ABOUT

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I'm a writer. I write all manner of things and have my whole life. Lately I've focused on writing memoir pieces, but I've also written a number of poems for adults and for kids, academic articles, and a play. I've hosted a cable talk show, been editor of both an international academic journal and a small national poetry journal. Translation is another interest of mine which I've pursued in the work of Juana de Ibarbourou and haiku/photography artist Roberto Fernandez. Several years ago I curated an art show at Yale University featuring his work.
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Currently I also direct and curate a small art studio, Art Space, in New Jersey, where we've hosted over 30 multi-media artists. In addition, I've created and maintain a Poet-Tree outside my home in NJ where I hang poems (about 60) written by classic and contemporary poets. I encourage folks to read and then to take any poems they happen to like.

I've been an educator for more than 50 years, most of that time as a literature professor which have thoroughly loved. I have several advanced degrees and am an Associate Fellow at Yale University (Davenport).

I enjoy tennis and dancing and golf and studying and reading and visiting new places and spending time with my family and friends.
And in 2022, I proudly became the Poet Laureate of Cape May, NJ.

Have I told you enough? Wander with me through this webpage. Join me in ideas. Stop with me a while and muse. Come on in....