John is the publisher and editor of Poetic Matrix Press and Poetic Matrix Press' online Forever Journal and Poets Comment into the World blogs. As the publisher of Poetic Matrix Press, a literary small press, he has published more than 60 books of poetry and prose from writers across the country and around the world. He has read from his poetry, taught and lectured at the University of California San Diego; California State University San Diego; California State University Fresno; University for Humanistic Studies, Del Mar, CA; The Writing Center in San Diego; Palomar College San Marcos; Merced High School; Yosemite National Park including the Yosemite Centennial Celebration at the Ahwahnee Hotel in 1990; Barnes and Noble in Berkeley; Ina Coolbirth Circle in Orinda; performances include venues in many communities including Managua, Nicaragua. Poetic Matrix Press is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2017. Started in 1997 with a newsletter in the high mountain beauty of Yosemite this press a published over 60 book as of 2016. Information on Poetic Matrix Press can be found at www.poeticmatrix.com.
