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Poeticat

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59, Male - Eons member since Aug 25, 2007

Located in Delray Beach, FL

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Relationship: Married
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Places I've been: Born in Las Vegas when there was only one saloon in town and mushroom clouds were part of the local entertainment... Also Krasnodar, Russia, Kyrgyzstan etc Grew up all over the country... Born in Nevada and lived in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana before I was 21
More about me: Hello, Folks!

I can't give up my day job, but I find my true identity as a poet in what I do on my own time...

Epilepsy has been an obstacle to be overcome for as long as I can remember. My entire life has revolved around finding ways to cope with my disability. Later in life I was also involved in helping others cope through my involvement in Epilepsy Concern - That's a coalition of self help groups here in the United States - It's also where Peggy and I met.
The group may or may not still exist, but what we found together will live on through my poetry.

It's too bad that poets seem condemned to rely on other sources of income in order to survive... Even with three books to my credit, I cannot claim much real income through them. However, I'm pleased to be able to say that Going Without Peggy was accepted in two categories in the 2005 Pulitzer Prize competition. (as verse and as biography) I may not have been one of the winners that they announced in the spring of 2006, but it nonetheless speaks to the quality of my writing in that I was able to compete.

My Personal Web site is www.poeticat.com

I also carry on the fight against Human Trafficking that I started with another of my books (Poison Pearls) at my other web site, www.scaredsafe.org

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Karl Stuart Kline
Activities: SCUBA diving, barrel racing, bicycling, photography, writing poetry
Favorite Charities: Fla. Sheriffs' Boys Ranches and Girls' Villas (Lifetime Honorary Member of Fla. Sheriff's Association), Public Broadcasting, Hospice
Favorite Music: Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Outlaw Country, Jazz, Classical
Favorite Places: Las Vegas, Cape Cod, Grand Canyon
Favorite Animals: Cats, Dogs, Horses, Birds, Dwarf Russian Hamsters