# Creed Haymond — Poetry character guide

> Creed Haymond in Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Haymond, Creed

**First appearance:** 0000-poetry

## Who they are

Creed Haymond stands among Bierce's named figures, a man whose convictions and name alike invite the poet's skeptical, probing eye.

## In the story

### [A Railroad Lackey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/a-railroad-lackey)

Mentioned as part of the 'odd, unearthly lot' of railroad men, not quite human.

### [A Political Violet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/a-political-violet)

Mentioned as a figure whose reproof Stanford should fear.

### [Over the Border](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/over-the-border)

Mentioned as a living contrast to the hanged Haman, implying Haymond's own guilt or corruption.

### [Substance or Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/substance-or-shadow)

Listed among the rogues and fools the narrator intends to satirize.

### [An Idler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/an-idler)

Victim of idle flattery; described as having a 'narcotic flow' of wit.

### [An Election Expense](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/an-election-expense)

Mentioned as someone who might approach Stanford for a loan, highlighting the corrupt political dealings.

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