Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
My endeavor is to write the world around me, through a lens of romanticism. Adventure is my largest influence, humanity my muse. I live fast, and observe my existence.
I'm a writer trying to make everyone understand,
But really I'm just a man who's doing the best he can.
I like to think I'm a writer, who writes to feel better,
Who transfers his emotion from pen to paper with each letter.
But I can't help but wonder if I condemn myself and pencil;
If I create new misery just for poetic potential.
But life is poetic, and need be observed,
And I face all my problems with my big bag of words.
Nostalgia is reckless and hits very hard.
It sings songs from my bedroom and stands yelling in my yard;
And I document each instance with the dearest of care -
Getting sad and feeling satisfied, like a fresh breath of bad air.
Knowing that I'm happy, feeling sad and making art;
Taking solace in the outcome of a hurting human heart.
It's not to say that I've spent my entire life
Bumming along with head in hands, looking for strife.
I indulge in the analysis, even if I'm not laughing.
I indulge, and I create, and it makes me very happy.
I also know how to walk on the side that shines brighter.
My name is Danny. I'm a human and a writer.