Richard Wehrman is a poet, illustrator, and designer who lives in rural Upstate New York. He has published a previous book of poetry, Light Was Everywhere-Poems of Richard Wehrman. His poetry focuses on the the interior perceptions of the external world, through the lens of Awareness, Presence, and Being. His graphic work focuses on book illustration and design in the areas of Eastern and Western spirituality, alternative medicine and healing, and various areas of esotericism. Richard practiced and studied zen buddhism with Philip Kapleau Roshi and Toni Packer, the Heartwork process with Dale