From Poets to Protagonists: Short Stories

From Poets to Protagonists: Fiction from the Hudson Valley Poetry Scene Featuring the Poets as Main Characters is a literary collection of short stories that depicts some of New York’s most well-known downstate poets and artists whom the author has had the privilege of reading with at many popular coffee houses, libraries, and cultural centers throughout his earlier years as a traveling writer in the Hudson Valley. These stories range in genre from general-interest fiction and science fiction to expository essay and short character sketches.

These stories are accessible to all connoisseurs of strong, complex characters that portray the very real lives of these poets through Harvey Havel’s highly imaginative fictional lens. His skillfully-crafted narratives serve as the backdrop for the presence of these fine poets on the page.

The poets in this selection include (in order of appearance):

William Seaton
Patricia Seaton
George Nitti
Bill Perry
Sarah Morr
Bonnie Law
Christopher Wheeling
Kevin Larkin Angioli
Will Nixon
Donald Lev
Ingeborg
Ken Van Rensselaer
Phillip Levine
Laura Ludwig Lonshein
Robert Milby
Ted Gill
Jane Gill
Roberta Gould
Teresa Marta Costa