Richard Folsom, Grand Ridge resident writes a unique book entitled "Was I A Poet and Didn’t Know It?"By Sid Riley
Photo Caption: Author Richard Folsom with 45 Pound Apalachicola River Catfish
Sometimes it is during times of extreme personal hardship and stress that the real human spirit emerges. Perhaps that is the case that applies to Richard Folsom, when his literary and poetic skills emerged during a period of pain filled recuperation from a life threatening fall.
Folsom has always taken pride in his country roots, his love of nature, and his ability to catch big catfish. On the surface he may seem to be another of the "good ole boys", but underneath his redneck façade is a sharp mind that has enabled him to develop a meaningful philosophy of life. That philosophy is presented in his recently published book.
It was a fall from a riverside cliff while fishing in the Apalachicola River that crushed his feet and legs that created the time for his literary skills to emerge. During his pain filled period of recuperation he realized the urge to write. Poems with clever, philosophical themes came to his mind along with page after page of personal philosophies of life. The poems in the book come with titles such as "Trees", "A Happy Song", "Figure It Out", "Talkin’ Walkin’", "TV Analogy", "Different Ways Of Looking At the Same Thing", "A Redneck Anthem", and "Sandbar Saturday Night".
"Learning to suppress one’s ego is the secret to personal peace and enjoyment of life," Folsom explains. "If a person allows their ego to direct their actions, thoughts, and emotions, they are sure to live a life of conflict and negatives."
Folsom's book is available at Chipola Book and Tea store on Lafayette Street in downtown Marianna. The secrets of cat fishin’ are given in Chapter Four of his book.
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