Parallax Poetry Salon #15 - Red Hawk

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Red Hawk (aka Robert Moore) is not an Indian name, nor was it ever intended to be one or pretend to be one; it is an Earth name, given by Mother Earth many years ago after a 4-day water fast at the Buffalo River in an effort to save my life in one of the darkest periods of my life. Given to me during one of the worst ice storms in recent Arkansas history, it was given as an answer to prayer. It came about through conscious labor, prayer and wish, and was paid for by intentional suffering and remorse. It indicates a deep love & reverence for the Earth and how it has shaped my life. It is an honouring of Conscience and of the source which named me: our Mother Earth. To not acknowledge Her gift would be to disrespect Her and Her power to name and direct the course of my life; I am Her legitimate son. As the illegitimate son of unknown parents, Robert Moore is my adopted name given to me by 2 people who died of alcoholism; I honor it and them by the way I live my life.

Recent Books:

Red Hawk. (1996). Ways of Power. Hohm Press.3

Red Hawk. (1999). The Art of Dying: Poems. Hohm Press.1

Red Hawk. (2005). Wreckage with a Beating Heart. Hohm Press.1

Red Hawk. (2009/2013). Self Observation: The Awakening of Conscience: An Owner's Manual. Hohm Press.15

Red Hawk. (2015). Self Remembering: The Path to Non-Judgmental Love. Hohm Press.1

Red Hawk. (2020). The Law of the Land. Hohm Press.1 Red Hawk. (2024). Book of Lamentations. Bitter Oleander Press.