Description
Poetry. "I don't remember when I wrote my first poem. I remember as a child I read voraciously everything I could get my hands on: Dickinson, Frost, Hawthorne, Shakespeare, Bacon and so many more. As a mountain-bound child reading was my only escape. This was many years before TV came to our town. I remember writing snippets of prose and poetry but my first real attempt was in 1969 and is the opening of this romp through life."—John Merck
Author Bio
John Merck, Vietnam War Veteran, served in the United States Navy. His first serious attempt at writing occurred in 1969. His continued writing over the years resulted in A LIFE OF RHYME, REASON, AND RIDICULOUSNESS (Tebot Bach, 2019), his full-length collection.
Author City: FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA USA