DNav

Founder of NavWorks Press. Author, Poet, Editor, Publisher, Speaker, Life Coach, Minister. Originator and owner of the We Write Poetry™ forums and the Pride in Poetry Prize™ and Publication series. Husband, father, mentor and friend. Professional banking Sr. Analyst, Tech Editor/Writer.

Born in Newport R.I., moved to Chicago and was raised in the inner city on the Southside until ten years old. Then moved to rural Crown Point, Indiana where I learned to love nature, free to roam in fields of swaying grass and deep wooded copses rich with ponds and swamps.

At fifteen I moved to suburban Munster, Indiana until I went off to college at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. First published in 1980 in the Purdue Exponent, ever since, many of my poems, articles and essays have been published in magazines, literary journals and anthologies worldwide.

I have been called, more than a few times, "a word-master who writes with an intelligent poetic flair that demonstrates a symbiotic relationship with the English language and an extraordinary ability to deliver powerful themes through words and imagery."

Publications

Dropping Ants into Poems, 2017 — An in-secti-vestigation into the Timeless Lore — 27 contemporary poems, 18 Zen poems, and 1 piece of flash fiction work together to develop the main theme of investigating the rich knowledge of our past to find and gather new seeds to sow and plant for future generations. This book has been called, "ground-breaking, innovative, and habit-forming." The book also contains an essay on contemporary poetry.

Sometimes Anyway: Pride in Poetry Volume II, 2017 — A compilation of 63 award winning poems and 8 micro-essays by 39 poets from all over the world. Explores the character and quality of life and humanity—past and present—in the full span of our lives. Compiled and edited by me.

Dare to Soar: Life—Thought—Poetry, 2013 — An eclectic journey of 151 poems and 12 micro-essays through the many facets of my life, having lived in more than 20 different cities over 10 states and one foreign country. The underlying theme is to let nothing hold you back from soaring in life and enjoying all it brings your way. This book has been called, "endearing, engaging, accessible but deep, and inspiring."

Between Life and Language: Pride in Poetry Volume I, 2009 — A compilation of 107 poems by 76 poets worldwide dealing with the humanities (life, society, humanity, culture and the world). Compiled and edited by me.

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