Bruce Whealton: On Being a Poet and Other Existential Ideas

Note, this posting is old.  I am reposting it now to update my blog with past content that I published.  I had to remove the domain, recreate it, and then recreate this blog.

My name is Bruce Whealton, poet, publisher, (co-editor for Word Salad Poetry Magazine) and Web Developer, Web Designer and Programmer.

Currently, I’ve taken on the project of publishing Jean Jones’ poetry collection entitled “The Birds of Djakarta.”  This is a poetry collection that spans many years.  I’ve known Jean Jones for years now, going back to 1992, and so I recognize some of these poems, in this collection, from him as poems I have read probably as far back as I’ve known Jean.  Some of these poems are far more recent poems from Jean. As such, the poetry collection has the feel of an anthology of poems written by Jean, or a collection of poems that spans many years and the many changing interests and sources of inspiration for Jean.  From my discussions with Jean, I can recognize the changing perspectives that Jean has expressed in his writing over the years.  The online version of this collection is located here:  http://wsmagazine.net/BirdsOfDjakarta/ This is currently a work in progress.  Over time, I will have the entire collection published at that location.

Jean Jones has served for some time now, as co-editor for Word Salad Poetry Magazine.  That magazine goes back many years as well, dating back to 1995.  Jean came onto that project years later and I think Word Salad has gained a sense of prestige for having him as the co-editor.  I know I’ve felt that the talents of Jean Jones have been crucial to giving Word Salad the kind of recognition and literary merit that I want and seek for our poetry magazine.  Jean Jones has a BA in English from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a Master’s in Fine Arts, in creative writing, from Bowling Green University.

Updates on this project can be expected on a frequent basis, so please look here for those updates and visit the website (http://wsmagazine.net/BirdsOfDjakarta/) for updates to this work in progress – eventually I’ll have it all published.  I am using a Web Development Application for the publication of these poems.  The application I am using is called Adobe Flex Builder 3.  This is a release by Adobe in their efforts to provide tools for the development of Rich Internet Applications.

Thanks Bruce Whealton

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