"The two first lines drew me in, ..I think this brings me to the ponderous moments while watching the magnificent sky..when you almost feel you are shifting along with the changes."
"I enjoy reading your work & find this a wonderful image spurring thought or is it a thought spurring image... A delightful senryu to please those ancient Japanese while pleasing modern interpreters of this form as well. "
The Contents include:
Earth Changes I
Earth Changes II
Earth Changes III
Weather*
Cool Front Springs
Rain
Perfect Storm
Seasons in the Auditorium
Cherry Blossoms
Director's Cut
Longer Night's Day
Winter in the Desert
Inferno
Bonfire of the Gods
Arsonist
Eleventh Hour
Kicking Up a Storm
Transmute
Mass
Walk the Line
Beautiful Day
12 Days of Geoengineering
Current
Waiting to Inhale
Effloresce
also an assortment of Haikus and Senryus
and The Rain: Monsoon in the Desert (An Excerpt)
*Features award-winning poem: Weather.
Summer Time Seasonal Reads
Original publishing date: May 10, 2017.
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Online Resources*
| Arsonist | Read | Listen | View |
| Inferno | Read | Listen |
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| Weather | Read | Listen | View |
| Seasons in the Auditorium | Read | Listen | View |
Purchase Options*
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Print Edition |
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| Tshirt | TBA | Mug | TBA |
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Critical Acclaim from Readers:
Chapbook Review
"Effloresce is science, weather, emotion... combined into a poetic religious experience."
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Earth Changes I
"I enjoy reading your work & find this a wonderful image spurring thought or is it a thought spurring image..."
Seasons in the Auditorium
"Personifies the seasons as actors on a stage... wonderful!"
"I applaud the painted scene you have created through the words in
changing season. Nicely portrayed."
Weather
The Literary Review Journal. Print Publication, November 2006. Honorable Mention.
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"The two first lines drew me in... I think this
brings me to the ponderous moments while watching the magnificent sky...
when you almost feel you are shifting along with eh changes."
Director's Cut
"It's got an "all the worlds a stage" vibe to it. Nicely done."
"Thank you for sharing your poem. I really enjoyed it. I thought the
first few lines flowed very nicely with the "s" alliteration... I look forward to seeing what you will do with this poem."
"WOW what a powerful creative write"
"Nice one here! Drag it out a bit more next time. I like the style. Hehehe!"
"...This is very imaginative and rich in the use of its language."
