Ramblings of Alaskan Bush Poet


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I've held a myriad of jobs in the more than 53 years I've made Alaska, the Great Land, my home. Varieties of employment, along with my other life experiences, have given me an interesting and exciting existence. My experiences have been educational, some frightening, some life threatening, some humorous, some heartbreaking, but all played a part in preparing me for the writing of Ramblings of an Alaskan Bush Poet. I'm hopeful my backstories will put the reader in somewhat the same mind set, or emotion, I was experiencing at the time. When readers discuss my work I hope to be viewed as a common man who tells his stories through rhyme and, at the same time, someone who paints a vivid picture of what my limericks convey.




A Common Man's Rhymes and Reasons


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A Common Mans Rhymes and Reasons is a collection of the authors first 100 poems. Written over a period of two years, the poetry varies from humorous to introspective and the subject matter ranges from society and government to nature, animals and self. The poems were great fun for Johnny to write, and writing them helped him through some really tough times. The book soon became a passion for Johnny. He has told a short story or relayed a message in each poem. These messages help us keep life in perspective. Most of the poems are Johnnys reflections on lifes trials, tribulations and pleasures. Johnny sincerely hopes the book is as enjoyable for you to read as it was for him to write.




The Thoughts of a Common Man


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Poems for the Common Man


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A Little Life


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.