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Hello! My name is Sam Kauffman. Knowing what to write for a bio is probably more difficult than writing poetry itself so I'll give you some of the highlights.

I was born and raised in Seattle, WA. Graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Music and English- if one major was good, two were better - right?

I am married, to my college sweetheart, have two boys, three grandchildren and one Wheaten Terrier, Mr. Paddy, a show dog - pure octane on four paws! - and now live in California.

Have been writing poetry since college - not sharing how long that has been - along with music - seven albums released (played on Christian radio) - eight chapbooks of poetry, a series of eight faith based children's stories, three children's books, two full length books, short stories, eighteen one woman musical scripture dramas and a variety of music based programs for churches, youth and women.

Both the music and the poetry have been published. (I am exhausted looking at that list I might add!)

As you might have guessed I am a Christian singer, dramatist, songwriter, author, retreat leader and "actress," that I put in parentheses!

Have been very blessed to have had a music ministry for over twenty years - yikes! has it been that long - traveling coast to coast and sometimes internationally.

While working harder than I have ever worked in my life, I am shocked, amazed and grateful for the reponse this writing and composing - not possible without a lot of heavenly help - has received with numerous awards over the years for both lyrics and poetry.

When not writing - when does that happen? - I love to ski, walk, garden, cook, create needwork, train our show dogs and be with family and friends.

Well, there you have it in a nutshell - seems to be a rather large nutshell.

I am so grateful for the work of Poetry Soup and all of the "soupers" out there for creating a safe place of encouragement and a community of poets who support one another.

It is an honor to be among an international community of such talented and gracious poets and writers.

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Exciting News

Blog Posted:6/21/2022 5:03:00 PM

In December 2021 the California Writers Club San Francisco/Peninsula branch put out an anthology - Fault Zone Reverse. There are thirty-seven writers represented with only six poets two of whom only had two poems in the anthology. I was honored and blessed to be among the two poets with two entries.

CWC, founded by Jack London over one humdred years ago, just announced that the anthology won the Anthology Division of the Independent Press Awards and was one of four finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. In NIEA the top winners are the finalists.

These contests are open to international entries. Entries were received from US, Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Jordan, New Zealand and Switzerland.

My winning poems were Ocean and The Tempest. Oceana can be found in the second volume of the PS anthology It's Still Poetry, Volume Two.

This is an amazing honor that swimply put would not have been available to me had it not been for the support of my fellow poets who journey with me in "the soup!"

Thank you!

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Craig
Cornish

Date: 7/20/2022 7:29:00 PM

Sam, I'm so sorry I didn't see this before! Bravo to you for this accomplishment and many more!!

Suzanne
Delaney

Date: 7/13/2022 6:43:00 PM

Belated Congratulations Sam: Just catching up with blogs. Wonderful achievement to inspire us all. Best, SuZ

Ann
Gilmour

Date: 7/11/2022 11:54:00 AM

Yippee - dearest Sam I am so thrilled for you to have achieved this honour, but honestly I am not surprised dear friend, your poetry is exceptional in every way...and whenever you kindly comment on my poems you truly inspire me with your words of encouragement and I thank you so much. With love and hugs Ann xx

Krish
Radhakrishna

Date: 7/1/2022 8:36:00 AM

Congrats dear Sam! Well deserved honour! Wish you many more successes in the future!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/14/2022 10:48:00 AM

Hi Krish! Can you tell how far behind I am, again, in answering mail? Sigh... What a delight to hear from you! Thank your for your congrats, your message and sharing in this joy. The honor was completely unexpected! Hope you are well. Have missed you here on the soup! Sending you every possible blessing.

Kim
Merryman

Date: 6/29/2022 2:17:00 PM

Congratulations, Sam! So happy for you! Blessings, Kim M

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/14/2022 10:45:00 AM

Kim, how wonderful to hear from you! Thank you for your note and your congratulations! This was an absolute, jaw dropping surprise of the delightful! Thank you for sharing in my happiness. Hope you are well. Have missed you here in the soup! Sending you blessings!

Jcb
Brul

Date: 6/28/2022 6:26:00 AM

Congratulations dear Sam for this great honour. Your artistic talent and ingenuity deserves the very best. I celebrate with you. I salute you dear friend.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/14/2022 10:41:00 AM

JCB, I cannot tell you how much your gracious note of congratulations means to me dear friend. Time to get out the champagne and confetti for our celebration! Thank you many times over for celebrating with me. Sending you blessings and a hug dear one!

Michael
Tor

Date: 6/27/2022 11:19:00 PM

Sam CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What an HONOR! A wonderful blessing. I will have to read this marvelous work of yours. Wishing you great success and admiration. May the good Lord continue blessing you...

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/14/2022 10:38:00 AM

Hi Michael! Thank you so much for your lovely note of congratulations! Am still trying to understand what all of this means and how God wants it to be used! Your note was both a gift and a blessing! Sending back many blessing and much appreciation!

Malabika
Ray Choudhury

Date: 6/26/2022 4:03:00 AM

Congratulations, Dearest Sam. Huge honour - I am so proud and happy for you! You are a gifted poet, and your strength will grow and grow. Love and blessings ~ Mala

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/1/2022 11:35:00 AM

Dearest friend! Thank you so much! Your beautiful message is truly a gift - a treasure of inestimable wealth. Your words are like seeds that continue to grow in my heart and spirit encouraging me! The joy they bring is treasure. A humble, heartfelt song of gratitude dear Mala! Sending you blessings of grace and peace.

David
Kavanagh

Date: 6/24/2022 10:45:00 AM

Your excitement is palpable Sam and pretty contagious, I think everyone here on the soup that reads your poems will be happy for you, but to be honest I’m not surprised, your poetry is always top rate and imaginative, congratulations and I hope you continue to go from strength to strength, cheers David

Sam Kauffman
Date: 7/1/2022 11:31:00 AM

David, thank you! These are honors one always hopes for but they are like cloud castles that drift in an out of sight. What a humbling honor to know one has anchored itself. Thank you for sharing in my happiness. All the best. Cheers!

Susan
Lawrence

Date: 6/23/2022 11:08:00 AM

Yay Sam !! Awesome new my friend. Happy for you. Sending blessings, Susan :)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/28/2022 10:48:00 AM

Yeah indeed! Thank you Susan! I keep pinching myself to make sure this is not a dream! Thank you for joining in my celebration! Blessings my friend!

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 6/23/2022 9:59:00 AM

Super exciting and not some shabby vanity press, but a really awesome anthology you are part of . Huge congrats to you, Sam.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/28/2022 10:34:00 AM

Thank you so much Andrea! It is an amazing honor - almost unbelievable. Thank you for sharing in my joy!

Gary
Radice

Date: 6/23/2022 2:54:00 AM

Wow! That is exciting news Sam. You must be over the moon. And a double whammy too with both of your poems in the anthology. That's not all of course. As I type I note that your poem Fragments of Eden is at the Top spot in the new poems' list too. I raise my glass to you. Cheers - Gary

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/28/2022 10:19:00 AM

Thank you so much Gary! Can you tell how far behind I am in answering emails :(! to tell you the truth I am "over the moon" and so honored by the inclusion of these poems in the anthology. The BNP is one of those "cherries on the sundae" surprises as there are so many wonderful poems and poets here on the soup. Hope you are well! Blessings! Cheers to you back over the pond!

Anitha
Jayasankar

Date: 6/23/2022 2:11:00 AM

Hearty congratulations dear Sam.. ~ Ani

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/24/2022 11:21:00 AM

Thank you so much Ani! It is wonderful to hear from you! Hope you are well. Blessings!

Kim
Rodrigues

Date: 6/22/2022 8:22:00 PM

A big congratulations, Sam! Very exciting!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/24/2022 11:20:00 AM

Thank you so much Kim! I am deeply touched by such supportive messages as yours! The impact of these awards is just beginning to sink into my thick grey matter! So wonderful to have a community of poets and writers to share my joy with on this occasion. Sending you blessing of grace and peace.

Constance
La France

Date: 6/22/2022 8:03:00 PM

Sam, big congratulations on the publication of your poems in the book, wonderful, and wow Sam, I just read your complete Bio here, what a list of accomplishments, you must be so proud of all you have done, blessings ~Constance

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/24/2022 11:14:00 AM

Constance, thank you for the beautiful gift of your message. Truly I feel blessed to have experienced so many aspects of music, drama and writing. I guess you could say I get restless doing the same thing all the time. I love new challenges like the one you offer in your contests! Many thanks for your continued support and inspirations! Sending blessings of grace and peace.

Brandy
Nicole

Date: 6/22/2022 7:09:00 PM

I'm so happy for you, Sam. This is "exciting" news indeed. My heart is smiling. Many wonderful blessings to you, my dear friend. :) Hugs, Brandy

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/24/2022 11:08:00 AM

Brandy, thank you for sharing in my happiness. It makes my heart smile to know I can share a smiling heart with you! These awards were wonderful God given surprises. Sending you smiles on wings of grace and peace. Hugs and blessings dear friend.

Edward
Ibeh

Date: 6/22/2022 1:26:00 PM

Yippee! I'm thrilled for you, Sam:-) Heartiest congratulations! Well-deserved, my friend.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:25:00 AM

"Yippee" completely describes my emotions at this time. If I could still do cartwheels...oh well! Thank you dear friend! These two poems, and many others, are the products of my experiences here on the soup! You have contributed so much to that experience through your contests, your poems and your friendship! I send you a humble thank you! Blessings!

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 6/22/2022 12:14:00 PM

Great news Sam, I'm happy for you, big congratulations. Over Fork Over. Tom

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:21:00 AM

Much gratitude coming your way Tom! Thank you for sharing in my happiness! You have been a wonderful mentor to me here on the soup with your gentle instruction! Over Fork Over!

Michelle
Faulkner

Date: 6/22/2022 10:22:00 AM

That is wonderful news, Sam, congratulations!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:18:00 AM

Truly, it is wonderful news Michelle made even more special by sharing its joy with friends! Thank you for sitting beside me to encourage and inspire me. Blessings!

Valsa
George

Date: 6/22/2022 10:01:00 AM

Hearty Congratulations Sam on this great honor ! Keep going !

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:16:00 AM

Thank you so much dear friend! I keep pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming hoping I won't wake up and find this is an illusion! I am savoring this honor like a fine wine or sweet dessert! Blessing Valsa!

L Milton
Hankins

Date: 6/22/2022 7:32:00 AM

This is great, Sam! Congratulations to you.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:11:00 AM

Much gratitude and many thank you's Milt! These awards are indeed special gifts and blessings - a great surprises! Glad you are continuing your healing. That is great news! Blessings to you.

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 6/22/2022 6:55:00 AM

Congratulations, Sam:) keep it up:)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:09:00 AM

Thank yo so much Jo! Totally unexpected surprise filled with great joy! Blessings to you!

Vijay
Pandit

Date: 6/22/2022 6:20:00 AM

BIG congrats Sam. You deserve the recognition for your poetic prowess. Enjoy the spotlight.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:08:00 AM

Vijay, many, many heartfelt thanks for your lovely note of congratulations! Deep appreciation coming your way. Hope you are well. Blessings to you!

Tania
Kitchin

Date: 6/22/2022 4:22:00 AM

Wonderful news, congratulations Sam!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:06:00 AM

Thank you so much Tania! I so appreciate your congratulations and all that you do to advance the writing here on the soup! Your note means a lot to me. All the best!

Beryl
Edmonds

Date: 6/22/2022 1:27:00 AM

Many congratulations Sam, wonderful news… Belle

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:01:00 AM

Thank you Belle. It truly was, as you say, "wonderful news!" Sending you blessings!

Terry
Flood

Date: 6/22/2022 1:27:00 AM

That’s brilliant, Sam. Well done and congratulations. Terry

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 11:00:00 AM

Thank you so much Terry! These awards were totally unexpected and brought all of us great joy just like your note of congratulations!!!

Hilo
Poet

Date: 6/21/2022 11:21:00 PM

Maika'i, Sam, for your mustard seed was a genuine monumental achievement. Congrats and blessings my friend, Aloha~William

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 10:58:00 AM

William, you keep the vibes of aloha going in your lovely message ka'u hoaaloha! Mahalo many times over! Your message warms kuu puuwai like a warm trade wind! Ho'omaika'i dear friend! Aloha!

Beata
Agustin

Date: 6/21/2022 7:38:00 PM

Wow! Congrats! I rejoice with you for your accomplishment as a writer and achievement as a poet. God bless you.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 10:53:00 AM

Beata, many thanks coming your way! This is an inestimable honor and blessings! So wonderful to have a friend to celebrate with and to send up rejoicing together! Thank you for that blessing and gift! Sending you many blessings!

Joseph
May

Date: 6/21/2022 7:11:00 PM

Congratulations on receiving this honor Sam, best wishes

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 10:45:00 AM

Hi Joseph! Thank you so much! The placement of this anthology in these two international contests was a complete surprise. It was such an honor to be included in this anthology! Blessings to you!

Unseeking
Seeker

Date: 6/21/2022 6:37:00 PM

Warmest congratulations, Sam! Please provide the links to your poems on your PS page, so we can access them easily, thanks! This is not the time for modesty! :)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 10:42:00 AM

Thank you so much Seeker! Will try to put up the links on my page. That is a great idea. I am so grateful for all of your support and for the challenges you provide to me thorough your contests! Sending you blessings of bliss and much gratitude!

Susan
Ashley

Date: 6/21/2022 6:25:00 PM

My dearest Rhyme Time friend, I’m elated to hear of your fantastic success! Your genuine heart and exquisite poetry always lifts me to new heights. You are truly an inspiration as well as a great friend and poetry sis. Congratulations, Sam, for a wonderful and well deserved honor. Warmest wishes sent on wings of admiration.. ~Susan

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 10:34:00 AM

My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, your heartfelt words of congratulations and message seep deeply into my heart planting a very special variety of joy! It is an inestimable gift to share this poetic journey with a special friend who inspires me and invites me to lift up to the heights of their writing! Thank you poetry sis! This honor was completely unexpected. It's an honor to be among so many talented, inspirational writers! Sending you blessings wrapped in joy!

John
Watt

Date: 6/21/2022 5:40:00 PM

Big congratulations, Sam! This is a well deserved honor, as those are two amazing poems. Keep inspiring!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 10:25:00 AM

Dear friend heartfelt gratitude for your congratulations. CWC is an amazing organization that, like PS, has nurtured me and many other writers. These awards were like hitting a walk off home run with the bases loaded, bottom of the ninth, last batter, two strikes! I am so glad you like these two poems. They seem to have a life of their own! Grace and peace John!

Jenna
Logan

Date: 6/21/2022 5:30:00 PM

That’s a very nice honor, Sam. I’m happy for your recognition.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 6/23/2022 10:21:00 AM

Jenna, thank you so very much! We didn't expect any recognition but our editors thought this was our best anthology yet. Such an amazing honor to be among so many talented authors.

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Separated By a Common Language	Rhyme	america,england,language,
Bicycle Playing Cards	Rhyme	history,
The Old Scribe	Verse	grandfather,grandson,love
The Woman They Know	Free verse	analogy,courage,hope,wome
Naming Life	Free verse	beauty,life,
The Daughter of the North Wind Sings In Soprano	Imagism	passion,snow,winter,woman
Daily Victory In the Lord	Tristich	blessing,christian,faith,
Ode To the Sisters	Ode	fantasy,fate,stars,
That Starry Night	Ekphrasis	art,depression,night,pass
Unshackled	Free verse	analogy,journey,life,
African Anthology	Haiku	africa,animal,nature,wate
A Spotted Fawn	Couplet	animal,beauty,flower,memo
Spice	Haiku	autumn,bird,color,cool,fo
Colors of My Day	Lyric	color,love,romantic love,
84 Charing Cross Road	Free verse	books,giving,love,words,
All In a Day	Sonnet	appreciation,hope,morning
Intersection of Interbeing	Free verse	inspirational,memory,myst
The Wonder of It All	Free verse	introspection,philosophy,
Breathe-Rhyme	Acrostic	courage,encouraging,endur
Rosa Hesperrhodos	Cinquain	flower,mystery,nature,
A Writer Born To Create	Free verse	writing,
Hand Washed	Tetractys	10th grade,11th grade,12t
Triumphant Muse of Sam	Rubaiyat	appreciation,blessing,chr
Lies Awake Scheming	Rhyme	corruption,truth,
Methuselah Star	Free verse	star,
Daydreamers' Drift	Tetractys	beauty,child,imagination,
Wire Walker	Free verse	betrayal,conflict,husband
Surpassing Beauty of Nature	Verse	appreciation,beauty,chris
Heart Universes	Terza Rima	heart,universe,
Somewhere Over the Horizon	Rhyme	imagery,senses,,western,
Patience V	Epigram	metaphor,wisdom,
Sunset Tableau	Verse	appreciation,lost love,na
Lily	Cinquain	beautiful,flower,symbolis
Prose Poem Temperament	Prose Poetry	word play,
- Haiku X 209 - Summer - Lazy	Haiku	summer,sunshine,
Lost In Darkness	Lento	bird,weather,
All Encompassing	Verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
Soaking Up the Sun	Rhyme	beautiful,color,flower,na
Amberina Ballerina	Free verse	destiny,emotions,inspirat
Really Confused	Limerick	confusion,
Autumn Awakes	Villanelle	appreciation,autumn,
A Paean To God	Free verse	allusion,angst,appreciati
In Reflections	Quintain (English)	bird,sun,winter,
Wander-Lust	Free verse	beach,betrayal,desire,lus
Giving Godly Grace	Acrostic	appreciation,faith,god,je
Can'T Think It Through	Rhyme	humanity,perspective,phil
The Leaf Fairy Queen	Rhyme	3rd grade,4th grade,5th g
Little Giants	Quatrain	children,happiness,innoce
Splendiferous Stories	Choka	10th grade,9th grade,adve
Nestled In Daydreams	Couplet	peace,perspective,
Whenever the Weather	Rhyme	weather,
Native Peoples Say	Haiku	america,earth,life,nature
Ekphrasis On Isles of Shoals	Ekphrasis	appreciation,art,nature,s
Playful	Personification	love,rose,sensual,
Presence of Absence	Free verse	blessing,devotion,god,hea
Last Sigh	Free verse	death,love,
Winter Dreams	Haiku	nature,winter,
Rose Buds To Remember	Quatrain	death,flower,life,rose,
Autumn Reflections	Couplet	appreciation,autumn,faith
Quiescent	Verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
Compost Pile	Couplet	beauty,poems,
When I Get Home	Couplet	god,heaven,
Appreciate	Rhyme	analogy,
The Nature of We	Sonnet	angel,humanity,native ame
Land of Lost Shadows: A Tribute To L S Lowry	Ekphrasis	art,
Spring Sonnet	Sonnet	flower,nature,spring,
Easter Lilies	Free verse	beautiful,christian,easte
Muses In Gold	Rhyme	muse,
Stradivarius - Mia	Acrostic	child,music,
Ordinary	Free verse	love,magic,mystery,
Persephone's Plea	Pleiades	death,god,prayer,
Sundown Meditation	Free verse	adventure,freedom,journey
Miracle On Ford Street	Narrative	care,children,christmas,p
Tanka Feb 8	Tanka	poetry,word play,
Blushing Rosebud	Ninette	rose,snow,sun,
When Life Gets Rough	Quintain (English)	faith,god,inspirational,l
Hope and Peace	Free verse	anxiety,hope,inspiration,
This Spring the Poppies Bloomed	Free verse	beauty,flower,life,love,r
Rock N' Roll Spin	Free verse	age,appreciation,emotions
The Sound of Silence	Haiku	nature,tribute,
Seven Secret Garden Secrets	Free verse	allegory,children,garden,
Springtime	Couplet	flower,spring,sun,
The Sound of Rain	Free verse	appreciation,peace,rain,s
A Land Like Oz	Rhyme	3rd grade,appreciation,li
An Ode To Love	Ode	god,love,
Dark Parts	Sonnet	city,dark,fear,places,sil
The Ides of March	Alliteration	anxiety,april,beauty,chan
Marking Time	Dizain	appreciation,nature,peace
Heaven	Rubaiyat	heaven,joy,love,wisdom,
Beyond the West Window	Rhyme	allusion,storm,uplifting,
She Cannot Be Rushed	Iambic Pentameter	moon,nature,
Nutty	Rhyme	confusion,crazy,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
James Inman	United States	Read
Victor Van Beuren	United States	Read
Sandra Adams	United States	Read
Marshall Iftekhar Ahmed	Bangladesh	Read
P.S. Awtry	United States	Read
Rama Balasubramanian	India	Read
Gregory Richard Barden	United States	Read
Beryl Edmonds	United Kingdom	Read
Deborah Burrows	Bahamas	Read
Matt Coffelt	United States	Read
V. Deepa	India	Read
Anil Deo	United States	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Michelle Faulkner	United States	Read
Greg Gaul	United States	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
Ann Gilmour	United Kingdom	Read
John Hamilton	Canada	Read
Gideon Idudje	Nigeria	Read
Neil Johns	United Kingdom	Read
Marikate Kingston	United States	Read
Mark Koplin	United States	Read
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Bj Legros Kelley	United States	Read
Juliet Ligon	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
Regina Mcintosh	United States	Read
Carol Louise Moon	United States	Read
Michelo Mweetwa	Zambia	Read
Jcb Brul	Korea (South)	Read
Gary Radice	United Kingdom	Read
Malabika Ray Choudhury	Canada	Read
Freddie Robinson Jr.	United States	Read
Panagiota Romios	United States	Read
Ken Rone	United States	Read
Heidi Sands	United States	Read
Jenish Somadas	Saudi Arabia	Read
Tracy Storrier	United Kingdom	Read
Quoth Theraven	United States	Read
Mark Toney	United States	Read
John Watt	United States	Read