Haiku - North Sacramento Valley
Exhibits at the Cyber Garden Gazebo: TextArt
The Raven Broke Open the Magical Clam
Pulling Onions: 1,000 One Liners
Meetings with Master Chang San Feng
Fireplace Records Koan Collection
the scissors of my decisions
more to come ...
Mike Garofalo lives in Vancouver, Washington,
Orchards Sunset neighborhood,
Clark County.
He is available for public readings or gigs
in Vancouver,
south to Portland, and
north to Longview.
He writes, reads and studies poetry.
He plays harmonica.
He does string figures and tricks.
He likes walking and yurt camping.
A Web publisher since 1999.
He is a 6'6" Tai Chi Chuan big man
and 80 years of age.
He has a decent, pleasant, and
friendly speaking voice.
Best to send him email.
Phone: 530-528-3646 (but he seldoms checks)
Mike will be studying, practicing, writing,
yurt camping, and walking outdoors at
Cape Disappointment
State Park,
Illwaco, Washington,
on January 10 and 11, 2025.
Happy New Year!!!
Michael Peter Garofalo (1946-) grew up in East Los Angeles, was educated in Catholic Schools, lived with two other brothers, graduated (B.A., M.S.) from local universities, married Blanche Karen Eubanks, served in the US Air Force, worked in and managed many City and Los Angeles County Public Libraries, raised two children, socialized, traveled, and learned. Retired as the Regional Administrator, East Region, Los Angeles County Public Library in 1998. We moved to a rural 5 acre property in Red Bluff, in the North Sacramento Valley, CA. Webmaster since 1999. Worked part-time for the Corning School District (Technology and Media Services Manager); and as a yoga, Taijiquan, and fitness club instructor until 2016. Traveled extensively in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. We both retired, and we moved to Vancouver, WA, in 2017. Currently in 2025: reading, writing, gardening, harmonica playing, string figures playing, home chores, yurt camping, exercise, traveling in the Northwest, walking, web publishing, family events, poetry research, photography, Northwest research, Nature mysticism, sports events, and other projects.
Exhibits at the Cyber Garden Gazebo: TextArt and Concrete Poetry
By Michael P. Garofalo
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on January 5, 2025.