Gathering: Poetry… or Something

THE RANSOMED POET:  On October 14th, I was taken hostage by Al Qaeda linked terrorists, and held by Al Qaeda in northern Mali for 6.5 years. Released on March 20, 2023, I came home to my wife, children and grandchildren, Odin and Aris, with PTSD and stories that needed telling. It just so happens that some of those stories are best told through poems.