About the Poet:

Introduction to the poet:

Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director, and as an art dealer when he couldn’t make a living in theater. He has 11 published chapbooks and 3 more accepted for publication. His poetry collections include: Days of Destruction (Skive Press), Expectations (Rogue Scholars Press). Dawn in Cities, Assault on Nature, Songs of a Clerk, Civilized Ways, Displays, Perceptions, Fault Lines & Tremors (Winter Goose Publishing). Perturbations, Rude Awakenings and The Remission of Order will be published by Winter Goose Publishing. Conditioned Response (Nazar Look). Resonance (Dreaming Big Publications). Virtual Living will be published by Thurston Howl Publications. His novels include: Extreme Change (Cogwheel Press), Flawed Connections (Black Rose Writing) and Call to Valor (Gnome on Pigs Productions). Sudden Conflicts will be published by Lillicat Publishers and State of Rage by Rainy Day Reads Publishing. His short story collection, A Glimpse of Youth (Sweatshoppe Publications). Now I Accuse and other stories will be published by Winter Goose Publishing. His original plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced Off Broadway. His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines. He currently lives in New York City.

Aging

Old age creeping up on me,

so many limitations,

elaborate preparations

for going outside

where I huddle in the park

in jacket and sweater,

while passersby stroll past

in t-shirts and shorts.

Trial Separation

The leaves are still green

aesthetically refusing

to give in to the coming cold,

even as my feeble skin

loses its color

in the absence of the sun,

reminding me brusquely

of my linkage to nature,

so easily forgotten

by so many of us

overwhelmed by concrete,

dangerously enthralled

by electronic devices,

cultural substitute

for outdoor activities.

Vector

Culture spreads like plague

across America

weakening the fiber

of a liberal arts country

festering with more poets

than scientists.

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