I like books and music of all kinds, and writing poetry.  I’m a Zen Buddhist practitioner and write poetry as part of my Zen practice.

Sometimes two or more of these things will intersect in this blog, and sometimes, they won’t.

The title “Short Surprise Life” comes from the last two lines of a poem I wrote:

Perfect, weird,
This short surprise life.

The poems here are in various stages of completion and are often revisited and revised, then reposted so I can always access the latest draft. You may notice what appears to be the same poem posted several times. But this blog isn’t intended to be a gallery; it’s an active workshop.