James Carpenter

About Me

I have written mainly poetry and some short stories. I am still working on my first novel, True Companion, a romance of lovers from the 1960's who reconnect in 2005.

Why do you write?

I write because I love language and the challenge of using it to create beauty.

Any favorite authors? Books?

John Barth, Richard Braudigan, Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Carl Hiaasen, James Joyce, J.D. Salinger, Charles Simic, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, and Oscar Wilde.

I like modern fiction and poetry as represented by the writers above.