A veteran of the Vietnam War, T-Poe spent most of his days and nights recounting his horrific experience by pouring his soul into creating memory filled poetry. T-Poe's deeply moving stories of the war speak of the nightmare of losing his friends, the violence of war and his tortured mind that had to wrap itself around a life of delivering death and destruction. A true celebrity and beloved and revered member of the Ashland Community, T-Poe created a very successful Poetry Slam series in the Rogue Valley with the goal of encouraging young people to explore their feelings and creativity through writing and performing their poetry in front of welcoming audiences. Sadly, T-Poe passed away from complications with lung cancer on March 2, 2020. He will be missed.