C. E. Chaffin
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Location | Mendocino, Northern California, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | I'm a poet who became a doctor and later, a mental patient. I am a third-generation manic-depressive, or Bipolar I, with a fourth-generation daughter. My illness, when active, tends to overshadow other aspects of my life. It reduces my life expectancy by apx. 25 years, depending on what research you favor. I love great poetry but still believe poetry ought to say something, which puts me in a minority camp. Too many nowadays settle for the fact that it "does something" with language. So does graffiti. My point. I am a Christian who does not trust his own spiritual leanings due to his mental illness. I am the happy father of three adult children and a grandson, though sadly I lost my eldest daughter (the redhead) in 2007. I am hopelessly in love with my wife, editor and soul-mate, Kathleen. I am tired of writiing 'I' sentences. "What poetry most needs is an audience worthy of it." If we exalt poetry, they will come. If we apologize for it, they will not. |
| Interests | Writing, gardening, fishing, hiking, performing music, reading good literature. |
| Favorite Movies | Chinatown, The Nightmare before Christmas, Citizen Kane, Apocalypse Now, The African Queen, The Maltese Falcon, American Beauty, Altered States, Singing in the Rain.... |
| Favorite Music | Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Dylan, Hendrix, the Beatles, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Paul Simon.... |
| Favorite Books | The Brothers Karamazov, Denial of Death, The Divine Comedy, Four Quartets, The Pearl, Tortilla Flats, A Prayer for Owen Meaney, The Odyssey. |
You're going to the moon! What did you forget to pack?
My "Baby Wipes." I hate dry paper when it comes to the care of my anus. (A bidet is best and should also prove more feasible for recycling on the moon.)