection)

# NO COSTUMESOR MASKS GRACE FREEMAN cOLLEGE L IBR | Elon College,North Carolina
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879nC | | | | | 476 NO COSTUMES OR MASKS NO LONGER THEPROPERTY OFELON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ## NO COSTUMES OR MASKS Grace Beacham Freeman A RED CLAY BOOK 760062 ## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author wishes to express appreciation to the following publicationsfor permission to reprint poems previously published in their pages:"Upon Reading of a Young Father Still Searching for Small Son Lost inthe Smoky Mountains in June,”THE MISCELLANY;"Dragging Opera-tions Begin,""Heavenly Name Taggers,"SOUTH CAROLINA REVIEW;"Upon the Moving of an Old House,"FOLKLORE JOURNAL;"Bat-tered Children,"South Carolina Arts Commission Anthology,TALKINGON TIPTOE;“Only Child,”“Audience Reaction to Middleaged LadyPoet Reading to Double Study Hall 205-206 on Rainy Friday,"SAND-LAPPER;“Endowed Chair,”SOUTHERN POETRY REVIEW;"StorageProblem,”"Spelling Lesson,""John's Bell,”"House Beside TheseWoods,”SOUTHERN VOICES;“Newspaper Item:Girl,12,Gets Face,”"Color Schizophrenic,"THE NEW REPUBLIC. RED CLAY BOOKS,1975Cover design by Ena Whisnant Copies of NO COSTUMES OR MASKSare available at $3.00 fromRed Clay Books 6366 Sharon Hills RoadCharlotte,N.C.28210 This project is supported by a grant from the National Endowment forthe Arts in Washington,D.C.,a federal agency. for John CONTENTS FOREWORDRobert W.HillTO AHUSBAND RECENTLY RETURNED FROM AFRICA11THE UNBINDING12THE LUMP13 COLOR SCHIZOPHRENIC14STORAGE PROBLEM15MENTALHEALTH ON SATURDAY16ENDOWED CHAIR17HEAVENLY NAME TAGGERS18TO DRIVER OF CAR IN FRONT19UPON READING OF AYOUNG FATHER STILL SEARCHINGFOR SMALL SON LOST IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS IN JUNE20NEWSPAPER ITEM:GIRL,12,GETS FACE21UPON HALF-VIEWING A FILM ON DROUGHT IN AFRICABATTERED CHILDRENLIMITED VISIONTHE ROPE 2223242526272829o SMALL WHITE CANNIBALNEW TWIST TO OLD GAMEYARD DUTYONLY CHILDSPELLING LESSON THE BAD WISH31 ON THE MOVING OF AN OLD HOUSE32FAMILY TREASURE33 ALLIS WELL34A PROPER WAY TO DIE35 SMALL CLUMSY SIN36DRAGGING OPERATIONS BEGIN37INCIDENT AT THE AIRPORT38 HEADLINE:PARKED CAR ROLLS INTO POND39 GROWING UP ON SUNDAY40 HOUSE BESIDE WOODS FOR SALE42SIDE EFFECTS OF TRAGEDY IN SUBURBAN WOODS43VALEDICTORIAN,CLASS OF'7541JOHN’S BELL44AUDIENCE REACTION TO MIDDLEAGED LADY POETREADING TO DOUBLE STUDY HALL 205-206 ON RAINY FRIDAY 45

FAQs

Who is credited as the author of the poetry collection?

Grace Beacham Freeman is credited as the author throughout the document.

What is listed in the acknowledgements section?

The acknowledgements express permission to reprint poems previously published in multiple named publications.

How is the collection organized?

A contents section lists a foreword and a sequence of poem titles, such as “The Unbinding,” “Color Schizophrenic,” and “Heavenly Name Taggers.”

Sep 28, 2026

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