bird can sing - Paperback

by Rick Burnett Baker (Author)

Art and poetry surround us. In our everyday lives of the mundane, many of us don't take time to actually think about our surroundings and how they may reflect our personal, as well collective lives. What, for example, does graffiti tell us aside from the common, visceral thought that it is simply vandalism? What is that subtle intellectual prodding I sense when I watch a sunset? What are the absolute truths in human endeavor? Are those truths, in fact, absolute? I strive to express what I sense may be deeper meanings to artistic images I see in relation to my personal beliefs or philosophies. My hope is that my efforts will encourage others to take extra time each moment, day, or week to reflect quietly, thoughtfully, and viscerally about their surroundings and the emotions they stir. Reflection, after all, is poetry and art.

Author Biography

Rick Burnettt Baker, a native Texan, is a graduate of State University of New York (Albany) with a BA in Asian Studies, (minor in classical Chinese literature), a Graduate Certificate in US Urban Policy, and a Masters (MRP) in Regional and Urban Planning, Third World. After several months in the early 70's with a mining company in Honduras, he worked for three years in Saudi Arabia for a civil engineering firm from Houston, and worked throughout Southeast Asia, China, and Northern Africa with Halliburton for nearly a decade, based out of Singapore. During his years living in Singapore he was also known for his radio and television voice-over work. Baker returned to the US in 1985 to complete academic interests and continues to live in New York.