Dr. Charles A. Stone is a resident of Austin, Texas. He is one of the many people who say: I wasn’t born here, but I got here as fast as I could. In his case that means roughly 48 years. Rather than dwell on the tedious details of his background, suffice it to say he and his wife like Austin for it’s people, it’s climate, the environment, and the cultural milieu that place it at the spiritual center of their existence.
Dr. Stone has been writing poetry in earnest for the past 10 years and sporadically for many years before that. His poetry has been published in various journals and anthologies, and he even has won some prizes for his work. His style ranges from post-confessional modernism to enigmatic to experimental. He writes about love, the sea (including beaches), parallel universes, science, wildflowers, childhood, the passage of time, the environment, cooking, and whatever else captures his attention (including twisted nursery rhymes).
He would never be accused of following rhyme and rhythm too closely, though he has experimented with form and classic meter. In this latter regard, he has devised a form (trimeric – rhymes with limerick) of which several examples constitute one of the pages on this site. Feel free to copy or reference the poetry within the guidelines of copyright law. Cite Dr. Charles A. Stone as the author and add the phrase ‘published with the author’s permission’ whenever appropriate.
So, you’re on the site, browse and enjoy. If you feel compelled to contact Dr. Stone click on the contact button under categories to the right. Your comment may also populate on the Archives page - so be it. Remember, though, that comments may be visible to the public (at the good doctor’s discretion), so don’t be scatological!
** New Feature – The order of poems archived under each heading has been reversed so that the most recent poems appear first in the category. This means you won’t have to scroll through the older poems time after time as you look for what’s been archived most recently. A good hint from an alert reader.**
