Poetry and About Poetry

My sixth book, Dark Fathers, will be released by Kelsay Books in December. You will be able to purchase copies from their bookstore HERE .

We should all remember that giving love and friendship matters more than being “right.” Happy Thanksgiving

My sixth book, Dark Fathers, will be released by Kelsay Books in December. You will be able to purchase copies from their bookstore  HERE . 

My sixth book, Dark Fathers, will be released by Kelsay Books in December. You will be able to purchase copies from their bookstore HERE .

We should all remember that giving love and friendship matters more than being “right.” Happy Thanksgiving

We should all remember that giving love and friendship matters more than being “right.” Happy Thanksgiving

We should all remember that giving love and friendship matters more than being “right.” Happy Thanksgiving

We should all remember that giving love and friendship matters more than being “right.” Happy Thanksgiving

We should all remember that giving love and friendship matters more than being “right.” Happy Thanksgiving.

Three of my poems about Northern Michigan are included in the Fifth Edition of the Walloon Writers Review , available soon. 

Three of my poems about Northern Michigan are included in the Fifth Edition of the Walloon Writers Review , available soon. 

Three of my poems about Northern Michigan are included in the Fifth Edition of the Walloon Writers Review , available soon. 

Three of my poems about Northern Michigan are included in the Fifth Edition of the Walloon Writers Review , available soon.

Shopping for the Holidays – Buy a book by a local Fredericksburg Author – including my book Final Inventory. Thank you Free Lance Star for the article and support of local authors.

Shopping for the Holidays – Buy a book by a local Fredericksburg Author – including my book Final Inventory. Thank you Free Lance Star for the article and support of local authors.

Shopping for the Holidays – Buy a book by a local Fredericksburg Author – including my book Final Inventory. Thank you Free Lance Star for the article and support of local authors.

Shopping for the Holidays - Buy a book by a local Fredericksburg Author - including my book Final Inventory.   Thank you Free Lance Star for the article and support of local authors.

Backchannels will publish my poem “Half-life” in its Winter 2020 issue coming out in January. Thank you Editor Laura Johnson.

Backchannels will publish my poem “Half-life” in its Winter 2020 issue coming out in January. Thank you Editor Laura Johnson.

Backchannels will publish my poem “Half-life” in its Winter 2020 issue coming out in January. Thank you Editor Laura Johnson.

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” has been published in From the Depths by Haunted Waters Press. You can order a copy here: https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1687827 Thank you Editor Susan Warren Utley.

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” has been published in From the Depths by Haunted Waters Press. You can order a copy here: https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1687827 Thank you Editor Susan Warren Utley.

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” has been published in From the Depths by Haunted Waters Press. You can order a copy here: https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1687827 Thank you Editor Susan Warren Utley.

My poem "Climbing the Red Dog Road" has been published in From the Depths by Haunted Waters Press. You can order a copy here: https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1687827 Thank you Editor Susan Warren Utley.

My Creative Writing I class at Germanna Community College in January will offer you the chance to write in all four genres: poetry, short fiction, 10-minute play and creative nonfiction. Creative Writing II will focus on just short fiction and poetry. Go here to Register: https://ift.tt/33aOOVV

My Creative Writing I class at Germanna Community College in January will offer you the chance to write in all four genres: poetry, short fiction, 10-minute play and creative nonfiction. Creative Writing II will focus on just short fiction and poetry. Go here to Register: https://ift.tt/33aOOVV

My Creative Writing I class at Germanna Community College in January will offer you the chance to write in all four genres: poetry, short fiction, 10-minute play and creative nonfiction. Creative Writing II will focus on just short fiction and poetry. Go here to Register: https://www.germanna.edu/admissions/register/ 

My Creative Writing I class at Germanna Community College in January will offer you the chance to write in all four genres: poetry, short fiction, 10-minute play and creative nonfiction. Creative Writing II will focus on just short fiction and poetry. Go here to Register: https://www.germanna.edu/admissions/register/

Lion of Liberty: The Life and Times of Patrick Henry by Harlow Giles Unger My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Edison by Edmund Morris My rating: 3 of 5 stars A comprehensive biography of Thomas Edison, Morris’ book is rich in technical history and details while offering little new in understanding the man himself. Perhaps that is as it should be. Edison seems opaque in many ways, perhaps because he was increasingly closed in by his deafness. And he seemed less willing to share himself as a person, even with those he loved, than he was to share the gifts of his mind and invention with the world. For an unfathomable reason, Morris chose to have this biography go backwards. I cannot determine a scholarly, literary or entertainment value in doing so and recmmend simply reading the book backwards. View all my reviews

Edison by Edmund Morris My rating: 3 of 5 stars A comprehensive biography of Thomas Edison, Morris’ book is rich in technical history and details while offering little new in understanding the man himself. Perhaps that is as it should be. Edison seems opaque in many ways, perhaps because he was increasingly closed in by his deafness. And he seemed less willing to share himself as a person, even with those he loved, than he was to share the gifts of his mind and invention with the world. For an unfathomable reason, Morris chose to have this biography go backwards. I cannot determine a scholarly, literary or entertainment value in doing so and recmmend simply reading the book backwards. View all my reviews

Edison by Edmund Morris My rating: 3 of 5 stars A comprehensive biography of Thomas Edison, Morris’ book is rich in technical history and details while offering little new in understanding the man himself. Perhaps that is as it should be. Edison seems opaque in many ways, perhaps because he was increasingly closed in by his deafness. And he seemed less willing to share himself as a person, even with those he loved, than he was to share the gifts of his mind and invention with the world. For an unfathomable reason, Morris chose to have this biography go backwards. I cannot determine a scholarly, literary or entertainment value in doing so and recmmend simply reading the book backwards. View all my reviews

Edison by Edmund Morris My rating: 3 of 5 stars A comprehensive biography of Thomas Edison, Morris' book is rich in technical history and details while offering little new in understanding the man himself. Perhaps that is as it should be. Edison seems opaque in many ways, perhaps because he was increasingly closed in by his deafness. And he seemed less willing to share himself as a person, even with those he loved, than he was to share the gifts of his mind and invention with the world. For an unfathomable reason, Morris chose to have this biography go backwards. I cannot determine a scholarly, literary or entertainment value in doing so and recmmend simply reading the book backwards. View all my reviews

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The video of the Evening of Poetry in the North Central Region of the Poetry Society of Virginia and held on October 24, 2019 at Germanna Community College can be viewed here. https://youtu.be/FrwUhT3J80A   The evening featured Henry Hart, current Poet Laureate of Virginia, Laura Bylenok, poet and professor at the University of Mary Washington, poets Beth Spraggins and Madalin Bickel, and students from the creative writing class at Germanna. The event was cosponsored by PSV – North Central Region and Germanna Community College.

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The video of the Evening of Poetry in the North Central Region of the Poetry Society of Virginia and held on October 24, 2019 at Germanna Community College can be viewed here. https://youtu.be/FrwUhT3J80A   The evening featured Henry Hart, current Poet Laureate of Virginia, Laura Bylenok, poet and professor at the University of Mary Washington, poets Beth Spraggins and Madalin Bickel, and students from the creative writing class at Germanna. The event was cosponsored by PSV – North Central Region and Germanna Community College.

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The video of the Evening of Poetry in the North Central Region of the Poetry Society of Virginia and held on October 24, 2019 at Germanna Community College can be viewed here. https://youtu.be/FrwUhT3J80A   The evening featured Henry Hart, current Poet Laureate of Virginia, Laura Bylenok, poet and professor at the University of Mary Washington, poets Beth Spraggins and Madalin Bickel, and students from the creative writing class at Germanna. The event was cosponsored by PSV – North Central Region and Germanna Community College.

The video of the Evening of Poetry in the North Central Region of the Poetry Society of Virginia and held on October 24, 2019 at Germanna Community College can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/FrwUhT3J80A The evening featured Henry Hart, current Poet Laureate of Virginia, Laura Bylenok, poet and professor at the University of Mary Washington, poets Beth Spraggins and Madalin Bickel, and students from the creative writing class at Germanna. The evening was cosponsored by PSV - North Central Region and Germanna Community College.