Poet, Activist, Humanist
This poem was published in January, 2018 in the Colorado Independent and included in the Columbine Poets of Colorado 40th Anniversary Anthology. It seems particularly relevant to the times in which we find ourselves. MIRROR WORDS A new year starts appearing as a blank slate, but its history is already written in the dust of … Read more
I’ve been writing so much about topics belonging in Politics & Social Justice that I think it’s time for something else. The following is an excerpt from my book, Voice of a Voyage. I include it now because it reminds me of that entire process of giving and receiving. I’ve been revising my Living Trust … Read more
After reading the quote by JFK that I now have after my signature on my emails, I remembered this poem I wrote in 2019, which seemed the perfect continuation of that thought. These poems and any of my writing from my posts on my website are reprintable with my permission. Leave a comment or send … Read more
Explore where poetry’s words can take you! Poetry provides two views at once: the facts or story and a deeper understanding of ourselves, our world, universal truths. Antonio of the Rio Dulce, Guatemala He paddles to us in his mahogany cayuco, water the color of the burnt sienna land spilling into its rough hollow core, … Read more
“Intellectual. Insightful. Inspiring.” “Daunting and inspirational” “Emotionally engaging, as well as educational” “Gripping” “The writing is a joy” “Best of all, it makes one think.” This is a sampling of what some readers and reviewers have said about Voice of a Voyage: Rediscovering the World During a Ten-year Circumnavigation. The full reviews are just a click … Read more