Meet award winning writer, poet, journalist - James J. Roberts.  Chosen "Poet Fellow 2006" by Noble House Publishing, London, England, Roberts irreverently shreds commonly cherished  concepts of life, love, government, justice, politics, religion, social "correctism" and even the politics of war with a unique blend of wit, whimsy, compassion, consternation and laugh-out-loud humor.

A life of "close calls" gives Roberts unique perspectives on what matters most in life...and what matters least. Pauper, painter, soldier,  sailor Roberts has worked as a professional marine naturalist, a commercial fisherman, navigator, and narrator. He is a father, son and (to some) an un-holy ghost.  An investigative reporter, documentarian, editor, and educator, he has also been a union agitator,  sculptor, flutist, court advisor, TV anchorman and network radio special assignment correspondent.  He plays a bad piano and a worse  guitar by self admission, and has earned a living at times as a ditch digger, foundry worker, carpenter, plumber, electrician and statistician. A trained marksman, former PBS-TV host, DJ, sleuth and agressive student of particle and astro-physics, Roberts has formally studied Communications, Chemistry, Biology, English, and Psychology, with side lines ventures into neurology, oncology, theology, and other "ologies" - from ichthy- to myth-.  He's carved up human cadavers for U.S. medical research and now helps save hundreds of lives annually by brining state of the art medical supplies into into poor and terror torn countries such as Sri Lanka,  Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Bangladesh and India.   He readily admits writing poetry to "waste spare time" and claims "98.3% of my poety is just plain mediocre-to-awful and the remainder is not worth wrapping fish in...but I keep writing because it's just too damned difficult to stop!"

Roberts, who is a member in bad standing of the League of American Poets, Poets Against The War, and The American Society of Poets, is a contributor to www.Poetry.com and has been published in numerous print and online venues.  Excerpts of his work also appear in:

Treasury of American Poetry-III
ASIN: B000RRQFIM

The International Who's Who in Poetry
ASIN: B000VY4TNE

Centres of Expression
ASIN: B000Z9MR3O

The Sound of Poetry (3 CD set), ASIN: B000QNNOYA

While Roberts' prose and scythe-like poetry will raise your blood pressure and irritate your "hackles", while his humor and ironic sarcasm is equally likely to make you laugh, cry or scream out loud.  Either way, Roberts may just change your perspectives on...

...Democracy
...God
...Greed
...Justice
...Love
...Nature
...Patriotism
...Power
...Politics
...The President
...Religion
...Science

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The author reads all email, but, due to travel and time constraints, often replies only in vitriolic poetic verse.  Write at your own risk.