TedGlines Profile

Have been writing since 1965, mostly rhyming verse and song lyrics, along with some free verse and prose. In the beginning years, most of my works were activist oriented and connected to the "freedom of speech" movement, with many poems published in college literary magazines and the "underground" free press (Village Voice, etc.). Having somewhat mellowed out in later years, my works now lean more toward entertainment and humor (though I am known to tackle a good cause from time to time). I'm just the gunslinger to put a bigot down. Recent projects include supporting several writers' work shop groups and assisting with a major poetry quarterly magazine, with an emphasis on helping new writers to become published. Also, on the more serious side, I am director of a Texas non-profit corporation named M-2/Match-Two Mentoring Outreach which assists prisoners and parolees to successfully re-enter society. Since 70% of our clients do not commit further crimes (and thus return to prison), we must be doing something right. Our M-2 motto is "One Less Offender - One Less Victim" and this resonates in a frightened community. The road of life is so busy and populated by all sorts of travelers, each going from birth to the tombstone in his/her own unique way. I want to meet and talk with ALL of them, perhaps to understand them, speak their languages, and help to build bridges across yawning chasms caused by bigotry. The world of my vision is one where Christians and Pagans will work together in harmony to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the sick and the prisoners. I guess you could say that I crave large goals. So did Jesus. In the mean time (if time must be mean), I am quite content to leave the hateful debates of men alone (just leave them to devour themselves, as they will) and build a Web, a network, where your creations and my own can thrive and grow tall. If I can assist you, nothing will make me happier. My own miniscule Website (Amnesiac Memoirs) started out to simply be my own little "chapbook," and it is blossoming out to be (joyfully) , something quite deeper (with a little help from my friends).