Rogue Waves examines those moments that are like their namesake, events that occur unexpectedly, that cannot possibly be real, that have disproportionate impact, and just as quickly are over.  This book is all about " . . . the keystone that dislodges, the chain that breaks . . . ."  The implicit question is always, "What happens when our pathway changes all of a sudden?" We find new ways to help us cope, accepting the paradox of a new reality, sometimes only checking to see what parts still work and then moving forward.  Rogue Waves is about the abrupt shifts in our paradigms and perspectives and balance.

ALAN BIRKELBACH was the 2005 Poet Laureate of Texas. His work has appeared in journals and anthologies such as San Pedro River Review, Oak Bend Review, The Langdon Review, and Concho River Review. He has published six collections of poetry: Bone Song, Weighed in the Balances, No Boundaries, New and Selected Works, Translating the Prairie:  Plano, Texas, in Words and Pictures, and Smurglets Are Everywhere (children's poetry). Alan is a native Texan and has never lived anywhere else. He currently lives in Plano with his wife, two cats, and a husky.