world thru a window

short poems about life…

According to Jiddu Krishnamurti, “Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself.”

From the simple to the sublime, my second collection of 33 poems sheds a spotlight on our relationship to others (and ourselves) as reflected in the (often) mundane experiences of everyday life. Each lived moment can be an epiphany, each word or gesture a gateway into a deeper and fuller understanding of our existence in all its complexity.

In a way these poems echo the sentiment of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein who once wrote, “I am my world.”

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Price: $11.99
Paperback: 72 pages
Published: September 15, 2017
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1975865702
ISBN-10: 1975865707
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017914297
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches

A few advanced reviews

“Hi Michael. Slowly savoring your poetry. Beautiful stuff! My favorites so far & tugged at my heart are ‘A Vacancy’ & ‘Lost Southwest of Cagliari.’ Great stuff!”
~ Kathleen Murphy

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“Michael, I am so touched… Truly I found your work beautiful.”
~ Natalie J

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“I’ve already read thru your book three times, cover to cover. The words just flow off the page and beautifully express what, for many of us, lies deep within.”
~ Delores S

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“Awesome collection of poems my friend. I find it really helpful (and powerful) to read them out loud.”
~ Mark Shepard

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“I like your work. It has no answers, only questions that ring true. So f#&*ing accurate!”
~ Roger Larose

about me

It’s never easy to “sum up” a life, any life, in a few short and sharp sentences. So here goes… I left home at seventeen years old one week after graduation by joining the US Air Force. I was fortunately stationed for four years at Soesterberg AB in the Netherlands (1986 to 1990). From 1995 to 1998 I lived and worked with the Montfort Missionaries, a Catholic religious community, serving in a number of ministries both in St. Louis, MO and Queens, NY.

In 1998 I graduated from St John’s University in Jamaica, NY (2nd in the class) with a BA in Theology, and I received a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Fordham University in 2002.

My first three books of poetry are available on amazon.com, and I’m in the process of completing a collection of essays titled An Awakening Heart. I also have sketched out a rough draft for my first novel, A Road Less Traveled: Memoirs of a Watcher.

I live in Connecticut with my amazing wife Rumpa and our two children, Adam and Amy.