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)
The Eleventh Street Irregulars
After long afternoons restoring the decrepit boat, we watched trains / pass and deciphered riddles in bottle caps we twisted free / with empty hands and our ready, useless strength.
July 2026Illumination
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.
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