Poems and vintage photographs from California’s Central Coast
“It Is Impossible to Defeat an Ignorant Man in an Argument”: A poem inspired by the photo “William McAdoo”
“Arroyo Burro Beach, ca. 1900”: A poem inspired by the photo “Arroyo Burro Beach”
A haiku inspired by the photo “Arroyo Burro Beach”
“I tell you yet again”: A poem inspired by the photo “Santa Barbara Waterfront”
“Cuyama Branch Public Library, c. 1915”: A poem inspired by the photo “Cuyama Branch Public Library”
“Undated Letter to Edson Smith”: A poem inspired by the photo “Bernarda Ruiz Adobe”
“Carpinteria Grapevine”: A poem inspired by the photo “Carpinteria Grapevine”
“Horses Resting, 1909”: A poem inspired by the photo “Hope Ranch – Horses”
“The Lagoon”: A poem inspired by the photo “Andree Clark Bird Refuge”
“Carpinteria Fordhook Lima Bean”: A poem inspired by the photo “Carpinteria Lima Beans”