F.S. Blake is a Bronze Star decorated U.S. Army Veteran and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. His poetry career began during his sister’s wedding. Blake is also a published photographer, traveler, advanced SCUBA diver, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and proud father.
He has poems published or forthcoming in The Military Review, Welter at University of Baltimore, San Pedro River Review, Cathexis Northwest Press, Persimmon Review, and The Main Street Rag, among others. His chapbooks, Terminal Leave, Above the Gold Fields, and The Few Drops Known, are available from Finishing Line Press.
Paperback: 62 pages
Publisher: Kelsay Books (May 20, 2026)