Roger Gerald Hicks Biography
Roger Gerald Hick, an American poet & artist, is co-founder of RedondoPoets.com and the 22-year old Coffee Cartel weekly poetry reading in Redondo Beach, California.
His poetry has been published widely & he's been featured 15 times at Los Angeles, California poetry venues. His writing and art have won many contests, including the L.A. County fair. He taught essay writing for the TOEFL three years. In 1999 he received the Torrance (city) Achievement in Literary Arts Award. He is a member of California State Poetry Society, Poetry Society of New Hampshire, and listed in " U.S.A. Poets and Writers National Directory."
Hicks attended high school in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Beirut, Lebanon; and graduated from Phoenix College, A.A.; Arizona State University, B.S. He earned Master's Degree at West Coast University in Los Angeles. Additionally, two years post-graduate in philosophy and psychology.
Most recent poetry acceptances: 2018 Paterson Literary Review (New Jersey) & 2018 San Diego city) Poetry Annual
Tombs are houses with provisioned tables
and freshly made beds...
Dad tells me aside they haven't
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Old, a septuagenarian, my world is closing in- not
so much like being tackled by a bunch of linesman,
but in the sense everything is disappearing.
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Lucky husband doubtlessly
you take Celia for granted- your right.
But perhaps you haven't inspected her closely-
lately-
...
Life, for the most part, is gastly
unfair because only queens gets sex.
We're overworked and under fed.
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