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Artists Registry
Little Elm TX United States
Artist's Statement
We visited the national 911 Memorial in late June 2012, and the experience moved me in a very special way. The result is my poem, Forever Upright and Skyward. It is my sincerest hope that this work will, in some way, bring some form of comfort to the friends and family members of those innocent persons who were lost during the 1993 and 9/11 terrorist attacks. I also hope that this work will reflect the passion and resolve that enable each of us to recover from life's pitfalls and resume our journey toward fulfillment and happiness.
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Michael (Mike) Stern is an English teacher, sports broadcaster, author and public speaker based in suburban Dallas, Texas. A native of Philadelphia, PA, Mike graduated from Olney High and Temple University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. Mr. Stern teaches English in the McKinney Independent School District and is a reporter and broadcaster covering scholastic/youth football, soccer, and basketball and professional hockey and professional indoor football for Arlington, Texas-based Time Warner Cable Sports. Stern has also electronically published his first novel, Inner City Fields of Fire, which is available at www.barnesandnoble.com. His professional background includes positions in training and marketing communications at Associates Corporation of North America and J.C. Penney Corp. in Dallas. He has also served as Development Manager at the SPCA of (Dallas) Texas, sports information director at Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL), and Sports Writer/Columnist for The Reporter (Lansdale, PA). You may contact Mike at miestern@yahoo.com.