Mythopoetry Scholar

Matter & Beauty


finches with bellies full
-Richard Lance Williams

finches in a Chinaberry tree
yellow fruit they do not consume
yet there are tiny green caterpillars falling

& i cannot see his ghost but his face floats close
the fields with all those red days we ate
like they would never end

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Author Bio
Richard Lance Williams received his master’s degree in mythology with an emphasis in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in 1998. Ric has edited the Litera listings of The Austin Chronicle since 1988. He wrote the “Poet’s Beat” column (interviews with local poets) for The Austin Light from 1987-1991. He edited for Ed Buffalo’s poetry anthologies Aileron and Vowel Movement in the late 80’s and early 90’s and was the associate editor from 1997-1999 for Alchemy on Sunday, the literary journal of Pacifica Graduate Institute. He has written and/or edited for the Austin Chronicle, Man! Magazine, and the Salt Journal. His interview with Larry McMurtry is included in Conversations with Texas Writers, published in March 2005 by UT Press.


Publications:

Secret Book of God
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poetry, 104 pages, soft cover
bookstore price: $14.95
December 2007 - Robert Bonazzi, critically acclaimed author and Poetic Diversity Columnist for the San Antonio Express-News, announced Ric Williams’ the secret book of god as the best book of poetry by a living Texas poet in his 2007 Poetic Diversity Awards. These awards intend to bring recognition to significant books that have been overlooked. Previous winners of the Poetry in Texas award are Paul Christensen (Hard Country, Thorp Springs Press) and Naomi Shihab Nye (You & Yours, BOA Editions, Ltd.).

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Woman In The Tower: Stories for the Wounded Child
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Fiction, 200 Pages, Hard Cover
Bookstore Price $19.95
Richard Lance Williams reads from His novel: WOMAN IN THE TOWER
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Website: ricwilliams.com

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