Walt Kirby
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Review " Mr. Kirby has the rare gift called poetry. He makes you live in his words and images. He has become so focused. Over the years he has deepene
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d his understanding of life, which he shares with us in this volume. He takes ordinary words and tells a beautiful story. He takes not such beautiful stories and touches our hearts. He renews our soul!" -- Diane Rickwood, Atlanta, GA " When the layers are peeled away, poetry emerges that is sometimes innocent, sometimes provocative, sometimes loving, but everytime it is written, it is right from the soul and reading it stirs our very soul -- Ada Peddmors, Vancouver, BC"Walt Kirby is a true poet. He does what an artist does to a canvas. He paints a picture in your mind and heart with his words. They reach you, touch you, make you laugh and make you cry. It's real life he writes about and he makes you know it!" -- Jackie Saner, Los Angeles, CA Product Description Epiphany: Peeling Away The Layers is a collection of poetry based on personal experiences, memories, and inner feelings. It was inspired by the words of others, travels and walks in natures beauty and along costal shores. Inspiration for Epiphany came while driving along and watching the world whiz by. About the Author Walt Kirby, transplanted from Arkansas at the age of 8 has spent the last 48 years residing in California. He currently calls the San Francisco Bay Area his home. Walt began to write during a twenty year career in the United States Navy. He was awarded a Secretary of Naval Information Commendation for Special Journalistic Achievement during his careeer. Some of his poems were influenced by numerous duty stations,ships and foreign shores at when he served until his retirement in 1981. Since retirement, he worked for the University of California, Berkeley and for other organizations in the private sector. At the present time, he is a published freelance writer This poetry endeavor has been the result of many years of writing, c culmination of long hours in front at the computer. It is the out-pouring of one's soul.
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