Welcome to SunWinks! which is the name of this blog and the name of my weekly column on writing!

I’m Doug Westberg. I like to call myself a polymath, which is a short way of saying I’m a freelance writer-editor, poet, author, humorist, keyboard player, singer, composer, critic, and teacher. My humor books Papa Doug’s Light Book of Little Verse and The Depressed Guy’s Book of Wisdom are available on Amazon.

The mission of SunWinks! the column is to demystify the practice of modern poetry and make it accessible and intelligible to everyone. The SunWinks! blog is the home of SunWinks! the column as well as my latest news, poetry, humor pieces, sketches and stories.

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