Laurence Overmire

Laurence Overmire is an  American actor/director/writer who has
worked on stage, film and television.  His poetry, eclectic in form and often
provocative in its direct confrontation of social issues, has been
widely published in the U.S. and abroad, most recently in
 "Bardo Burner," "Pegasus,"  "Mobius," "Footprints," "Vol. No.
Magazine," and more...

"All right, Jim, so I am a Bricklayer."

Standing on my soapbox, offering books
Of socially relevant reform, I loudly proclaimed

"The pen is mightier than the sword!"
Whereupon the throngs, gathered around their

Video games, soundly ignored me
Slashing, thrashing and blowing up

Virtual enemies with the flick of a Button.