Books
The proceeds from my books at Studio Hill in Woodbury and Hickory Stick Books in Washington Depot
will go to Dollars for Scholars to benefit local students. Books sold at Flanders Nature Center will benefit the programs at Flanders.
Breath Work
The sonnets in this collection emerge from the inner peace and the courage that come with honestly facing life on its terms. I connect with the natural world, my family, and the world through these poems, exploring the question of what it means to walk this earth as a human being, one organism among myriad others that make their home on this planet.
Taking Time
Happiness is not a gift, and it is not a simple experience, according to Woodbury poet laureate Sandy Carlson, who has recently published a new collection of sonnets, Taking Time, that explores both the struggle for happiness and the nature of victory. These poems consider the complex interplay of the individual with place and time in the discovery of happiness.
Make It Yours
Make It Yours is a collection of summer poems that explore what it means to be alive in a specific place, what it means to be family, and what it means to remember.
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Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue is a collection of sonnets that honors language and where it comes from. A mother tongue is a person’s first language. The language we speak first results from a confluence of time, place, and family. These poems continue my exploration of the question of what it means to be here, to be with each other, to understand ourselves as part of a family and a community rooted in history and living right here and now.
Bearing Witness to the Wind
Available in Paperback & Ebook on Amazon
Bearing Witness to the Wind probes the tangible, if fleeting, beauty and love we experience in this world and how we endure when beauty, love, and loved ones pass. This collection of poems is a celebration of survival. Read more...
"Poetry Reading Online - An anthology from around the world" is the result of 11 online events, bringing poets from all around the world together, in one colorful anthology, edited by Chester Civelli and Igor Pop Trajkov. Two of my poems are included in the book - The Turning and The Feast. Order the Poetry Reading Online Anthology here