Span | A Collection of Poems by David A. Martin
“I am a poet and an outdoorsman;
a writer, educator and guide
who has lived a life immersed in the beauty of nature
wherein I find my sense of place,
my sense of spirituality (or connection to meaning)
and an expansive sense of myself.”
SPAN
span is a selection of poems written by David A. Martin, reflecting a unique undercurrent in the reawakening of environmental consciousness in the American west. (Read detailed description and reviews of Span below)
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David is a writer who has been informally inspiring, coaching and mentoring his local and global community for years. Through his mindfulness practice, work with teachers and a journey through a broad spectrum of life challenges and experiences he has received deep insights into the nature of perception and energy, which not only inform his poetry and writings, but which also allow him to guide others through the challenges of personal inner work on their path towards empowerment. In the past year he has formalized this service through his calling as a certified Maven Method TM coach.
Although he has traveled quite a bit in the United States and abroad, he has made Colorado his home since 1995 and currently resides in the beautiful Ponderosa Pine forested foothills of Beulah, Colorado.
His first book of poetry, Span (Rhizome Publishing, 2011, 2012) was published as an eBook in 2011 and recently published in paperback in 2012. His publishing credits include poems published in the books Peaceful Poetry to Love Your Societal Consciousness (Ann McCall 2001) and Baby Blessings (Harmony Books, 2002) as well as in Poetry Motel, Junction, Mountain Alchemy and articles in the Pueblo P.U.L.P. and the Mountain Park News.
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April 3rd, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Interesting!
January 23rd, 2013 at 4:02 am
Saw your poem “One Billion Heartbeats” on the NPR story re: lifespan. Lovely poem, thank you….
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:06 pm
Thank you for enjoying it, Renee, I appreciate the time you took to respond and let me know this. Very helpful to receive feedback.
January 27th, 2013 at 7:47 pm
I agree with Renee and trust that the pleasure of reading your poem relieved any existing stress thus slowing my pulse and extending its steady beating.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Esther, thank you so much for enjoying this poem and for taking the time to give me this encouraging feedback. I am glad to have relieved your stress and relaxed your heart in this moment. Be well and take care of that steady beating heart. The feedback I am getting from kind and thoughtful people like you are making my heart smile between beats. Thank you.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Loved your poem in the comments section of NPR today (Nature Has a Way of telling us When it’s Time to Die)… I actually had clipped that same section on the heartbeat and was mulling that over when I came across your thoughts…so perfect and unexpected among all the rants and ravings. Made me love it all the more. Right now I should be working on my short story, so I will get back to it, but I just wanted to let you know what a gift you were this morning.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:06 pm
Michelle, thank you so much for enjoying this poem (written last year actually) and for taking the time to give me this encouraging feedback. You have made my day as well! I currently have a manuscript Deepening the Map with this poem in it being considered for publication and another manuscript nearly ready to submit. Writing is my love, and although many of my projects take a lot of time to develop, poetry comes to visit quite often in my musings of my daily world. Again, thank you for your feedback.