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"Bounding
of Elements" -- the
2005 collection
Bound closely to the
earth that holds us, yet so inspired by the open sky above in our awareness,
aspiration, legends and symbols, which element can claim us as our home? |
"3
Rivers" -- the
2004 collection
Can we reconcile ourselves with
our surroundings any more than we can with our own selves? Our process
of seeking of nature, refuge and habitat, both within and outside of us. |
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2003 |
2002 |
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"Pirates
Parrots of 2nd Street" -- the
2002 collection
We humans are migratory
creatures, so many of us are thriving far from the places our ancestors came
from, carrying our culture and stories with us. |
"Catal" -- the
2002 collection
Each of us strives to reconcile
our identity, aspirations and talents with the culture and ideals that
shaped us. It is, after all, who we are that ultimately allows
us to lend profoundness and meaning to events around us. |
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2001 |
2000 |
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| "Carambique" -- the
2001 collection Our present and
past, often inseparable places in our thoughts' meandering. |
"hands
of bridges " -- the Fall/Winter '00 collection
There are times we must stop and observe the world around us,
and, of necessity, observe ourselves as well.
These times in our lives are our own bridges, those interruptions
in our travel that eventually bring us to places we could not have
reached otherwise. |
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2000 |
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"Signs
in the Language of Traffic" -- the Summer '00 collection
We are the traffic that passes through each
others' lives constantly -- sometimes as brief glimpses of mutual
unawareness, other times sharing our journeys with one another. |
"Pervasive Transport" -- the Spring '00 collection
Ultimately,
isn't time our lives' medium of transport? It gives us distance and
perspective, and hurls us through emotions, memories, and, of course,
relationships. Life is time, and it continually transports us --
pervasively. |
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1999 |
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| "lately, the silence" -- the Winter '99 collection
Weathering
the winter of our spirit. Like nature, we do not grow continually but must
learn to accept our own winters and live through them. |
"Clouds, intervening" -- the Fall '99 collection
Encountering the cloudy interludes in our
lives. When all is said and done, we measure ourselves by how well we deal with life's
trials, not by how we manage our victories. |
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| "Vacancies" -- the Summer '99 collection
Our ongoing process of filling
vacancies, not only in our lives, but in our creative environment as well.
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"rampart" -- a special Spring/Summer '99 collection
rampart
deals with conflict, strength and confrontation -- the fighting of
battles to the best of our ability, tempered by the realization that we're human
and will not win or even fight our battles forever. |
Glass Panes" -- the Spring '99 collection
Glass Panes concerns itself with the responsibilities of poets and the observations of
the things that make us human. Sometimes it's the act of observing that makes us human. |
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1998 |
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| "After the Rains" -- the Winter '98 collection
After the Rains deals with a process of self-reflection, a coming to terms with our own
development and that of those around us. |
"Last Days of May" -- the Fall '98 collection
Last Days of May's theme is the breathless, expectant wait for an event to
happen -- the realization that time is short, events must be cherished, and the making of
memories can no longer be left for later. |
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| "Under a Sky" -- the Summer '98 collection
Under a Sky is a philosophical statement of being,
as well as the realization that there can be joy in
appreciating the impermanence and fragility inherent in life. It expands the premise of On
the Water's Edge (Fall/Winter '97). |
"Sketchbook" -- the Spring '98 collection
Sketchbook is a gently aging
collection of mostly quick, fun glimpses of people and things around us. A large part of
the material, including the "Oceanside" poems, was written while I was
"Poet-in-Residence" at the Blue Dolphin Inn in Panama City Beach, FL. There, we
would gather on the beach nightly and recite poetry in the warm glow of friendship and
inebriation. |
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| "On the Water's Edge" -- the Fall/Winter '97 collection
Water's Edge symbolizes a threshold in a person's
life -- a rite of passage, an acceptance of our fears, weaknesses and faults.
Despite its age, I still consider this one a classic. |
"Remembering Carol" -- a collection
This experimental collection traces the last three years of Carol's life
from various points of view.
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