F. Geoffrey Johnson
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“I began writing to release pent up social and political frustrations. The writings incorporate messages with universal appeal and application. A poet should be the conscience of society. I often feel as if God writes the poetry and is using me as his instrument.”

F. Geoffrey Johnson finished Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1974. After graduation he moved to Washington D.C. where he began writing. He was quickly published and asked to read on a local radio program, Poets Corner. Most poets were given one spot on the program, Johnson was asked to read for one week. He met other local poets, read in coffee houses and clubs around town. Dissatisfied with the process of publication he abruptly stopped reading and submitting works for publication. After three years in the nation’s capital, Johnson moved to Los Angeles, CA for eight years and then back to Atlanta, GA.

Johnson continued to write but did not share his writings for nearly thirty years. Not until he had visited Ghana, West Africa in the fall of 2002 did Johnson begin to open up and again share his work.

“I was in Ghana and was coming home each evening, keeping a journal and writing poetry. I wrote a poem, The Key, which told of a person gaining the knowledge of their life’s mission. It became clear through writing and then reading The Key my mission was not merely to write but to share with others my writing.”

Poetry and prose flowed from that trip and during 2003 Johnson wrote extensively. He writes poetry and prose of personal experiences, family, spirituality, relationships, health, environmental and human issues. Johnson’s style often encapsulates stories with rich metaphors in an insightful, thought provoking and often humorous manner.

Johnson has traveled to nearly twenty countries and five continents and draws on these trips and experiences for many of his poetic images. Drawing on a vast reservoir of experience as an entrepreneur and traveler Johnson is able to bring vision to a wide array of problems confronted throughout life and let the reader view them through his eyes.

 

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