2022 Georgia Author of the Year Award nomination

Hello friends. INTERBEING: New and Selected Poems on Ecological Spirituality has been nominated for 2022 Georgia Book of the Year by the Georgia Writers Association.

In his review, noted author and poet Philip Lee Williams – himself a past winner of Georgia Author of the Year – wrote: “This deeply moving, lovingly crafted collection of poems speaks of the difficulty of and transcendence of facing life’s joys and sorrows … ‘Interbeing’ is filled with honesty, pain, and hope. it shows a magnificent witness of closely examined days. Buy it. Read it slowly. It could change your life.”

I am honored for such kind words, and for Interbeing to be included in this year’s nominees. Winners will be announced in June 2022. Best, Gene