Ben Greer spent the first part of his life publishing novels. He
published his first poem when he was fifty, and his first collection of
poetry at fifty-nine. When asked about his new and selected collection,
The Naked Prince, Greer says, "My childhood was a maelstrom of abuse,
horror, and neglect. My sister and I were fortunate to survive it,
though, like most children raised in abusive homes, we carry permanent
damage. Many of these poems are about trying to live. Other poems
concern the plight of the world, angels, disease, and musings about the
nature of being itself. Occasionally I experienced something wholesome
and good: a late family, wife, and child; life-saving years spent with
George and Susan Garrett. This collection endeavors to capture it all."
