Writing, photography, art, and music

Because the only way to make sense of being alive, is to care for those around me, and to create something. Read more.

DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

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AVERAGE YEARS SPENT WATCHING TV

6.3

Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) Whitman

BACKGROUND

I am a writer, painter, songwriter and musician. For a long time I worked in science and technology.

While I passionately believe that science provides the answer to lots of human questions, this site is focused on art. Art responds to the questions on which science is mute, sometimes with answers, sometimes with responses that are more profound.

Current PIECES

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IN DRAFT

Poetry Chapbook: Red Pines

Writing

FREE USE

Textures: Nunavut Summer

Photography

IN EMBRYO

Music / Lyrics

SOME POEMS

Written remembering a friend in Ukraine

Bewilder Me

2025

Stream of consciousness

Overtaken

2024

Meditation on an Empty Lot

Sand and Ash

2023

Yearning for future generations

The Sun A Flower

2022

Recovering from Illness

Division and Power

2026

The Goddess and Nuclear Fission

Notes

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Texture Galleries

Textures that I captured while on a trip in Nunavut, a Canadian northern territory.

Textures that I captured from the Ottawa Valley on the Ontario / Quebec border.

Textures that I captured from the beautiful city of Vienna.

F.A.Q.

Can I reuse your photographs or textures?

Yes. Please credit me.

How should I cite something from this site?

Yes, just cite the page title, PoetandEngineer, the year, and the URL.

How can I collaborate on a project?

Email contact@poetandengineer.com with a short description of your ideas.