Coyote Answers

Question: When did you right this poetry?

Coyote: I wrote the poetry for AUTUMN FLAVORS before my 21st birthday.

I was harboring a couple friends at my A-Frame home. Don J. would sleep in his panel-truck in the driveway. He lived on 'macaroni & cheese.' I thought that stuff was hardly edible until I saw that you could live on it.

He told me lots of dark tales of his childhood. He was afraid to go home to his parents. So I let him stay that year. We had a lot of fun in the canyons behind BONITA STUDIOS.

I had a BAJA BUG with 12" tires and roll cage... Don and I'd go hunting a couple times a week. He was good with bow also. We'd cruise out into the canyons near the Mexican border in my VW Baja Bug with the roll top and exposed rear engine. Then we'd wander off and hunt bunny for a couple hours. That was cool!

Question: Why is this poetry so dark and unhappy?

Coyote: By the time I was 17 I had developed a really tough skin and eliminated my fears and insecurities on the inside. I'd put all my family issues behind and searched for God since the age of 15. So, by time I was 20, living at the Bonita Studio, and enjoying life.

Most of the weird imagery and violence were from those around me and some current day issues regarding a serial killer of children...

That's why the poetry seems so personal. Some of the poems are autobiographical and some of the poems are completely vicarious.

Question: Do we get to look forward to more depressing poetry by The Coyote?

Coyote: Nope. Fortunately, this was a phase I was going through. Rather than perfecting this phase, I grew out of it and have no desire to venture back into the quagmire of nightmares, horror, violence, and death.

The following poetry book has already been written, WINTER FLOWERS. The title refers to flowers blooming too soon. That was the next phase of my life. Lots of loves that sprouted and froze up. But they were a lot of fun.

Question: What is Coyote's poetry background?

Coyote: I've been writing poetry since elementary school. My poetry was published in some local papers and I won a couple awards.

Some of my poems have been published in magazines and newspapers.

My first CD, LEVEL 1 = Peace Of Mind, by American Zen, contains 11 songs + 11 poems.

My second CD, LEVEL 2 = Christ Killer, contains 15 songs and 7 poems written by me.

Shaolin Communications has published this poetry book under its' original name, UTAH - PHASE 1.

In university, I took ONE POETRY CLASS. This was the first and only poetry class I'd ever attended. WHAT A JOKE! The teacher was gay and decided my "Cowboy Poetry" was unworthy of his approval... He/She gave me the ONLY "D" I've ever had in my entire life, in ANY class.

So, although I've written poetry all my life, I FLUNKED THE ONLY POETRY CLASS I ever attended.

Several of the poems from that class are included here:

"Genodus"

"Autumn Flavours"

"Nectar Of Love"

"Shattered Glass"

I'm not offended if you don't like this poetry. I've moved away from these topics and styles.

However, these poems do represent the best I could do as a teenager. Sometimes it's nice to just see how much you've progressed in life by looking at something you did in the past.

Sincerely,
Coyote

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