Michael Brownstein
Michael Brownstein: poet, novelist, shamanic practitioner, and Buddhist, he is the author of three novels: Country Cousins, Self–Reliance, and The Touch, as well as eleven poetry titles including, World on Fire and Let’s Burn the Flags of All Nations. He moved to NYC in 1965 and took part in the life-changing events of May ’68 in Paris. He taught at Naropa Institute during its formative years and now lives in the Catskill mountains.