For over fifty years, poet Dan Gerber has practiced paying attention to the world he actually lives in through a variety of means, including Zen meditation, deep (and slow) reading, creative writing, and some fly-fishing thrown in for good measure. In our accelerating modern era, within which human attention is ever-more splintered, Dan shares poems, stories, and insights on how he tries – moment by moment – to maintain mindful presence in the world.

About Dan Gerber: Dan Gerber is a poet and novelist visiting Port Townsend in connection with the publication of a new book of poems by Copper Canyon Press, titled Particles: New & Selected Poems. In addition to this new book of poems – his ninth – he has published three novels, two books of non-fiction, and a collection of short stories. Dan’s life has included a good deal of variety – from being a high school teacher, to a professional racecar driver, to a Zen Buddhist monk. He was the co-founder, with Jim Harrison, of the literary magazine Sumac. Born and raised in Fremont, Michigan, he lives with his wife, Debbie, near the Santa Ynez Valley in California.

Click here to listen to the reading and sermon from the first service.
Click here to listen to the reading and sermon from the second service.