Reckless and cautious at once—
or, rather, teacher yet student.
Best to accept that
in his sweet and generous way
no telling what might follow.
Maybe one word; maybe two hundred.
Everything was possible. We'll miss
that full embrace of play. Forever learning,
zealous man always asking why.
Ken Waldman combines original poetry, old-time string-band music, and smart storytelling for a performance uniquely his. Touring since 1995, he's appeared from the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage to the Dodge Poetry Festival to the Woodford Folk Festival (Queensland, Australia). 20 books consist of 16 full-length poetry volumes, a memoir, a creative writing manual, a kids' book, and his 2022 novel, Now Entering Alaska Time. Twelve CDs include two for children.
