John Dotson is an author, artist, and educator who resides in Carmel, California. He was born in 1950 in Kingsport, Tennessee, and is a a graduate of Northwestern University. His book The Enduring Voice (Mariposa Press, 1987) reflects his experience as the first poet-in-residence of the Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation. He is also the author of LOVE FOR EVER MERIDIAN: FINDING DYLAN THOMAS IN THE 21ST CENTURY (Cross-Cultural Communications, 2012). His poems have been published in the US and internationally, and have been translated into several languages. John has written plays that have been produced in the US and in Wales. He has worked in film, video, radio broadcasting, and performance art, and has created a collection of mixed–media sculpture. John taught and was dean of faculty for nineteen years at Santa Catalina School in Monterey. He has taught a wide range of courses in philosophy, psychology, media studies, and creative process at the University of California, Extension, and elsewhere. He is a director of the Monterey Peninsula Friends of C. G. Jung and an active participant in the International Jean Gebser Society for the Study of Culture and Communication.