Life on the Halfshell by Ron Buck   La Fenetre Magazine has accepted some of Ron's poems  for their spring 2007 issue.   The works are:  three toes plucked, shaman, galileo, little munk, the puzzle box   Ron's "three toes plucked" also won special recognition  in an international award - read all about it here   Order Life on the Halfshell   back to bookstore

"My poetry lives in the 7-3 everyday sawdust of my labor, the thousands of oysters I scrape, cull, sort and bag, day-in and day-out, the songs of children leaping into the arms of life, a family of "knockme-down til' the end of time," working-class heroes that rise up again and again with just enough left in their pockets to pass it onto a needy friend, and the love of a sweet woman who suffers her disappointments in life with the unselfish act of giving to others." Ron Buck

Ron - Reading at the Memphis Book Festival "I have been called pretentious, a snob, and irresponsible by those who love me. I have swept floors, parked cars, built houses, designed logos, directed plays, acted parts, written books, farmed oysters. I have confessed and advised. But mostly I am just a little boy blowing smoke rings at god. Sometimes he's amused and sometimes he's not."

Ron Buck * Name: Ron Buck, b. Ronald Hovey Jones, Jr. * Location: Cape Cod * Age: 50 * Pets: Harry the fat cat * Favorite Poet: Theodore Roethke * Favorite Poem: The Geranium * Favorite website(s): * Favorite author(s): Faulkner, Becket, Shaw,   Shakespeare, Mamet * Favorite philosopher(s): Sophia - age 8 * Favorite quote(s): Do not go gentle into that good night.... * Most admires: Those who overcome adversity * How long have you been writing poetry?: Since 1968 * What/Who inspires you to write?: I don't know its just there and won't go away. To get a copy of Ron's Book click on this link:  Order Life on the Halfshell   visit RonBuck.com listen to Ron read his poetry

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