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.
Jack Kolkmeyer
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