The 10 most influential events in my life, in no particular order, & being ones I participated in (meaning no "I was born"):
* Quit college, after which I had to live by my wits not just trudge along in a path that was laid out for me.
* Met Maggie, best friend, collaborator, critic, supporter.
* Married Johnny, became connected to someone more deeply than I ever had been in my life.
* Wrote 1 stanza of ottava rima, emulating Byron, which led to a book-length poem & the most satisfying work I ever did.
* Started (& continued for 10 years & counting) studying karate—physical, moral, spiritual discipline.
* Bonnie said, It's your religion and you should know about it, so I began to study Judaism, eventually becoming observant.
* April 24, 1971, the last big anti-Vietnam War rally in Washington. I met some guys from the Air Force, who become my dear friends, companions, leaders, pathfinders.
* In retrospect, moving into the Ezra Pound, where I've now lived 2/3rds of my life—I have a home & a neighborhood.
* Quit college, after which I had to live by my wits not just trudge along in a path that was laid out for me.
* Met Maggie, best friend, collaborator, critic, supporter.
* Married Johnny, became connected to someone more deeply than I ever had been in my life.
* Wrote 1 stanza of ottava rima, emulating Byron, which led to a book-length poem & the most satisfying work I ever did.
* Started (& continued for 10 years & counting) studying karate—physical, moral, spiritual discipline.
* Bonnie said, It's your religion and you should know about it, so I began to study Judaism, eventually becoming observant.
* April 24, 1971, the last big anti-Vietnam War rally in Washington. I met some guys from the Air Force, who become my dear friends, companions, leaders, pathfinders.
* In retrospect, moving into the Ezra Pound, where I've now lived 2/3rds of my life—I have a home & a neighborhood.