Michael Hofmeister is an author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry as well as children's fiction and poetry. His current books include Opening to the Sea, U, Our Earthly Rhythms, The Island City, Little Man, Then Now Later, Free Flow, Addition, ABC's in Action and Below the Surface. Michael began writing when he was seventeen after hearing "The Raven" read aloud in a high school literature class. Amazed at what could be done with the written word, he decided to read more than he'd ever had, and reading eventually led to writing short stories and poetry. With a generous amount of help from a va...