Monthly Archives: January 2019

has been reduced to what T.S. Eliot called “a heap of broken images” in what critics used to call the greatest poem of the twentieth century–“The Waste Land”. Western civilization has peaked already in the new millennium–9/11 was a good indicator … Continue reading →

-One eye done at a time; until 2nd eye done, you don’t get the more balanced 20/20 effect -Best to wait on driving till then so you can see the road in depth -After both eyes done, only reading glasses … Continue reading →

Lenses installed in one eye, post-cataract. Medical technology as World of Wonders. (Saved my macular hole eye last year at this time already.) Today, after the initial eye ‘cover-up’ in OR–three bright white holes in my vision. Distant white clouds in … Continue reading →

and Purveyor of American Obfuscation. Immortalized by the most quotable quote of the dark, destructive Trump era: “Truth isn’t truth.”

My poet-friend Gerald St. Maur’s The Collected Poetry Vol. 1 & 2. A delightful mix of lyric, narrative, and dramatic poems by a present-day English Romantic from his ten previous poetry collections (1983-2015). Highly recommended. Two thumbs way up.

(Orwell meets Volvo) Apparently the only best way you can become or remain an individual in this ever-increasing impersonal world is to buy a Volvo. “Follow No One” is the manufacturer’s easy, profitable solution for addressing this social problem. BTW/ … Continue reading →

I always cringe when I hear a media type or talking head say “Feb-uary”, completely ignoring the letter ‘r’ spelled in the middle of the proper noun.. As much as I cringe when I hear some tv pundit proudly say … Continue reading →

(Tulips at the main waterfall in the sunken garden at Butchart Gardens, B.C.)

The Definitive Collection! First of two volumes. This one a limited edition of my best poems up to 1990 AD. On sale March 2019.

(rare pic of The Bird Man of Mill Woods on a warmer winter day doing the daily feeding) with a wicked winter wind blowing from the frozen north. A good day to feed them. Makes me think of those birds … Continue reading →