San Diego writers now have San Diego Writer’s Online, a new forum in which to collaborate and discuss their passion of writing. Moderated by JeSais, an upcoming writer and marketing guru, this forum is a great way to learn about the craft of writing and meet other writers in the San Diego area. You don’tContinue reading “San Diego Writer’s Online”
Category Archives: Poet
Witch Hunts
The ignorant and vicious are burning witches in Africa. Source: MSNBC, Kenya Mob Reportedly Burns 11 witches Now instead of witches, the villages will have 11 angry spirits.
Poetry is like Chess
Poetry is like chess: Its easy to learn, but takes a lifetime to master.
Treading on Ants
The revolution came as all revolutions do— with fire and promises. The poor, minding their duties, suffer the antics of the rich for so long. Kick enough sand at the humblest of ants and it will rise against you and its brothers will rise with him. It is too late to respect the ant afterContinue reading “Treading on Ants”
Universal Truths
The fundamental units of the Universe are its suns; its basic building blocks. Its galaxies are likened to cells in our bodies. Thus, its dark matter becomes flesh, unseen from inside. Its black holes are like cancer that feed oh, so slowly. Over billions and billions of billions of years. Yet its soul–yes its soul–is so human: Tragic, complexContinue reading “Universal Truths”
Poetry Workshop at Cabrillo National Monument
The Southland Poets of the Fantastic (SPF) met at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego on December 8th, 2008. I was 45 minutes late and missed the whole thing! Well, almost. The air was cold but clear and I could see a storm coming from miles out from the Pacific. Rays of sun burst throughContinue reading “Poetry Workshop at Cabrillo National Monument”
"Those Four Little Words" published
The Magee Park Poets will publish “Those Four Little Words”, one man’s perspective on abortion, in their 2007 Anthology. A reading party for the anthology will take place on December 5th at the Dove Library in Carlsbad, CA. Contact the library for more details. See you there!
"The Kelpie", "Horsemen" Published
Terrie Leigh Relf, friend and editor, published a pair of poems for her poetry section of the Moonlit Path Halloween 2007 edition. “The Kelpie” describes the tragic life, death, and new life of a sad girl. “Horsemen” is my Mystic Nebulean take on one of my favorite of Earth’s natural phenomena. These poems are someContinue reading “"The Kelpie", "Horsemen" Published”
"Fireworks Contemplate on July 5th" published
Yvonne Legge maintains a fantastic website dedicated to the men and women of the American Armed Forces and inspired me to write a poem for her site. She very kindly agreed to publish it. You can find it, and her site, here
"These Boots", "Time is Mortal" Published
The wonderful folks over at miller’s pond have published “These Boots”, the strange adventures of my traveling shoes, and “Time is Mortal”, a poem that re-considers the concept of time. You can view them here.
Christopher Vera, CISSP, CIPM, GLEG, GCFA 