Jeffrey R. Boire via Acute Syndicate

Jeff is a published poet. Along with his own book, his work is reflected in two collaborative collections of poetry and one newspaper. As striking events occur or moving thoughts compel, Jeff writes sporadically in any setting with pencil or cellphone to capture the ideas. As Jeff is also a novice artist with a preference toward impressionism, he is inspired by Mark Twain's quote below descriptive of the movement and power of poetic endeavor.

"What a lumbering poor vehicle prose is for the conveying of a great thought! ...Prose wanders around with a lantern & laboriously schedules & verifies the details & particulars of a valley & its frame of crags & peaks, then Poetry comes, & lays bare the whole landscape with a single splendid flash." Mark Twain - Letter to W. D. Howells, 2/25/1906

Regardless of our talents, our will and determination can put to good use colorful oils in forming poetic works or the intentional manipulation of the English language to produce fine paintings. -Jeff Boire

Did you know?, The Emperor of China, on average, wrote 40,000 poems during his lifetime!