Eric Paul Shaffer
Eric Paul Shaffer doesn’t surf, although he lives on O‘ahu atop the remains of the Ko‘olau Volcano. Today the caldera is peaceful enough for him to write. He is the author of ten books of poetry, including Second Nature (forthcoming in 2026) and Green Leaves: Selected & New Poems. (ericpaulshaffer.com)
Poetry
Illumination
On those cold, clear winter mornings, I rise in the dark, and I sit / beneath a lamp with a pen and paper in a circle of light / barely bright enough for the work.
August 2011
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