Description:
Travels, historical, humorous, deliciously descriptive and inviting as seen through the yes of a seasoned poet and traveler.
Brief description: Ben Nuttall-Smith taught Music, Theatre, Art, and Language until he retired in 1991. Ben is Past President of the Federation of British Columbia Writers and member of The Writers' Union of Canada. Most recent Publications include two revised novels: Mad God of the Toltecs and Discovered in a Scream, (Rutherford Press 2017), poetry: Crescent Beach Reflections, (Rutherford Press 2017), an illustrated biography of Fraser Valley homesteader and pioneer bush-pilot, Pat Carey - Flying With White Eagle, (Rutherford Press 2016), illustrated children's books - Henry Hamster Esquire and Grandpa's Homestead - Haiku. Ben's poems and short stories appear in numerous anthologies and online publications including All That Uneasy Spring ed. Patrick Lane; Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine; Poemata Canadian Poetry Association; Royal City Poets, Silver Bow Publishing, Between Earth and Sky, Silver Bow, Lucidity Journal of Verse, Bear House Publishing, Houston, Texas; Cyclamens and Swords on line poetry magazine. Ben was the winner of The Surrey Board of Trade Special Achievement Award 2011 for work as a writer and for service to the writing community. He was also awarded an Honorary Life Membership by the Federation of British Columbia Writers, May 2013, "in recognition of extraordinary service and dedication to the ideal of Writers Helping Writers".