Self Portrait

by James Goertel

With a half century behind him, James Goertel looks both over his shoulder and within the moment for his third collection of poetry. The result is a self portrait; part cubism, part impressionism, part abstract expressionism, but one framed by the romantic and the realistic.

130 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2013

About the author

Born in North Dakota, James Goertel spent twenty years working in television for ABC, NBC, and ESPN, among others. "Carry Each His Burden" is his fiction debut and was published in 2011. His poetry collections "Each Year an Anthem" and "With No Need for a Name" debuted in 2012 followed by "Self Portrait" in 2013. Goertel's title story from "Carry Each His Burden" is one of only eleven stories to be chosen for inclusion in "Submitted for Your Approval" — Rod Serling Books' inaugural anthology published in April of 2015. "Oh Mercy" — a collection of faith-inspired poems — was published in late 2015. His writing has appeared in Short Story America, Ascent Aspirations, Manifold, LucidPlay, NexTV, The Quivering Pen, The Writer's Handful, Yareah Magazine, and The Next Best Book Club. His most recent collection of poetry "Manitou Ontario" was published in 2017. Goertel's short stories "Man Out of Time," "All of My Mother's Names" and "Approaching Silence" appear in Short Story America Anthology Vol. IV, V, & VI respectively. His debut novel "Dakota Damned" — published in late 2019 — is now available.