
A Moment of Repose: A Poem by Charles Santiago
Charles Santiago9/18/23Memorial bench for Kenneth O. PetersKenneth O. Peters, I like your spot.With palm trees and lily pads—I like it a lot.Oh, what PEACE I feel, right HERE–The spot your […]

The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 5 of 8-part blog series
This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The […]

Sharon, The Crafty Blue Heron: A Poem by Charles Santigo
Charles Santiago, 9/18/23Bok Tower GardensLake Wales, Florida FEMALE, or NOT, I’m calling you “Sharon”–Bok Tower Gardens’ own crafty blue heron.Sharon, you’re wise, for, you’ve found a wayTo keep all your […]

The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 4 of 8-part blog series
This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The […]

A Garden Opens Up the View: A Poem by Charles Santiago
Pine Ridge Preserve TrailBok Tower GardensLake Wales, Florida Mr. Bok, I’m here, again,To walk in heaven, all anew;For, it is true–for Earthly man,A garden opens up the viewTo realms beyond […]

The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 3 of 8-part blog series
This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The […]

The Autobiography of Tsujita: Part 2 of 8-part blog series
This digital transcription is a small portion of Usaburo Tsujita’s autobiography describing his time at Bok Tower Gardens in 1955 and is part of the Nellie Lee Bok archive. The […]