Why Poetry?
Why Poetry? Why does one become a poet? There’s little, if any, financial reward. Most people are rather intimidated by poetry and claim to…
Poetry
What is a Poet Laureate
What Is A Poet Laureate? If only I had a dollar for every time I have been asked: What exactly is a poet laureate…
Poetry on The Smoking Poet
The Smoking Poet has published a selection of my poetry online.
The Water Calls
Fall 2012 “The Water Calls” Our hearts break as we watch the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. For those of us in the Lowcountry of…
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events Fall 2012 Decatur Book Festival, www.decaturbookfestival.com “Taking A Stand” with Michael O’Reilly, Senior Director, Member Advocacy Amnesty International USA Sunday…
Poetry and the Enviroment
Perhaps the earth can teach us as when everything seems to be dead in winter and later proves to be alive. From the poem…
Atsuro Riley
I recently had the privilege of introducing my friend Atsuro Riley at the South Carolina Book Festival in Columbia, SC. As South Carolina’s Poet…
Taha Muhammad Ali
I was deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of the poet Taha Muhammad Ali. He was a great spirit, and his poetry will…
The Weight It Takes
From the Post and Courier. For Nikki Randhawa Haley, on the Occasion of her inauguration as Governor of South Carolina. In the white silence…
Charleston Rooftops
Everything that lifts into the air has purpose: even the granite tipped war monument rising above palmetto trees points like an arrow toward the…