Journey with me to Southern California life at its finest...

 A continuation of our "Poetry of the People" (POP) Series featuring the poetry readings of Dr. Frank L. Meyskens, Jr.  In this clip, Dr. Meyskens reads 3 more poems:...

 Another clip of "Poetry of the People" (POP) Series featuring Dr. Frank L. Meyskens, Jr. of University of California, Irvine.  In this poem, entitled "Pulling the Trigger", Dr. Meyskens deals...

Religious and spiritual poem, read by the aspiring poet (Peter Menkin) and whose text appears on his personal website (http://www.petermenkin.com). The work is the result of a series of journal...

Religious and spiritual prose poem by aspiring poet Peter Menkin, written and recorded for audio by the writer. About a rooming house in Larkspur, California USA (north of San Francisco). This is...

Secular poem about a car parade: This poem from 2000 recently posted on the Academy of American Poets writers workshop received few comments, I am sorry to say. But I like the work, and here it is...

Engaged in the life of another, a woman without a home who lived in the backyard... When I think back some years ago to 2000, I recall the woman who had no home and lived in the backyard of the...

A prayer, a poem, a recitation about sanctifying oneself...to be with God... I have liked this poem from the time I wrote it some years ago. It is posted on my website www.petermenkin.com ....

Religious and spiritual poem. A memory of when a Franciscan friend took his vows to the Third Order... My friend was a religious kind of guy who knew his Bible very well, and read it frequently....

Poem about the Guide Dog Christmas by Peter Menkin. Friday, August 11, 2006 My friend's Guide Dog is retiring: a poem-like statement called