Signal to Noise

In signal processing, the signal-to-noise ratio is a measure that

compares the strength of a desired signal against background noise.

Today we have access to huge amounts of data, yet it has become

exceedingly difficult to extract the truth.

The poems in this book were written in scattered bursts over the

decades, without any sustained theme or overall concept in mind.

Yet patterns emerged from the randomness, and some poems written

years apart became seamless placed side by side. Real life got in the

way of completing the book, but was also the source of experiences

and second-hand stories that fed the poems.