In this collection of poetry, Arthur Turfa addresses the duality of his experiences as they have presented themselves as coasts, continents, languages, and careers. A man of both the cloth and academia, Turfa is foremost a poet. This small but lovely chapbook of poetry explores the yin and yang and the all-important complementarity of Turfa’s life as it reflects upon itself.
Originally from Pennsylvania, Arthur Turfa has lived in several states, as well as Germany, before coming to South Carolina. Each of these places, and others as well, find their way into his poetry.
Turfa’s previous work includes print and electronic publications nationally and internationally. His published books include Places and Times 2015, Accents 2018, and Saluda Reflections, forthcoming in 2018
About half of my life has been spent in various parts of Pennsylvania. Most of the rest has been spent in New Mexico, California, Virginia, South Carolina, and Germany.
My career path has been bi-vocational; I am a Lutheran pastor and Army chaplain (Retired Reservist with veteran status) and educator on secondary and post-secondary levels.
I wrote a lot of poetry when younger, then I took a 20-year break and resumed around 2002.
eLectio Publishing released my first book of poetry, "Places and Times" in April 2015.
"Accents" is my second poetry book, available on Amazon KDP since February 2018. This is thematically my best work. "Gemini", my third and mystical book, came out the same month from Broad River Books.
"Saluda Reflections" was published by Finishing Line Press in July 2018.
Working with my creative partner, award-winning artist Carol Worthington Levy, I have two books of ekphrastic poetry. "A Village Remembered" is on Amazon KDP since November 2019. "All in the Family is on Blurb as of October 2020.