If the word is mightier than the sword, poetry is the cutting edge. In the Rabbit Hole is a collection of 9 essays, some tongue-in-cheek, and 55 poems that describe the warren of tunnels behind the opening of the rabbit hole. Highly critical of politics, the poems follow more or less the chronological order in which nefarious schemes and deceptions are visited upon the American people. Many of the main characters of recent administrations and the political opposition (Reagan, Bush, the Clintons, Palin, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, and others) are captured between the lines. The eight sections of poetry begin with some thoughts on governance, then turn to the political scene before elections, the warning signs about what transformation lay ahead, the undercurrents of action during successive terms, and eventually add some words of hope that the next administration will get the country back on an even keel. Scattered throughout the text are observations by the author and others about government in general and progressive politics in particular.
About the Author: Ronald J. Jorgenson (Dr. Charles A. Stone) was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He attended Dominican College, and earned doctoral degrees from Marquette University and The Johns Hopkins University. He served on the faculties of Medical University of South Carolina, the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio. During his academic career, he published 165 articles in the medical literature and over 200 research annotations; contributed to or edited several medical textbooks; and served on the Boards of various medical foundations. While residing in Charleston, SC, he introduced Dr. Charles A. Stone as the author of a restaurant review column. In Dr. Stone's name he has published poetry in medical journals, in poetry journals and in various anthologies. He has edited three anthologies of poetry, and authored a nonfiction satire (Bureaucracy for the Innocent). He has won prizes for poetry, and has earned three poet laureate titles and one Pushcart nomination. He serves on the Board of Austin Poets International (the parent of the Austin International Poetry Festival) and as the editor for the Newsletter of the Texas Archeological Society.