An Everywhere Oasis: Bio of Alan Harris and Web Site Portfolio
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Bio
Alan Harris was raised in an Earlville, Illinois farming family and has had careers in high school English teaching, piano tuning, computer programming, systems analysis, and Web design, all in the Chicago area. Since college years in the 1960s he has been writing the poems, essays, and short stories offered in this website "An Everywhere Oasis" at alharris.com, including 28 free downloadable PDF books. The site also features over 700 poems submitted by worldwide poets for publication in two site sections entitled Garden of Grasses and Heartplace. As a member and webmaster of the Illinois State Poetry Society he Web-published over 3,600 poems written by ISPS members from 2000 to 2024. His lifetime collection of 315 poems and 400 aphorisms, entitled Noon Out of Nowhere: Complete Poems and Aphorisms, has been published as a print book available for purchase on Amazon.com, along with three other poetry books: Poems of the Spirit: Sometimes a Glimpse, Poems for Christmas and the Four Seasons, and Rhyming Poems: Metric Blossomings.
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Other Web Sites Designed
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Brian J. Harris Method
Brian J. Harris, a private percussion instructor in Tucson, Arizona, has developed a new method for beginning students which he has captured in his book The Snare Drum Plays the Zoo. In his website he discusses his novel teaching techniques and offers his method book for sale.
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Jared Smith, Poet
Jared Smith is a prominent figure in contemporary poetry, technology research, and professional continuing education. He has six critically acclaimed volumes of poetry to date, plus hundreds of publications in literary journals across the nation over the past 30 years. Sample poems and an essay are included in his site.
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Manly P. Hall: Resources & Inspirations
Manly P. Hall (1901-1990) was a prolific philosopher and speaker who wrote over 200 books and delivered over 8,000 lectures during his lifetime. In 1928 he published The Secret Teachings of All Ages, a large illustrated book explaining ancient lore and symbols. The site contains all of his journals and book titles, with topics.
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Illinois State Poetry Society
The Illinois State Poetry Society was chartered in 1991 to encourage the crafting and enjoyment of poetry in Illinois, and it is actively working at its mandate. Every two months, beginning in June, 2000, poems written by ISPS members are posted in this site. Anyone (not only Illinois residents) may join ISPS.
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