That there is poetry is the only evidence that man truly exists." Mark Staber Kobo

Mark Staber Kobo is a modern American poet and philosopher, also known by name Mark Chandos, author of the famous space faring epic poem Chandos Ring.

Greatest Living Poet: Strange Gods, Bulk Prophecies represents the highest form of lyric poetry in contemporary literature. In his book, Mark Staber Kobo attempts to restate the central problems of modern poetry. He presents a very clear and healing answer to how to write modern poetry - and shows how each poem creates a new language and represents a break with the past. He poses the question: What is the problem with modern poetry? The poetry of the last century sought to solve the incongruence of poetic language in the modern world by resorting to newspaper prose. Greatest Living Poet recovers the prestige of poetry by showing that human mind, itself, is a poetic protocol. The central thesis of Mark Kobo is that modernism has mistaken how human consciousness operates. Science, in his view, itself, is a poetic representation of reality. Therefore, Kobo creates a new lyric language to prove this phenomenon.

Here is an example from the book:

Copper Floods

Black pools gave up arms and men where none would touch the
water since all was let loose under, stitched in their brain,
battenedon bone, a finger from a tailor's seam.

They thought once never to see a stranger thing
as floods lifting coffins from their planting,
still bright and burnished and harlot deep
who made a bed where all could see.

She was one who never chose one country,
one copper house, and curse all staying;
rooms, like lovers, with just one corner good,
not keep again as spouse, as child, accusers.

I have raised dead in many cities and will see more;
all the brass here has been touched;
heart and bone made lighter now
half stitches rubrics splitting seams.

I have always changed your house; already
I have placed a shout inside your dark sobbing
that does not suffer long a little room and shuns
all steady lodging. I will always send you floods,

some to take away, some to raise.

I have dug in many fields and will find more
no margin for the water on my lids;
they cross this lake who shave its frost,
they swim this night who still can sleep

on splitting beams, on drowning beds.

A Blessing, Caring & Sharing takes you to that place we all long for “inner peace.” This collection of poems also brings you spiritual and inspirational messages of hope, love, and the world of Autism. Finding that inner peace can do so much for the soul. If your looking for that peace of mind through everyday living, if your looking to relax after a stressful day, if you live with Autism, or if your searching the beauty of life in a vast changing world, then this book is for you. Imagine your dreams fulfilled, to be encouraged, to enjoy life. In the poem “You” the author expresses healing in searching God’s peace for self. In “John” she expresses her son’s uniqueness, his gift to the world, as she pleads for public understanding of Autism. And in her poem “Choices” she expresses how we can choose to live life. Doris Washington brings you her thoughts about inner peace, love, and living with Autism. A Blessing, Caring & Sharing will enlighten, inspire, and touch your life more than you can imagine.

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This Day, A Dream, A Promise Fulfilled
By Doris Washington
One's dream fulfills the hope of love and humanity for all
(Dedication to Barack Obama The President of the United States of America )

A dream has come this day,
Filled with hopes,
Opportunities,
To live our best life,
To be all we can be,
Explore all possibilities beyond our most imagination.
To discover our own uniqueness.
To open our minds,
To listen,
To hear always with Love.

A dream has come this day,
With a leader whose voice speaks not only for self,
But for others as well.
Building a foundation
To Grow,
To Prosper,
To Achieve,
Dreams we all wish for ourselves.

A dream has come this day,
To fulfill the promise we can build a world
Of Hope,
Of Opportunity,
Of Tolerance,
Of Understanding -
And Love.

This Day, A Dream, A Promised Fulfilled copyright (c) Doris Washington, November 2008. All rights reserved.

Note of Poem Acknowledgement from the President of the United States

Thank you for your recent note, and for sharing your thoughts with me. Your kind words echo the messages of millions of Americans who have welcomed me and my family to the White House with an outpouring of goodwill.

On January 20th, Americans spoke with one voice, choosing hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. Our Nation faces serious challenges, but we will overcome them if our imagination is joined to common purpose.

Now is our time to work together, reaffirm our enduring spirit, and choose our better history. With your help, we will renew our Nation's promise to carry forth the great gift of freedom to our future generations, as our forebears have delivered it to us.

This fast-paced story of espionage and medical mystery begins in the Himalaya mountains, where an unsuspecting trekker encounters a village of dead Sherpas, while a Russian agent finishes his work in Kathmandu, Nepal. Meanwhile, Dick Swept, a neurologist at the Texas College of Medicine, Houston Medical Complex, investigates a drug that alters how brains process memory. Swept has demonstrated the effectiveness of this medication in animals, and wants to test it in humans, but his Chairman refuses to grant permission to experiment on people with Alzheimer´s Disease, thwarting possible scientific progress. Unknown to Swept, a cabal of ex-KGB agents, Russian scientists, and a Chechen spy have discovered a similar chemical, with which they plan world domination. Lacking any constraints, the Russians kill innocent people and plan to eliminate Swept and his colleagues as they seek to control the media, countries, and the world.

Growing up…with Jack is written by Jack’s nine-year old brother, Drew. This story is a unique perspective of growing up with a brother who has special needs and navigating other children’s reactions to Jack and other children who have a disability. It is an honest and heartwarming story told from a nine-year old’s point of view.

Enira, a region encircled by the mountains of Aeir, is home to ferocious warriors and devoted clansmen who all share one special ability – that of the Change. The Change allows them to shed their human form and assume an animal one based on their clan’s heritage. But peace is not theirs; the feuds between clans are becoming steadily more intense, and each clan has their own ambitions for the future of their country. In this time of impending civil war a girl named Bria, whose own shapeshifting abilities still have yet to manifest, runs away from the cruelty of the village she grew up in. As she travels across Enira she becomes embroiled in a generations-old plot, and discovers secrets about her past and the past of her country that soon force her to decide who to trust – and who to love – even as she becomes the unexpected keystone of a revolution that will affect all of Aeir.