Official John Dos Passos Website
The Official John Dos Passos Website has completed its migration and it’s ready to roll! New quotes, updated contacts, and a new blog. Check it out!
Buffalo Madman
Thanks to Cathexis Northwest Press for publishing my new poem about bison conservation, “Buffalo Madman.” See Page 29. Photo By/CreditRich Keen/DPRA/U.S. Army
Remembering Calvin Ball
I’m delighted to share my new poem celebrating the life of Calvin Ball. He was a caretaker for Dos Passos Farm in so many ways–guarding against illegal hunting, looking after […]
Authors in Ambulances
Monique Hamm, writer and EMT, has launched a podcast, “Authors in Ambulances,” that explores connections between arts and emergency medicine. Her first subject is my grandfather John Dos Passos, who […]
Buffalo Fish and Daddy Rabbit
Publication Day! Thanks to Half and One magazine for this marvelous video adaptation of my poem, “Buffalo Fish and Daddy Rabbit.” I absolutely love the animation and narration. They accentuate […]
Sandy Cameron’s Magic Violin
For years, I’ve tried to express the power of music in my writing. Thanks to the inspiration of master violinist Sandy Cameron, I’ve come closer than ever. See my new […]
The World at the End of a Line
My new article on my grandfather John Dos Passos’s love of the sea, “The World at the End of a Line,” is published online (and soon, in print) at The […]
Futebol!
My top book recommendation of 2022: Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life by Alex Bellos. “Of all nations, none has a people that loves and falls in love more than […]
Columbo Revisited
Over the holidays, I got back into watching Columbo mysteries. As a kid, I watched the reruns often. I find it quite relaxing to watch Columbo unspool a murder at […]
Chilean Podcast on John Dos Passos
Awesome new Chilean podcast reading (in Spanish) one of author John Dos Passos’s best written, most inspiring letters. Written to his friend Rumsey Marvin in 1918. Encantado! Here is an […]