My dad I believe to be my reason why I chose poetry. He died in 1965 when I was six and he was 29. Dad was not healthy. He had a bad heart, arteriosclerosis, and died at a friend’s house of a cerebral hemorrhage. Dad’s grandfather (48) and father (38) both died of different heart problems. He was and is my hero. My book is dedicated to him. Once I began writing and the thought of publishing a book a formed,…..