Bill began writing poetry about twenty years ago and has published in The Interlake Arts & Leisure Magazine, The 122 Annual Icelandic Festival of Manitoba Souvenir Program,The Interlake Enterprise and Voices, the Journal of the Lake Winnipeg Writers Group.
Bill and his wife Sharon live in a straw bale house about one hour north of Gimli on the road to Pine Dock in Manitoba, Canada.
Bill was our July 2013 and January 2015 Featured Writer.
Bill’s new book Ripped Out: One Man’s Journey Surviving Prostate Cancer is a brutally honest description of his experience with prostate cancer and reveals the physical and emotional realities of treatment. This work is intended for anyone facing cancer, either personally or with someone they love. It will be especially valuable to men dealing with prostate cancer and to their partners. You may purchase Ripped Out: One Man’s Journey Surviving Prostate Cancer by visiting Bill’s website www.billmartin.net.
View Bill’s Poetry:
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Buddhists |
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Change |
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Discipline |
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Friend |
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I am stuckĀ |
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Longing |
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Solution |
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Sorry |
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The Lake Lives |
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You |