A Brief Biography of Mike Garofalo
Michael Peter Garofalo (1946-) grew up in East Los Angeles, was educated in Catholic Schools, lived with two other brothers, graduated (B.A., M.S.) from local universities, married Blanche Karen Eubanks, served in the US Air Force, worked in and managed many City and Los Angeles County Public Libraries, raised two children, socialized, traveled, and learned. Retired as the Regional Administrator, East Region, Los Angeles County Public Library in 1998. We moved to a rural 5 acre property in Red Bluff, in the North Sacramento Valley, CA. Webmaster since 1999. Worked part-time for the Corning School District (Technology and Media Services Manager, and District Librarian); and as a yoga, Taijiquan, and fitness club instructor until 2016. Traveled extensively in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. We both retired, and we moved to Vancouver, WA, in 2017. Currently in 2025: reading, writing, gardening, blogging, harmonica playing, activities with children and grand-daughters, home chores, writing poetry, yurt camping, exercise, traveling in the Northwest, walking, web publishing, family events, poetry research, photography, Northwest research, Nature mysticism, and sports events.
A longer Biography of Mike Garofalo
25 Steps and Beyond: The Collected Works of Mike Garofalo
Green Way Research, Vancouver, Washington
Poetry, Anthologies, Indexes
Studies, Blog, Guides, Travel
Ethics, Art, Koans, Spirituality
US Highway 99 and Interstate 5
Quintains and Tanka Poems: Bundled Up
Cuttings: Haiku, Senryu, Brief Verses
Daodejing: Indexes, Concordance, Anthology
727 Riddles, Jokes, Brain Teasers
Haiku - North Sacramento Valley
At the Edges of the West, Volume 1
At the Edges of the West, Volume 2
The Wreck Ahead Comes Into View
The Raven Broke Open the Magical Clam
Pulling Onions: 1,000 One Liners
Meetings with Master Chang San-Feng
Subject Index to 1,975 Zen Koans (PDF)
Memories of Pacific Coast Places
One Old Daoist Druid's Final Journey
Uncle Mike's Cellphone Poetry Series
Fireplace Records Koan Collection
Epigrams, Quips, Sayings: 1,000 One Liners
Tao Te Ching: Concordance, Anthology
Zen Buddhist Koans: Research, Indexes
Blooming Onions Pulled from the Mind-Ground
Monthly Observations and Poetry
Neo-Pagan Spirituality Studies
Cuttings: Haiku and Tercets (1998-2016)
Transitions: Haiku and Tercets (2017-2025)
A Gift of Dried Garlic Flowers
Concordance for the Tao Te Ching
Northwest Native American Lore, Myths
Reviews, Kudos, Feedback, Praise, Cited
the scissors of my decisions
more to come ...
Mike Garofalo lives in Vancouver, Washington,
Orchards Neighborhood,
Clark County.
He is available for public readings or gigs
in Vancouver,
south to Portland, and
north to Longview.
He writes, reads and studies poetry.
His hobbies include:
walking, gardening, harmonica,
taijiquan, yurt camping,
and web publishing.
He is a 6'6" Tai Chi Chuan big man,
at 80 years of age.
He has a decent, pleasant, and
friendly speaking voice.
Best to send him email.
Phone: 530-528-3646 (but he seldoms checks)
Exhibits at the Cyber Garden Gazebo: TextArt and Concrete Poetry
By Michael P. Garofalo
At the Edges of the West, Volume 1
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on June 2, 2025.