Shanholtzer, C. T.
About the author: C. T. Shanholtzer teaches architectural drafting by day and moonlights on his own designs in the evenings. His writings have run the gamut from articles for local papers, to legislative conference reports, to the practice of Zen Buddhism. His poetry has appeared in two anthologies by Cader Publishing, and the Lake Orion Art Center publication, Mobius. In 1992 he was presented the President’s Award for Literary Excellence by Cader.
1999 0-7734-3116-0Arachniphilia is a reflection of human territorialism that seemingly hints at the nobler feelings which are part of our legacy as rational creatures. Some of the poems celebrate nature or our ability to recognize that we are a small part of something far, far greater than any one of us.