Roxie Powell

Roxie Powell: was born in western Kansas during the Dust Bowl. He grew up in the high Sangre de Christo mountains of southern Colorado, where he rode in his first rodeo at LaVeta, Colorado. He earned a M.A. from Johns Hopkins University. While he’s had different loves throughout his life, the constant one has been writing, and he recalls his interactions with literary giants such as Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and other leading figures of the counterculture movement. His memoir is titled, Tumbleweed of Contradictions. After being a widower for fourteen years, he found the ultimate love of his life, Ann.