About Me
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
- John Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
Hey, I’m Chris. By day I’m an English professor, and during the nights, weekends, holidays, summer breaks, etc, I’m a poet, nature explorer, book reader, and hopefully decent husband, dog dad, and friend. I’m kind of a mystic who sometimes just wants to live in a rustic cabin in the woods, but then I remember I’m past 40 and I love my creature comforts too much.
I grew up in evangelical Christianity, and while Christianity broadly speaking will probably always be my home base and my spiritual language center, I find myself these days on an expanding journey as I “learn to love the questions” (Rilke). I’ve also spent the past twenty years writing poetry and studying and teaching literature. As such, I often find myself musing at the crossroads of spirituality, creativity, and culture. That’s what I hope to explore in my writings here on Substack.
“At a certain stage in our lives we may wake up to the urgency of life, how short it is. Then the quest for truth becomes the ultimate project….If we choose to journey on the path of truth, it then becomes a sacred duty to walk hand in hand with beauty”
- John O’ Donohue
I currently write and share this Substack for free, but if you enjoy what you’re reading and would like to drop me a tip, I’d sure be grateful:
