Poems from the Road

About the Book

Poems from the Road is a collection of passionate and whimsical expressions of one person’s outlook on life. The poems are from the writer’s heart and mind. They are not contrived or produced. Rather, they have written themselves, flowing from deep within the writer without constraint. These poems were not written to impress but to express, help, and share with other human beings.

About the Author

Robert Swanson was born in Dalton, GA in 1960. He has moved most of his life from Tennessee, Texas, Colorado respectively. He served in the U. S. Army as an M1A3 "Tanker". He also drove an eighteen wheeler in the Great Rocky Mountains for twenty years. Throughout his life he had many passions, opinions, and introspective feelings, but never knew how to express himself. Poetry changed all that. He began writing poetry at the age of 56 while he was on the road driving many lonely miles. His original intent was to turn his poetry into lyrics and music as The Door's had done with Jim Morrison's poetry. Then, he fell in love with poetry and it's ability to allow unlimited free expression. He was hooked.