Welcome to "It's All Academic," a website initially supporting the book pictured to the right. Since then, it has moved past observations about higher education, and in the case of late 2025 and forward, to original oetry. Inspiration frequently has come in the form of a series, which are listed as part of the series' specific archives. The menu to the left attempts to categorize all of the archived materials.

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                                    Recent Posts 

Words (Poem about the language we choose during arguments)

The Shopping Cart (Poem speculating how others might remember a rather singular moment from 45 years ago)

The Buick (Poem fictionalizing a key part of my father's life in 1946)

Placeholder (Poem on struggling how to write a good factual-based narrative)             

Blunt (Poem on being worn down)

Indeed, I Wept (Poem on Christ reflecting upon the debasement of his birthday)

The Sirens (Poem reflecting upon pleas for help)

The Smallest Man In The World (Poem on the 21st century's greatest freak show)   

 About David Fleming

I am a retired Provost/Chief Academic Officer.