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Alfred Castner King was known as "the blind poet of Colorado," having lost his eyesight in a mine explosion while working as an assayer in Colorado. After the accident, he moved to Grand Junction where he helped in the construction of apartment buildings, which helped pay the bills while he wrote, played the flute, lectured and traveled around the world. Born in March 1873 in Leslie, Michigan, he spent most of his life in Colorado. He died in Grand Junction in September 1941. The Passing of the Storm expresses his deep appreciation for the life and landscapes of the West.

The rugged beauty of the San Juan Mountain Range and some captivating experiences of miners who rushed to Southwestern Colorado in the late 1800s, are again made available to the public in this Western Reflections Publishing reprint of Alfred Castner King's Mountain Idylls and Other Poems. Known as the Blind Poet of the San Juans, Castner wrote his poems after losing his eyesight in a mining accident. His poetry came from his vivid memories of the San Juans, allowing him to publically recite his verse -- some more than 100 pages long -- from mind only.