I’m happy to share the third poetry video from my book Temporary Shelters. The poem, Gunpowder Homestead, explores my fascination with the old house ruins and foundations I sometimes run into on woods hikes in my home state of Pennsylvania.

Whenever I encounter a place like this, I think about the people who lived here once 150 or more years ago–how their lives were different from mine, how the land and the world may have been different, and what happened that the place fell into ruin.

The poem was first published by Whale Road Review and now appears in my book Temporary Shelters.

Hang around until the end to hear the short interview.

This video was shot and produced by Bare Bones Filmmakers.