
Upcoming Events
Reading and Book Launch
for my new book of poetry
Self-Portrait in Scraps of Paper
will be Tuesday, April 11 at 6:00.
Free admission. Cash bar. Books available for purchase
(cash and checks only, or Paypal).
Artist Terry Meyer will be the Artisan Forge Studios Artist Spotlight. He will talk a few minutes about his work and will have paintings available for purchase.
BIO

I was born near a river and seem to always end up living close to one. I have two grown sons. I’m a dog person. I’ve worked in healthcare and publishing. I try to study and internalize good poetry, poetry that I like, emulate it, extrapolate on it, and just have fun while also learning, remembering, savoring, trying things. There are times, though, when I mostly just try to get out of the way because in many ways the subconscious is a much better writer than I am. I strive to be a better editor, though. I have three degrees, but none of them are in creative writing (all due respect to those who've taken that path).
I have facilitated a handful of small groups in hopes of being supportive to other writers, mostly poets. They’ve taught ME so much. I’ve written a few songs. I sang in public once. My houseplants are still alive. I’m getting into jazz. I’m a vermiculturist. I don’t think one can ever read too much Dean Young. I have a penchant for the weird, the edgy, the abstract, or leaning toward that, without, hopefully, losing touch with the expression of meaning. Bumblebees are loud when you’re sitting on the ground next to a bunch of flowers and they fly from one to another not wanting to miss a single sip.