Coos River Reverberations: Poems of River, Farm & Forest (2021);

Amble: Poems (2021);

Idling Intuitions: Poems (2022);

Mast Years: Poems (2022);

Practice Poems - Blog (2023 to Present); 

Upcoming Projects:

  • Adapt a novella set in Coos Bay and Portland into a short film screenplay. It is now in screenplay format. I’m collaborating with a friend. We’re finalizing some story elements. The plot is pretty solid (TBD).

  • Three adventure short stories set in the Coos River Valley of Oregon (TBD); Two of the stories are in revision. I have one more to write. I’ve written them to connect around a central theme. These stories are about a first-generation, western Oregon family, originally, from a Swedish-speaking area from the coast of western Finland.

  • Until It’s Gone: New and Selected Poems. 76 Poems (27 New Poems. The selected poems have been revised slightly). - Currently in Revision for release in late (2024). I am making edits to the final (hopefully) test copy.

  • Release some MP3 Audio recordings of new poems from my upcoming collection:

    Until It’s Gone: New and Selected Poems” (likely late 2024). I’ll link some in the Draft & Published Poems section later in the year.

  • Post remaining poems from Coos River Reverberations and Amble. It will take some work; I may release some over the summer in random batches. Conversely, poems from Idling Intuitions and Mast Years are more poem starters (though I worked hard on them, and they are a solid finished product, they are experimental and unfinished ideas for me), so if someone wants to read those, it’s best to buy those particular books to read those poems. I’m not as excited about them floating around the internet. My favorite ones will be published in my forthcoming collection: Until It’s Gone.

 

Coos River Reverberations: Poems of River, Farm & Forest (2021)

SETTING I: RIVER

On the River We Float

Tidal River Swimming Hole

Contrary Bend

Birth of the Coos River Beauty Apple

Down by the Creek

Coos River School

Rope Swing Tryst

We Talk to the River

Coos River Cemetery

Mr. Buzzard

Night Swimming

Stars

Community of Idlewood

SETTING II: FARM

A Walk in the Fields

Looking Out the Classroom Window

Afternoon Music Hour

A Summer Home 

Riverside Garden Work Party

Homemade Smoker

Salmon on the Fire Pit

Taking Care

Gone Too Soon

Barbed Wire

River Field Burn Pile

Outworked

Late Fall Work in the Fields

The Wind Storm

Grandfather’s Study

Blue Smoke Around the Card Table

Shared Well

Cow Jam

Firewood Row

Short Rib

Himalayan Blackberry

Summer Hammocks

Woodstove in the Old Ranch House

To Town

SETTING III: FOREST

Through the Canyon to the Clearing

A Walk up the Draw to Recharge

Endless Ferns

When I Grow Up

Myrtle Nuts

Skunk Cabbage

Chittum Bark

Maple Leaves Piled in the Dry Creek Bed

Myrtle Grove

Rancher and a Logger

Living Near the Stream

Froze Last Night 

Dusk 

 

Amble (2021)

SETTING I: MORNING

Amble

I Long for the Rain

On My Way

Youth-On-Age

Potted Umbellularia Californica

Iris and Home

On the Mountain

I Never Tire of This View

Hope of Morning

At Our Best

Conduits

Home and Away

Infused Path

SETTING II: AFTERNOON

The Complementary Path

Wind Chimes

Inspiration is a Spirit

You Like Me As I Like You

With a Kiss

Healed

Douglas Fir

Bouquet of Nettles

Moss Over Wood Ash

A Good Place for Lunch

The Deeply Hurt Often Fight in Chaos

Life is Precarious

Change of Heart

Flooded Bay

Balance

Old Dog in the River

Broadleaf Dock

Pruned Branches

Word Farming

Salmonberry and the Next Idea

Thimbleberry

Measure of Loss

No Trace

A Stop at the Dock

Setting III: Evening

My Favorite Gift

Red, Warm Glare

The Gate

Ties of Freedom

Summer Reflection

Windfall

Unpaid Carers

When We Help

Myrtle Trees

Who is Watching the Waves?

Returning to the Earth

Bald Mountain Meteorite

Fox Gloves

Fresh Start

 

Idling Intuitions: Poems (2022)

SECTION I: HOME

Travel Without Touring

Family Ties

Propitiate Paths

Dreams

Walks

Provisioning

Produce You

Grass

Music

Arrived

Land

Home

SECTION II: TIME

Morning

Ways Once Lived

Sights

Sand to Stone

Dog Years

Traditions

Yard Games

Footprints

Tasks

Friends

Activities

Time

Afternoon

Tomorrow Gives Hope

Harvests

Chores

Listening

Family Gatherings

Returns

Fears

Futures

Tomorrow’s Past

Unbound

Comparisons

Idle Space

SECTION III: IDEAS

Evening

Tolerance

Creations

Savings

Health

Loves

Reasons

Under the Weight

Forgiveness

Numbers

Living Free

Imposed Necessities

Patience

 

Mast Years: Poems (2022)

SECTION I: HOME

Mast Years

Photo Albums

Small Town

Herb Garden

Stories of Home

Home Projects

Private Walks

Paintings of Home

Cutting Boards

Wind

Water

Fire

Earth

SECTION II: TIME

Booms and Busts

Dinner Table

Landscaping

Trails

Sanctuary

Clothing Lines

Keep Enough

Preserving

Safely Rely Upon

Rain Gauges

Hummingbirds

Garden Flowers

The Right View

Pets

Softened Sounds

Decks, Porches, and Pavilions

Flower Arrangements

Game Rooms

Spirit Cabinet

Bookshelves

Seasons Change

Other Worlds Have I

Slow Time

Limited Tomorrows

SECTION III: IDEAS

Cataloged

Hold You

Creeks at Home

Generous Hosts

Memories to Forget

Arts and Crafts

Music

Local Trips

Gifting

Retired Neighbors

Add Time

Local Works

Open Doors and Windows