PinnedThe American Life Is Killing You“I believe we are a species with amnesia, I think we have forgotten our roots and our origins. I think we are quite lost in many ways. And…Feb 1, 2020161Feb 1, 2020161
Three Poems to Live By“One of the virtues of good poetry is the fact that it irritates the mediocre.”Jan 16Jan 16
What Does it Mean to Be a Poet? (and why today’s poetry is so awful)The best writers have said very little, and the worst, far too much.Dec 29, 202432Dec 29, 202432
The Shadow Side of Technology“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology. And it is…Dec 20, 20242Dec 20, 20242
The Gift of MelancholyThe purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you…Dec 2, 20249Dec 2, 20249
Bukowski: The Crowd is the Gathering Place of the Weakest; True Creation is a Solitary ActTo me it is still one man alone in a room creating Art or failing to create Art. All else is bullshit.Oct 20, 2024Oct 20, 2024
Fall Time in the Mountains“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”Oct 14, 20245Oct 14, 20245
Larimer Street BarMy Red Wings are still dusty from a six day saunter in the Rocky Mountains as I walk into a Larimer Street bar in Denver where hipsters…Sep 21, 20245Sep 21, 20245
New Light: Finding Universal Truths Beyond Orthodox Religion‘“The world knows many religions but nature has but one truth.”Sep 8, 20243Sep 8, 20243
A Night Alone in the Wilderness“The world that used to nurse us now keeps shouting inane instructions. That’s why I ran to the woods.”Aug 18, 202423Aug 18, 202423
