Always Doing Being We Live Our Lives continues poet Taiyu John Robertson's memoir in free verse, started with his first book of poems, This Now. Covering the terrain of alcoholism, recovery, childhood, his work as a criminal defense lawyer, the parenting of his son, and his growing practice as a Zen Buddhist, these poems bring forth a clever mix of raw gritty realism and spiritual struggle. Not for the faint of heart.

The Only Universe I Have Ever Known, is poet Taiyu John Robertson's third volume of poetry. Covering the terrain of alcoholism, recovery, childhood, his work as a criminal defense lawyer, the parenting of his son, and his growing practice as a Zen Buddhist, these poems bring forth a clever mix of raw gritty realism and spiritual struggle. Not for the faint of heart.