Michael Beebe

Michael Beebe came to poetry late. Sometime in mid-life he found that poetry was the only thing he could read, nothing else suitably serious, beautiful and truth-apt all together; then after several years of intense reading, he began attempting to write poems of his own. Michael earned a BSc in Physics, a PhD in Philosophy, taught Philosophy for a few years on temporary contracts, and then became a CPA to earn a living. He now lives in retirement with his wife in the Portland, Oregon area. He...See more

Michael Beebe came to poetry late. Sometime in mid-life he found that poetry was the only thing he could read, nothing else suitably serious, beautiful and truth-apt all together; then after several years of intense reading, he began attempting to write poems of his own. Michael earned a BSc in Physics, a PhD in Philosophy, taught Philosophy for a few years on temporary contracts, and then became a CPA to earn a living. He now lives in retirement with his wife in the Portland, Oregon area. He reads philosophy and poetry, and works at his writing. See less