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by Benjamin Shaw (Author), Lindsey Case (Photographer), Patrick Gene Frank (Author)
On the Blue Ridge Line is a collection of country-folk-blues lyrics, as well as an exploration of the creative process, in prose. Some of the lyrics are romantic, some focus on nature, and a number touch on social justice issues, including the experience of poverty and homelessness. The exposition regarding creative process is grounded in Eastern philosophy and humanistic psychology. This work is informed by the author's work as a community and school counselor, his background as a poet, essayist, and singer-songwriter, as well as his experience as a civil rights worker and advocate for the poor. Reader comments: "So many people wrestle with writer's block at times, when things are at a kind of an impasse...This book will set them back on course and lead them through the ways to unearth inspiration" (Doni Marz, singer-songwriter, San Francisco, CA)..."As a psychoanalyst, I am impressed with the psychic wisdom in Patrick Frank's new book, "On the Blue Ridge Line". he is able to weave dreamwork, creativity and philosophy into a song, which he includes in the latter portion of the book as lyrics. The author has been through a lot on the Blue Ridge Line! (Lou Haygood, New York City)
Author Biography
Patrick Gene Frank, MS, EdS, is a poet-essayist-songwriter, teacher-counselor and advocate for the poor from Kingstree, South Carolina. His writing has been published in about 70 periodicals and anthologized four times. His creative work is inspired by his study of Taoism and Zen-Buddhist philosophy. Patrick has counseled in mental health, substance abuse, correctional, and school settings. He edited and published a periodical of haiku poetry and aesthetic philosophy during the 1990s, entitled Point Judith Light. Patrick's dad, the late Pat Frank, authored the best-selling novel, Alas, Babylon. Patrick is married. His wife is a school psychologist and crafter and between them they have three "adult-kids."
