He brings poetry to life by enunciating clearly and sometimes using masks or costumes. He has collaborated with many artists, taught and started workshops. He emphasizes performance but loves the printed page and has produced books and magazines from his Duende Press. He uses satire, humor and song to reach audiences of any age. His writing often generates from gardening, from word-play, from the socio-political and from his love and long relationship with Lenore Goodell.