Liberian Literary Magazine Promoting Liberian literature , Arts and Culture
Author bio :
Jack Kolkmeyer studied English Literature / Creative Writing at Ohio University in the 1960 ' s where he developed a special interest in the Romantic , Imagist and Beat poets . He was the Editor of Sphere , the Ohio University literary magazine , from 1967-68 . His writings have appeared in numerous publications including The Writers Place and The Liberian Literary Magazine and have been broadcast on his popular Santa Fe radio programs ,
The International House of Wax and Brave New World , and presented with his performance group , The Word Quartet . Jack currently reads some of his work on his new radio project , Fifthwall Radio .
He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia , West Africa from 1969-72 and greatly influenced by the emerging writers of that time , especially Leopold Senghor , Chinua Achebe and Amos Tutuola . Jack received an MPA in Public Policy / Urban and Regional Planning from Indiana University in 1974 .
He moved to Santa Fe , New Mexico in 1975 to study filmmaking at The Anthropology Film Center and worked there professionally in education , broadcasting and the performing arts , journalism and urban and regional planning . Jack currently resides and writes in Delray Beach , Florida where his current writing projects include poetry , music and city planning topics , and screenplays .
Tribal is his first collection of poetry . He recently completed A Philosophy of Yard , his second , fulllength book of poems . Higher Glyphics is his most recent book , poetic musings on antiquity and the mysteries of the planet was just published by Forte Publishing . He is finalizing his fourth poetry book , Gnarly Roots .
Mr . Kolkmeyer ’ s poetry and writings have appeared in Sphere ,
Gulcher , Mothering Magazine , The Beat , The Santa Fe Reporter , The Writers Place , Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival , Liberian Studies Journal , Crosswinds , Practicing Planner and The Liberian Literary Magazine .
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