Ed Tiesse

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About me

Occupation Poet and aspiring baker
Location Evanston, Illinois, United States
Introduction After nearly 30 years, I quit my full-time job and am entering the next phase of my life's journey. I hope to write lots of poetry and spend time with Linda, my wife, and our son as well as our great friends. There will be terrific food and wine!
Interests Contemporary fiction, poetry, music, cooking, movies, theater
Favorite Movies Shakespeare in Love, the Godfather, Before Sunrise, The Constant Gardener, Barry Lyndon, Blade Runner, M.A.S.H., Star Man
Favorite Music Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Green Day, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Leonard Cohen, Jennifer Warnes, K, D. Lang, Charlie Haden
Favorite Books Anything by Cormac McCarthy and John Banville, Never Let Me Go, Anil's Ghost, Portrait of An Artist As A Young Man, The Work of Wolves, The Sun Also Rises, As I Lay Dying, Medicine Walk