These poems were written by Gary Young in his book "No Other Life".
He was my poetry teacher earlier this year and the best teacher I have ever had. Kind, gracious, caring, scared, unsure.
I would highly suggest buying his books (available from amazon.com, many other places)
as he is not famous and work tirelessly as a poet and a teacher
while having a family and children to support
and I can't help but want to do whatever I can to somehow
make a difference in his life like he did mine.