Richard King Perkins II

Richard King Perkins II is a state-sponsored advocate for residents in long-term care facilities. He lives in Crystal Lake, IL with his wife, Vickie and daughter, Sage. He is a three-time Pushcart no

Accidental Discovery

Jun 11, 2015 1 min read Poetry

Over the last few years your days have been filled with tumultuousness; random accidents, you claim. To me, seemingly unforgiveable, made fouler by the dark mead of disillusion. What was I supposed to

Grease Poet

Oct 22, 2014 1 min read Poetry

Carl the mechanic was the first poet I ever met— livin’ at home takin’ a few classes at the local CC I think us younger guys in the neighborhood kinda looked up to