April 2016
I’ve traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada, currently living with my wife of many years in Oak Park, IL, looking forward to one last move to VT later this year. Poems based on the road trips are published in All Over America: Road Poems (FootHills Publishing,). I currently host the podcast series accessible at: www.poetryspokenhere.com and through free subscription at the iTunes store. My latest book, Lakeside Poems, inspired by my ancient Chinese poetic ancestors (Li Po, Han Shan etc) has just been released by FootHills Publishing, www.FoothillsPublishing.com
Writing Poems
It’s the opposite of escape.
We confront life head on,
examine it up close
and say what we see.
It’s all fair game.
Wiping clean the doors of perception
is not a wide-spread passion,
but for those who sign on
it’s a one-way trip.
Once you’re on board,
there’s no turning back.
©2016 Charles Rossiter